Security Analyst - Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Launchdarkly; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

LaunchDarkly is seeking a Security Analyst III to define, implement, and operate security and privacy programs across our governance, risk, and compliance teams. You will partner with Legal, Revenue, and other security stakeholders to advance risk reduction and regulatory alignment while exploring AI-enabled tooling to enhance coverage.

You will collaborate on engineering projects related to GRC requirements, contribute to documentation, and support audits with internal and external teams to

Qualifications

• Deep cybersecurity, privacy, and risk management knowledge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience collaborating on cross-functional projects.
• Hands-on with AWS control environments for SaaS.
• Experience in organizations with significant compliance needs.
• Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, FedRAMP and privacy laws.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate security controls within the GRC program.
• Automate evidence gathering and control verification.
• Track metrics to gauge health and maturity of the program.
• Drive continuous improvement projects for GRC.
• Document security standards, policies, and processes.
• Support audits and assessments with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams on GRC initiatives.

Skills

Cybersecurity risk management

Communication skills

Collaborative projects

Cloud security (AWS)

Compliance requirements

Security standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001,

Education

Security certifications (CCSP, PCI QSA, CISSP, CISA, CISM)

Tools

Confluence

Slack

Github

AWS

Job description

About the Job:

the company's Governance, Risk, and Compliance team is hiring a Security Analyst III to facilitate the definition, implementation, and operation of security and privacy programs at the company.

the company is critical infrastructure. Our security team keeps it safe for the global systems that depend on us and the GRC team demonstrates that to earn the trust of our customers. As a member of the team, you'll drive initiatives to assess and reduce security risks to the company, advise stakeholders, and maintain compliance with the frameworks that we adhere to including ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, and FedRAMP.

You'll report to the Director of Security and partner closely with stakeholders in Legal, Revenue, and other members of our security team. We expect you to bring a sharp point of view on where AI can take work off the team's plate and make our coverage deeper.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to design and operate security controls that comprise the the company GRC program
• Use technology to automate compliance activities like gathering evidence and verifying controls
• Operationalize the health and maturity of the program by tracking metrics based on quantitative and qualitative data
• Drive progress towards results for GRC-related continuous improvement projects
• Contribute to documentation forsecurity standards, policies, and processes
• Support audits and assessments with internal and external stakeholders
• Work with product and infrastructure delivery teams on engineering projects related to GRC requirements

Qualifications:

• Deep cybersecurity, privacy, and risk management knowledge and skill
• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
• Experience working on collaborative projects
• Depth with modern cloud-based SaaS organizations - specifically AWS control environments
• Information security experience at an organization with significant compliance requirements
• Strong familiarity with security standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, FedRAMP) as well as privacy laws (CCPA and GDPR)
• Familiarity with the company’s collaboration tools like Confluence, Slack, and Github

Nice to Have:

• Considerable knowledge of software development and architecture
• CCSP, PCI QSA, CISSP, or CISA / CISM certifications

Qualifications:

• You're proactive by default. You'd rather spot compliance drift early and fix the cause rather than chase symptoms during an audit.
• You believe good governance is a craft of habits and systems. Small consistent improvements beat heroic one-offs.
• You invest in relationships with the teams you work with.
• You know good governance and compliance relies heavily on trust and communication.
• You're a good partner. You're helpful and direct, you say no with reasons and alternatives, and you don't mistake gatekeeping for rigor.
• You're engineering-curious by nature. You want to understand how the systems work and how to adapt for compliance frameworks.
• You treat AI as part of the toolkit. You're skeptical where you should be, aggressive where it pays off, and you want to work somewhere that's serious about both.

Pay:

*Target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones* for Level 4:*

• Zone 1: San Francisco/Bay Area or NYC Metropolitan Area: $152,900 - $210,210**

• Zone 2: Boston, DC, Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Seattle: $137,600 - $189,200**

• Zone 3: All other US locations: $129,900 - $178,640**

*the company operates from a place of high trust and transparency; we are happy to state the pay range for our open roles to best align with your needs. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.*