What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Protection Analyst Wiz position at Northern Base?
Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:
• 3 years of experience in Cloud Security, Data Protection, CSPM, DSPM, or Data Governance. Data Protection Analyst, Data Protection Analyst – Wiz, Wiz & Cloud
• Hands-on experience with Wiz Cloud Security Platform for cloud security posture management and data security.
• Experience discovering, classifying, and monitoring sensitive data across AWS and Azure environments.
• Strong understanding of Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) concepts and cloud-native data protection practices.
• Experience identifying and remediating data exposure risks, misconfigurations, excessive permissions, and toxic combinations in cloud environments.
• Knowledge of AWS and Azure services, including storage, databases, compute, networking, IAM, and security controls.
• Experience assessing cloud risks and implementing security controls to protect sensitive and regulated data.
• Familiarity with Data Loss Prevention (DLP), data classification, encryption, and data governance frameworks.
• Experience integrating cloud security findings with enterprise security, compliance, and governance processes.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and NIST.
• Experience working with cloud security and compliance reporting, dashboards, and audit support.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and risk assessment skills.
• Ability to collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, security, compliance, and application teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Utilize Wiz to discover, classify, and protect sensitive data across AWS and Azure environments.
• Identify data exposure risks, misconfigurations, and toxic combinations affecting cloud-stored data.
• Integrate cloud data security insights with broader DLP and data governance workflows
• Design, implement, and automate enterprise data-protection capabilities that safely govern sensitive information across cloud workloads.
• Monitor alerts, investigate incidents, and tune policies to balance detection efficacy with operational impact.
• Collaborate with security operations, compliance, and information protection administrators.
Good to Have:
Excellent communication
Team collaboration
Documentation and knowledge sharing
Any Technical Certification is Preferred