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Team/ Role Paragraph: The Security Compliance Analyst will sit within the Security Compliance (SecCom) team, one of several sub teams within the larger Security Governance, Risk and Compliance org. SecCom builds and operates various programs aimed at documenting, communicating, testing / validating IT controls and related requirements in partnership with 1LOD control owners. SecCom facilitates audit initiatives from both internal and external audit partners and reports out on the state of our control environment. This role will focus primarily on supporting the rollout and operationalization of a recently chartered Continuous Control Monitoring program which is aimed at enabling continuous, automated testing of IT controls, with specific focus on technical design and deployment of said automated monitors.
What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):
- Partner with information security partners to analyze CB security control objectives and index affiliated control implementations occurring across all relevant technology surfaces
- Partner with control owners across the product, security and eng orgs to capture and document clear control monitoring requirements aimed at detecting conditions where controls fail to operate from either a design or operations perspective with consideration for key control attributes (e.g., scope, frequency, pass/fail conditions, violation ownership).
- Assist with the design and operation of a process to monitor violation management activity (e.g., remediation, acceptance, management responses) for compliance with defined SLA’s. This process should favor use of tools and automation wherever possible to reduce the need for manual intervention to enable more scalable violation lifecycle management (i.e., notifications, escalation, etc)
- Produce documentation including both technical (e.g., monitor design/data flow) and procedural runbooks that outline key program processes and outputs.
- Advise, support and coordinate with internal engineering resources dedicated to monitor design and development
- Contribute to and maintain a program project plan which outlines both current and planned work. Solicit status from various stakeholders and periodically report out on progress in both live and asynchronous formats employing thoughtful escalation if/where needed
- Define and rollout program reporting which is tailored to various CCM stakeholders and levels (e.g., Sec/Eng leadership, control owners, audit partners, risk)
- Define and operate a process which enables control owners to self-service onboarding controls to the CCM program while ensuring adherence to key program requirements and guardrails. Develop and deliver training materials to educate control owners on the control monitoring lifecycle and aforementioned onboarding process.
- Deploy and operationalize a service desk which enables partners and stakeholders to submit key requests of the monitoring program (i.e., new monitors or updates to existing monitors)
- Support assessments of and responses to inquiries into the state and operation of the CCM program (i.e., regulatory exams, audits, RFPs) and maintain process and narrative documentation describing the same
- Communicate progress, escalations, and issue resolutions to management and team stakeholders
What we look for in you (ie. job requirements): To be completed by all business teams except Eng.
- 4+ years of security, IT compliance (internal or external audit) or equivalent experience
- Hands-on experience with implementing, reviewing or auditing security frameworks such as SOC 2, NIST, ISO
- Experience designing, deploying or operating control monitoring programs, with notable focus on any experience leveraging technology to automate or optimize control monitoring outcomes
- Prior experience at a Big 4 or consulting experience in Assurance or Cybersecurity practices
- Prior experience working closely with auditors and/or external regulators
- Experience with compliance initiatives from start to finish
- Experience sourcing, interpreting, and reporting on data via data visualization tools
- Experience drafting detailed technical (e.g., data flow diagrams, technical standards) and procedural documents
- Outstanding written and spoken communication skills
- Ability to effectively and autonomously accomplish outcomes across cross-functional teams in ambiguous situations with light supervision
- Ability to multitask, prioritize work, and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
- Focus on precision and accuracy, and the drive to clarify ambiguity
Nice to haves:
- FinTech, TradFi, consulting, business operations technical program management or other customer-facing disciplines
- Security certifications e.g. CISA, CISSP, CISM or other relevant certifications
- Experience mapping common controls across multiple frameworks in a GRC tool
- Financial services or financial regulatory experience
- Experience building a risk/controls aligned to a standards framework
- Demonstrated beginner/intermediate knowledge of crypto/blockchain/web3
- Strong knowledge of risk/control issues in relation to evolving technology (e.g., mobile, cloud, data lakes, machine learning)
- Willingness to embrace stretch opportunities to learn new skills and work on net new projects where you have no previous experience
Job #: P60079
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