Senior Security Data Analyst

Zoom; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a data analyst with a strong background in data retrieval and automation. This role involves designing and maintaining data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and developing predictive analytics to enhance security insights. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate reporting and present security data effectively. If you're passionate about data and eager to tackle new challenges in a flexible telecommuting environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data retrieval, analysis, and automation.
• Proficiency in developing analytical frameworks and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain data pipelines and troubleshoot quality issues.
• Communicate insights and strategies to senior management.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

APIs

Data Quality Assurance

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Equivalent foreign degree

Tools

Qualys

Prisma

MySQL

Tableau

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Associate threat intelligence data with vulnerability data to provide an end-to-end view of remediation progress and burndown;
• Design and maintain data pipelines, stored procedures, and databases, troubleshooting data gaps and quality issues;
• Use statistical tools to interpret large data sets for predictive analytics;
• Develop security insights to ensure system configuration compliance, improve software hardening, and automate notifications for slippages and compliance;
• Communicate insights and strategies to senior management and leadership;
• Engage in new challenges from high-level interactions and ensure follow-through;
• Participate in creating an internal portal for security data presentation, self-service remediation, risk documentation, and analytics automation;
• Establish data pipelines across security teams for trending and pattern analysis, such as remediation diligence and coverage indicators.

What we're looking for:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent foreign degree;
• 3+ years of experience in data retrieval, analysis, and automation using SQL, Python, R, APIs, and security tools like Qualys, Prisma, MySQL;
• Experience in ensuring data quality, automating data pipelines, developing reports and dashboards with Tableau, and stakeholder communication;
• Proficiency in developing analytical frameworks, working with large datasets, cross-functional collaboration, and implementing data governance frameworks such as CIS, FTC, PCI DSS;
• Experience in project management, scripting, and programming to automate reports and build data pipelines;
• Telecommuting flexibility, with no travel required.