Senior Data Research Analyst

Job Description

Title: Senior Data Research Analyst Location: Vashi, Navi Mumbai Shift: UK/AU/US The Company: Morningstar is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. We offer a wide variety of products and solutions that serve market participants of all kinds, including individual and institutional investors in public and private capital markets, financial advisors, asset managers, retirement plan providers and sponsors, and issuers of securities. Morningstar India has been a Great Place to Work-certified company for the past eight consecutive years. The Group: Managed Investment Data is an integral pillar of Morningstar, with coverage extending to include hundreds of thousands of managed products, including our core investments across open and closed end funds, models and managed accounts, variable annuities and more, with consistency across investment universes for precise comparisons. MID is a global team with Operations in Mumbai, Madrid, Chicago and Greater China locations working on a 24*5 model providing innovative data solutions for retail and institutional audiences that span over 800,000 investment offerings. The Role: As a Senior Data Research Analyst , will work on collecting performance data from various sources. You will adhere to the company goals, policies, and The Team: The Information Security department is responsible for setting enterprise security policies and standards that are designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Morningstar information. The security team offers guidance and technical expertise in areas like application security, infrastructure and cloud security, policies and procedures, disaster recovery and compliance/regulation. We analyze emerging security threats and conduct risk and vulnerability assessments to ensure that our information remains secure. The Role: The Senior Application Security Architect will be part of the central information security team and act as a subject matter expert to all of Morningstar’s product teams by provide security guidance and creating application security standards and patterns. The successful candidate will contribute to maintaining Morningstar’s security posture by performing threat modeling, security architecture reviews of Morningstar products and ensure that major projects receive appropriate architectural security guidance, requirements setting, and review. The Application Security Architect will also partner with the Director of Product Security to define the direction of the application security program as well as on improving security processes and tooling. The position will be based in our Chicago or Toronto office. We follow a hybrid policy of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote work. Job Responsibilities: Collaborate with development teams across the organization to secure products Contribute to secure reference architectures and patterns for all product teams to leverage Develop, maintain, and communicate future and current product security initiatives Develop and enhance internal security processes, programs, and procedures Conduct risk assessments, threat modeling, and product security reviews on Morningstar systems Work directly with internal business units to communicate risk, provide security remediation advice, and deliver education as needed. Document secure coding guidelines and assist execution by internal development personnel Identify web/mobile/api application security vulnerabilities and offer remediation advice Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree and 5+ years’ experience in a development or software security / penetration testing role, or equivalent experience We are looking for someone who enjoys breaking code, solving puzzles, and diagnosing problems Excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of software development, architecture, and application security An ability to improve system development security across diverse technical teams and technologies Strong understanding of risk management and the real-world impacts of architectural decisions Experience architecting and deploying applications securely in cloud environments Nice to have: Strong understanding of common authentication models and protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID, etc.) preferred Prior development experience preferred Vulnerability management experience preferred Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.