Data Privacy and Compliance Analyst

Comtech LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Atlanta is seeking a Data Privacy and Compliance Analyst to manage compliance with privacy regulations, perform risk assessments, and lead vulnerability management initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience in cybersecurity, strong analytical skills, and relevant certifications. This role offers opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in vulnerability management is essential.
• Strong technical knowledge to understand security vulnerabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess business policies to ensure privacy requirements.
• Lead validation of security control configuration.
• Conduct privacy impact analyses and identify improvements.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Communication skills

Data analysis

Cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, CMMC)

Risk management

Technical knowledge of security applications

Education

Basic cybersecurity certifications (Security+, CEH, etc.)

Tools

Splunk

Nessus

Power BI

Excel

Job description

About the job Data Privacy and Compliance Analyst

Job Purpose

The Data Privacy and Compliance Analyst is responsible for assessing business policies, procedures, and operations to ensure the organization meets privacy requirements and government regulations for the protection of sensitive information. Privacy and Compliance Analysts manage the legal and operational risks related to sensitive and critical information assets, continuously assess business unit operations, and develop policies, procedures and user training necessary to meet or exceed privacy requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists with difficult cybersecurity questions and requests from customers.
• Direct sponsor engagement as required to review current and planned requirements for secure infrastructures that require compliance.
• Guide requirements gathering and analysis.
• Leads validation of security control configuration on systems, ensure all systems are configured to necessary controls, such as NIST, DFARS 252.204-7012, CMMC, and other similar requirements.
• Articulates privacy requirements into product life-cycle including definition, requirements analysis, synthesis, cyber engineering analysis and implementation.
• Conducts privacy impact analyses and identify areas needing improvement and recommend necessary enhancements to achieve privacy goals.
• Reviews modifications to critical information systems and directs implementation of configuration changes.
• Mentors lower-level cybersecurity and IT professionals across the enterprise.

Additional Responsibilities

• Reviewing new vulnerabilities identified from threat analysis sources and identify and prioritize new, high impact vulnerabilities.
• Identifying the impacted assets and/or application(s) at risk.
• Coordinate with different labs and business units in addressing plans of action and milestones.
• Calculate and respond to key performance indicators track mitigations to improve performance metrics.
• Monitor and track the progress of risk remediation activities. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure timely and effective remediation of identified risks and issues while providing regular briefings to senior management on vulnerabilities and mitigation activities.
• Review and analyze vulnerability reports and liaison with business units to which they belong to track, monitor for compliance, and ensure closure.
• Perform as backup to the Vulnerability Manager when need to run scheduled or ad-hoc reports as well as compile reports and distribute communication related to new critical vulnerabilities.
• Assist in the analysis and remediation of findings discovered during scheduled internal and third-party vulnerability scans and penetration tests.
• Provide strategic direction to ensure alignment with the organization's overarching cybersecurity strategies and policies.
• Provide continuous improvement of the vulnerability management lifecycle.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in vulnerability management.
• Ability to obtain a secret security clearance.
• Practical knowledge of security applications and technologies, as well as operating system platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux, and Networking technologies.
• Previous experience with vulnerability scanning, reporting, and management processes or tools.
• Hands on knowledge of application and infrastructure vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., Rapid7, Nessus, Qualys, Fortify, etc.) in complex or large organizations.
• Technical background to understand the characteristics and exploitation vectors for vulnerabilities being reported.
• Strong knowledge of Splunk, Tenable Nessus, APIs, Excel and Power BI Platform for data analytics.
• Experience with advanced Excel data manipulation and analysis including pivot tables, light macros, intermediate formulas.
• Previous experience in analyzing data to present relevant metrics to remediation stakeholders and leadership.
• Sound knowledge of common infrastructure vulnerability categorizations such as CVE, CVSS, and/or CWE.
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity best practices and frameworks such as NIST 800-53/171, CMMC, RMF, MITRE, ATT&CK Framework, and OWASP top 10.
• Risk management expertise with ability to translate technical risks for business leaders.
• Experience judging the priority of a vulnerability based on risk and impact.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• One or more basic cybersecurity certifications such as: Security+, CEH, CND, CySA+, CCNA-Security or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• 9 years of experience in vulnerability management
• Experience leading or managing a Vulnerability Management program.
• One or more advanced cybersecurity certifications such as: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CASP, GEVA, CCNP-Security or equivalent.