Data Operations Analyst

Description:

About Cyera

Come join the company building the security operating model for the age of AI. AI has changed how data is used — and security must change with it. Cyera's mission is to empower businesses to accelerate AI Adoption by defining a holistic approach to securing AI - from data to access to model. Instead of perimeter controls and static policies, Cyera provides a unified control plane that understands relationships between data, access, and behaviors across humans, systems, and AI. Backed by the world’s leading investors and working with a large and growing list of Fortune 1000 companies, we are looking for world-class talent to join us as we usher in the new era of data and AI security.

About the Team

Join Cyera's Data Operations team and help shape the quality of the AI systems powering our data security platform. You'll evaluate, improve, and validate AI-driven and rule-based data classification capabilities that protect some of the world's largest organizations.

This team serves as the quality foundation for our AI systems, sitting at the intersection of AI evaluation, data governance, and analytical problem-solving. You'll work closely with AI researchers, engineers, and product teams to evaluate AI outputs, investigate complex edge cases, build high-quality evaluation datasets, and improve the prompts and detection logic that power Cyera's platform.

What You’ll Do

• Evaluate and improve prompts, recognizers, and detection logic to enhance the accuracy and reliability of AI-powered data classification.
• Continuously monitor AI system performance, investigate quality regressions and emerging patterns, and partner with cross-functional teams to prioritize and implement improvements.
• Help define evaluation methodologies, quality standards, and best practices for AI-powered and rule-based detection systems.
• Build high-quality evaluation datasets by reviewing AI outputs, investigating edge cases, and validating classification results to continuously improve our systems.

Must-Haves

• You have 2+ years of experience in an analytical, technical, research, or investigative role involving complex problem-solving.
• You have hands-on experience with Python for scripting, automation, or data analysis.
• You have familiarity with AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar.
• You have strong critical thinking skills with the ability to investigate ambiguous problems and draw data-driven conclusions.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• You have strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Nice-to-Haves

• You have experience with prompt engineering, AI evaluation, or LLM-based workflows.
• You have experience building evaluation datasets or validating AI and data quality workflows.
• You have experience working with large-scale datasets, SQL, regex, or other pattern-matching techniques.
• You have familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows.
• You have experience working in a fast-paced startup or high-growth environment.
• You have a B.A./B.S. in Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Biology, Economics, Computer Science, or another analytical field or equivalent practical experience.

Why Join Us?

At Cyera, we own what we build and how we work. Cyerans are empowered to take initiative, move quickly, and turn ideas into impact.

We push boundaries by challenging the status quo, learning fast, and continuously raising the bar - for ourselves and for the industry.

We elevate together by lifting each other up, celebrating wins as a team, and recognizing that our success is shared.

Feel free to apply even if your experience doesn’t tick every box.

We’re building something special here—and we welcome Cyerans with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.