Data analyst jobs in Dallas, TX

About the role

The Data Protection Investigations Analyst (P2) supports enterprise Data Protection Operations through level two alert triage, investigation support, evidence review, and stakeholder coordination. The analyst evaluates alerts, logs, user activity, system indicators, and related evidence to identify potential data exposure, unauthorized movement, policy violations, and insider risk.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Two or more years of relevant technical experience, including at least one year in Data Security, Cyber Data Protection, DLP, security operations, insider risk, incident response support, or a related field.
• Experience triaging security alerts, reviewing logs, collecting evidence, documenting findings, and supporting investigations or incident response.
• Working knowledge of DLP, data classification, information protection, security monitoring, data handling, and common exposure scenarios.
• Ability to analyze routine to moderately complex issues, follow established procedures, and make sound, evidence-based recommendations.
• Experience supporting centralized intake, ticket handling, case management, or operational queues with consistent prioritization and follow-up.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for explaining Data Security controls to technical and business stakeholders.
• Commitment to accurate documentation and continuous improvement of scalable, efficient workflows.
• Ability to responsibly use approved AI-enabled tools to improve investigation efficiency, documentation quality, process consistency, and decision support while protecting sensitive information and complying with security, privacy, legal, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with one or more enterprise Data Protection technology categories, such as DLP, data classification, CASB, SIEM, endpoint security, email security, or data-security posture management.
• Hands-on experience with representative platforms such as Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Zscaler, CrowdStrike, Proofpoint, Symantec, Splunk, Google Security Operations, Microsoft Sentinel, Cyera, Netskope, or comparable tools.
• Experience in regulated environments such as healthcare, insurance, financial services, or other settings with heightened privacy, compliance, and data protection requirements.

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