Security Analyst - Governance, Risk, and Compliance New Remote - US

LaunchDarkly Group; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

LaunchDarkly is seeking a Security Analyst III to drive the governance, risk, and compliance program across our global cloud platform. You will define, implement, and operate security and privacy controls, automate evidence gathering, and support audits to maintain ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, and FedRAMP compliance.

You will partner with Legal, Revenue, and security teams to advance AI-enabled governance and ensure robust security practices across engineering projects and product delivery.

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 LaunchDarkly’s collaboration tools like Confluence, Slack, and Github.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to design and operate security controls that comprise the LaunchDarkly 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 for security 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.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Privacy

Risk management

Cloud security

AWS

Compliance

SOC 2

ISO 27001

ISO 27701

FedRAMP

CCPA

GDPR

Communication

Collaboration

Confluence

Slack

Github

Tools

Confluence

Slack

Github

Job description

Security Analyst - Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Remote - US

About the Job:

LaunchDarkly'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 LaunchDarkly.

LaunchDarkly 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 LaunchDarkly 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 LaunchDarkly’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**

LaunchDarkly 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.

*Within the United States, our geographic pay zones are defined by counties surrounding major metropolitan areas.
**Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary.

About LaunchDarkly:

Modern software delivery was supposed to be the foundation for a thriving digital business but reality has proven otherwise. Slow, inefficient development cycles, costly outages, and fragmented customer experiences are preventing developers from building their best software. The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster while protecting them with a safety valve to instantly rewind when things go wrong. Developers can target product experiences to any customer segment and maximize the business impact of every feature. And by gradually rolling out new application components, they escape nightmare "big-bang" technology migrations.

The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by:

• Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages
• Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts
• Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize
• Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types
• Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability

At LaunchDarkly, we believe in the power of teams. We're building a team that is humble, open, collaborative, respectful and kind. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. LD invites any applicant to review our written Affïcient Action Plan. To do so, contact People Ops at [e-mail] .

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