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Principal Cybersecurity Data Analyst




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We are seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Data analyst who will be in a\u00A0Research oriented position for a data scientist with opportunity to identify and explore data. The\u00A0Position develops data science ideas into analysis and report products.

Responsible for defining and implementing the cybersecurity data analytics roadmap. Creates and supports advanced analytics platforms. Provides guidance to data source teams about requirements and data quality. Partners and ensures collaboration among internal and external technical teams. Responsible for tracking and reporting progress, and escalating to management when necessary.



The position will ideally be located in our HQ office in Chicago land, but open to remote candidates as well.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze cyber security data to identify key issues, trends, and observations.
  • Develop and maintain cyber security analytic processes to maintain organizational situational awareness.
  • Develop methods to monitor and measure cyber security risks, security compliance and information assurance efforts.
  • Coaches and mentors more junior staff members.
  • Gathers reporting requirements from regulators, oversight teams, and management; provides feedback and recommendations.
  • Ensures technical issues are resolved in a timely manner and engages additional technical or management resource for assistance.
  • Collects cyber-related data and performs analytics to identify meaningful and actionable information.
  • Oversees the design, implementation, and support of analytics and data visualization platforms.
  • Provides support to department leadership for overall program management. Works closely with management to define and promote the strategic direction of the team. Prepares reports and presents materials on a variety of topics for all levels of management.
  • Sets direction, organizes, and enables collaboration across cross-functional teams.


Minimum QualificationsAt a minimum, here's what we need from you:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, IT, Computer Science, or related field


Preferred QualificationsIf we had our say, we'd also look for:
  • 6+ years of experience in Information Security, IT, Computer Science, or related field
  • Experience with data science automation, data mining, informatics programming, computational algorithms, information retrieval (i.e., organizing and structuring data), statistical analysis, software engineering, and/or systems design and analysis.
  • Knowledge of programming principles/paradigms, various programming languages (R, Perl, C, Go, Python), scripting/query languages (such as SQL), algorithms, computer architecture, data structures and logic and computation.
  • Knowledge of structured analysis principles and methods.
  • Knowledge of cyber security, risk management and cyber-threat concepts.
  • Good communication skills.
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