Senior Data Analyst

ADP - Alpharetta, GA

Full-time - Senior

Alpharetta, GA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Data Analyst at ADP plays a crucial role in the Data Risk team, focusing on data discovery, classification, and security. This position involves collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure data management best practices are followed, while also developing metrics and BI dashboards to track risk reduction efforts. The analyst will support the Data Security and Risk Manager in establishing effective operating procedures and will be responsible for interpreting and analyzing risk data to drive impactful solutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in data discovery and classification efforts at the enterprise level.
• Provide oversight of key data risk discovery and remediation activities.
• Collaborate with teams across the organization to understand the data risk landscape.
• Build BI dashboards that reflect risk reduction measures and progress.
• Coordinate data scanning activities across ADP product departments.
• Develop metrics to measure effectiveness and drive adoption of Data Discovery and management tooling.
• Identify and track remediation activities and issues resulting from data discovery and other data protection risks.
• Manage data discovery remediation workflows across the global technology landscape.
• Implement and enforce processes and policies that support data security and protect sensitive data.
• Collaborate with the business to identify sensitive, high-value data and ensure appropriate rules and policies are applied.
• Maintain data inventories and data flow mappings for sensitive/high-value data.
• Define data security controls and requirements and support control operationalization.
• Coordinate collection, review, and prioritization of business requirements for integration with ADP applications.
• Support ad hoc CDO data-related projects and improve existing processes.

Requirements

• 8+ years of Data analysis / Data Security / Data Risk experience.
• Excellent SQL skills to support data discovery strategies.
• Strong understanding in at least 2 of the following areas: Data Governance tools, processes, and procedures; Data lifecycle and protection; Industry standard frameworks like DCAM and NIST.
• Ability to communicate complex risks to teams and leadership.
• Experience in Security Risk Management and Enterprise Risk Management Methodologies.
• Knowledge in encryption, key management, and security policies is advantageous.
• Demonstrated abilities to work across diverse teams and security engagements from concept to delivery.

Nice-to-haves

• Industry certifications in Information Security and Risk Management such as CISSP, GSEC, CISA, ISO lead auditor.

Benefits

• Team collaboration
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Philanthropic initiatives
• Flexible work environment