Manager, Information Security

Synack; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Synack is seeking an Information Security Compliance Manager to drive automated security compliance across its PTaaS platform. You will work with Product, Engineering, and Operations to implement security controls, automate SSPs and POAMs, and lead AI adoption within security operations.

This role requires US citizenship due to government contract requirements and offers a pathway to impact a security-first platform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years IT Security Strategy, Risk Management, IT Audit and Compliance with a Cloud Service Provider.
• Experience with Python, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines, plus comfort integrating tools with AI.
• Experience with Enterprise Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) tools.
• Experience with event monitoring and alerting tools such as Datadog, Stackdriver, and Azure Sentinel.
• Experience with SOAR or auto-remediation platforms and detection engineering / SIEM query languages.
• Experience with Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP).
• Experience with leveraging security tools within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Familiarity with secrets management and workload identity (non-human).
• Working knowledge of security regulations, standards, and frameworks, including ISO27000, ISO42001, OWASP, SOC2, GDPR, CMMC, FedRAMP, and NIST.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to accurately communicate security and risk-related information to technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Automate generation of System Security Plans (SSP) and related artifacts.
• Develop and maintain automated Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs).
• Contribute to automation and AI adoption within security operations.
• Own inventory and risk assessments of AI/agentic systems, aligned to NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001.
• Build and maintain automated evidence collection and control-drift around security controls.
• Communicate security compliance issues to stakeholders and track remediation tasks.
• Codify security controls into IaC guardrails, CNAPP policies, and CI/CD checks.
• Collaborate with PMs and Engineers to ensure security policies are applied across Synack services.
• Coordinate with field teams for vendor security assessments and third-party risk assessments.

Skills

Python

Terraform

CI/CD

AI integration

GRC

Security monitoring

Communication

Tools

Datadog

Stackdriver

Azure Sentinel

SOAR

SIEM

Job description

Synack's Penetration Testing as a Service platform manages customers' attack surfaces by discovering new assets, pentesting for critical vulnerabilities and gaining visibility into the root causes of security risks. We are committed to making the world more secure by harnessing a talented, vetted community of security researchers to deliver continuous penetration testing and vulnerability management, with actionable results. Synack's PTaaS platform has uncovered more than 71,000 exploitable vulnerabilities to date, protecting a growing list of Global 2000 customers and U.S. agencies in a FedRAMP Moderate Authorized environment. For more information, please visit www.synack.com.

We are looking for a talented Information Security Compliance Manager with deep expertise in ISO, SOC, CMMC and FedRAMP compliance. You will work closely with the Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to ensure proper security controls and monitoring are applied. Sounds interesting? Keep reading…

• Please note that due to federal government contract requirements, we can only hire a citizen of the United States into this role.

Here's what you'll do

• Automate generation of System Security Plans (SSP), including Security Concept of Operations, Risk Management Matrix, Security Control Traceability Matrix, and conduct Security Impact Analysis (SIA) on major system changes.
• Develop and maintain automated Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs).
• Contribute to the adoption and implementation of automation and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within Synack's Information Security operations.
• Own the inventory and risk assessments of AI/agentic systems used across Synack, aligned to NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001, including data handling, model and agent change control, non-human identity and credential scoping.
• Build and own automated evidence collection and control-drift around security controls.
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders on security compliance issues aligning to CIS and NIST standards, track mitigation/remediation tasks, and assisting in generation of reports and metrics.
• Codify security controls into IaC guardrails, CNAPP policies, and CI/CD checks to prevent risks at commit and deploy time.
• Working with Project Managers and Software Engineers in a collaborative and enabling (non-obstructive) manner; Ensuring appropriate information security policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines are being incorporated across Synack hosted services and infrastructure, with a focus on hardening and adhering to DevSecOps principles.
• Coordinate with the field teams to respond to vendor security assessments and conduct 3rd party risk assessments of Synack vendors.

Here's what you'll need

• 8+ years of experience IT Security Strategy, Risk Management, IT Audit and Compliance with a Cloud Service Provider
• Experience with Python, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines, plus comfort integrating tools with AI.
• Experience with Enterprise Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) tools.
• Experience with event monitoring and alerting tools such as Datadog, Stackdriver, and Azure Sentinel.
• Experience with SOAR or auto-remediation platforms and detection engineering / SIEM query languages.
• Experience with Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP).
• Experience with leveraging security tools within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Familiarity with secrets management and workload identity (non-human).
• Working knowledge of security regulations, standards, and frameworks, including but not limited to ISO27000, ISO42001, OWASP, SOC2, GDPR, CMMC, FedRAMP, and NIST.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to accurately communicate security and risk-related information to technical and non-technical audiences.

Ready to join us?

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This position has responsibility to ensure Synack's security and privacy posture is maintained.

$150,000 - $180,000 Salary is determined by a combination of factors including location, level, relevant experience, and skills. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. The compensation package for this position may also include equity, and benefits.

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