Senior Cyber Attack Surface Analyst

Bank of America; Ireland; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Life insurance & income protection

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Bank of America seeks an Attack Surface Research Analyst to map and analyze the Bank’s network endpoints and assets across on-premises and cloud platforms from Dublin or Chester, focusing on vulnerability risk and data quality. The role emphasizes automation, data ingestion, and executive-level communication.

Candidates should demonstrate strong SQL and Python development skills, experience with SSIS/SSRS, ETL pipelines, and the ability to deliver high-quality dashboards in Power BI for security

Qualifications

• Deep analytical, problem solving, and conceptual thinking skills.
• Self-motivated, detail oriented, and able to manage work independently.
• SQL and Python development experience used for automation, data processing, and integration (as opposed to statistical or ML modeling).
• Experience with SQL Server development, including Indexes, constraints, table switching, transaction management, error handling, and activity logging.
• Experience with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), including DevOps integration, scripting tasks, packaging, deployment, and conditional workflows.
• Hands-on experience with data ingestion and ETL pipelines (batch and near real time).
• Python development experience used for automation, data processing, and integration
• Experience with SSRS, including subscriptions, report management, Tablix, matrix, and cascading parameters
• Intermediate to advanced understanding of network infrastructure, including Servers, switches, load balancers, and related components
• Excellent research skills with the ability to identify relevant data sources and validate findings.

Responsibilities

• Create SQL and Python scripts within Qualys, Tanium and BladeLogic to query datasets, to support Attack Surface Review.
• Perform hands-on analysis of large-scale datasets to correlate map, measure, and report on the overall vulnerability attack surface of the Bank.
• Leverage Python, SQL, and other languages/platforms to automate data ingestion, transformation, enrichment, and quality validation (ETL).
• Develop and maintain visualizations and reports in Power BI or MS-Reporting Services (SSRS) MS-Integration Services (MSIS) that support operational teams, cyber leadership, and stakeholders across Information Security and broader risk teams.
• Possesses network architecture experience sufficient to reasonably speak to the Bank's data network and architecture in a timely manner to major inquiries as both an individual and as part of projects by the larger team.
• Clearly communicate findings through written analysis and live discussions, including executive level summaries

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL

Power BI

SSRS

SQL Server

Tanium

Qualys

BladeLogic

Data visualization

Tools

Qualys

Tanium

BladeLogic

SSIS

SSRS

Power BI

Job description

Bank of America seeks an Attack Surface Research Analyst to map and analyze the Bank’s network endpoints and assets across on-premises and cloud platforms from Dublin or Chester, focusing on vulnerability risk and data quality. The role emphasizes automation, data ingestion, and executive-level communication.

Candidates should demonstrate strong SQL and Python development skills, experience with SSIS/SSRS, ETL pipelines, and the ability to deliver high-quality dashboards in Power BI for security