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Principal Security Data Analyst, Belfast
Client: Oracle
Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
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EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views: 2
Posted: 31.05.2025
Expiry Date: 15.07.2025
Job Description:
Oracle’s Software Assurance organization aims to make application security and software assurance a reality at scale. We are a diverse and inclusive team of architects, researchers, and engineers, combining our unique perspectives and expertise to create secure and innovative solutions to complex challenges. Working with the resources of a large enterprise and the agility of a start-up, we are developing a greenfield software assurance project.
Work You’ll Do
We are seeking a Security Data Analyst to join our team. This role involves data analysis, security research, and development. You will design and develop a platform capable of analyzing large datasets for security and compliance requirements, leveraging your cybersecurity expertise to proactively identify and address emerging threats, and ensuring secure coding practices are integrated into every development stage.
What You’ll Bring
* Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
* 5+ years of experience in software/platform development/engineering, including front end (web), mobile, back end, ad tech, or analytics dataflows backgrounds.
* Experience with dataflows or similar roles in data management, with proven experience building automated and scalable platforms for data-intensive applications.
* Ability to handle large datasets and design scalable, maintainable systems.
* Strong background in API development and architectural patterns such as REST or gRPC.
* Programming experience in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages.
* Knowledge of data science concepts such as data preparation, exploration, modeling, and applying these to structured or unstructured data.
* Proficiency with data science tools like Jupyter notebooks, pandas, matplotlib, seaborn, numpy.
* Experience with API testing and security tools such as Postman, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP.
* Knowledge of database management systems like MySQL.
* Hands-on experience with security and compliance frameworks and standards.
* Understanding of performance optimization techniques for mobile applications, including memory, CPU, and network efficiency.
* Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
* Strong collaboration and communication skills, capable of working in cross-functional teams and explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Nice to Have
* Experience with OCI cloud-based services.
* Experience with machine learning or AI in security applications.
* Experience in Agile methodologies and using project management tools like JIRA and Confluence.
* Knowledge of Software Assurance programs.
Responsibilities
* Architect and develop a secure, high-performance platform to ingest, parse, and analyze large volumes of API data stored in a MySQL database.
* Collaborate with internal and client teams to analyze, define, and implement data rules and data flows, translating these into an auditable tool.
* Conduct threat analysis to research, evaluate, track, and manage information security threats and vulnerabilities in data flows.
* Ensure tooling security by working with architects and security teams to implement best practices for compliance, data privacy, and protection, integrating tools and frameworks to assess APIs against OWASP and other security standards (NIST, ISO-27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP).
* Automate security and compliance controls for continuous monitoring and reporting.
* Execute MySQL queries to ensure data integrity and consistency.
* Create intuitive dashboards and reports for stakeholders.
* Develop tools to help engineering teams identify security weaknesses.
* Stay updated on the latest trends and technologies, contributing to platform architecture improvements and best practices.
* Maintain clear documentation on platform architecture, services, and decisions.
* Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.
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