Principal Data Security Analyst - Payments
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Job Description
At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee-focused as it is on its customers, and which is consistently awarded for both. We’re all about people and our employees are why Discover is a great place to work. Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career.
Responsible for implementing and coordinating programs developed to promote partner adoption of, and compliance to, industry standards and best practices for protecting payment card data.
Responsibilities
- Keeps abreast of security threats and vulnerabilities; provide timely data security education and awareness to internal and external stakeholders. Participates in incident response events where a partner experiences an actual or suspected payment security
- Provides thought leadership in the formation and evolution of industry data security standards, supporting tools, and programs.
- Develops educational materials, program documentation, management reporting, and other materials supporting the DISC and cyber security assessment program, serving both internal and external business partners.
- Provides input and assists in evolving data security compliance programs designed to promote and enforce partners' compliance to data security requirements.
- Leads and coordinates in-depth domestic and international partner information security assessments. Enhances security risk transparency of partners.
Minimum Qualifications
At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
- Bachelor's Degree in Audit, Information Technology, Risk Management, International Business, Business, Computer Science, or related field
- 6+ years of experience in Information Security, Audit, Information Technology, Risk Management, International Business, Business, Computer Science, or related field
- In lieu of a degree, 8+ years of experience in Information Security, Audit, Information Technology, Risk Management, International Business, Business, Computer Science, or related field
Preferred Qualifications
If we had our say, we’d also look for:
- Master's Degree in Audit, Information Technology, Risk Management, International Business, Business, Computer Science, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in Information Security, Cyber Security, Audit, Information Technology, Risk Management, International Business, Business, Computer Science, or related field
- CISSP, PCI Internal Security Assessor (ISA) or Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), CISA, GIAC
- Experience with cyber security and payment card data security strongly preferred
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