Vulnerability Analyst

About This Role

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You'll Do

• Responsible for compliance/vulnerability management framework, program optimization, evaluating vulnerabilities, remediation metrics reporting and assessing threats severity and impact on corporate assets.
• Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

How You'll Do It

• Works independently to scope vulnerable bodies of technologies, identify weaknesses, severity and impact, and recommend paths to remediation.
• Learns advanced Cybersecurity concepts including new and modern threat exploitation techniques of inside and outside bad actors.
• Contributes to actionable intelligence in the form of reports, notifications, alerts and briefings.
• Achieves team commitments (and influence others to do the same) by using informal leadership & highly developed communication skills.
• Mentors novices by providing learning tasks as well as work related tasks, directs the work of advanced beginners, and helps them continue to grow.
• Contributes to and leads security discussions at Discover. Has oversight on program impacting decisions. Guides team to achieve key results for assessment assignments.

Qualifications You'll Need
Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Information Security, Business Administration and Management, Analytics, or related.
• 4+ years Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Data Analytics or related
• Internal applicants only: technical proficiency of Competent on the Dreyfus scale.

In Lieu of Education Experience

• 6+ years Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Data Analytics or related

Preferred Requirements

• Fundamental Knowledge of DLP and Data Protection - Understanding of data loss prevention principles and data classification frameworks, with the ability to recognize patterns such as incorrect classification and collaborate with engineering teams to refine classification logic.
• Customer-Centric Mindset - Strong focus on partnering with end users to support data remediation efforts, ensuring timely and effective resolution of incidents while maintaining a positive user experience.
• Analytical Skills for Incident Management - Ability to analyze inbound incident queues to identify recurring trends, root causes, and opportunities for improving end-user interactions and reducing friction in data protection workflows.
• Feedback Loop Participation - Comfortable providing actionable insights to engineering and operations teams to enhance system tuning, policy effectiveness, and overall program maturity.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
• Ability to communicate verbally. Ability to communicate in written form.
• Travel Requirements - No

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Aug-16-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $91,000.00 to $153,400.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• 401(k) Plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

• Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances

• Recognition Program

• Education Assistance

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Support Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover, a division of Capital One, N.A., is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.

At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant’s qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (LA County Fair Chance).

Positions marked as remote eligible are limited to remote locations within the country in which the position is based.

Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.