Senior Analyst, Security Risk

Freddie Mac; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Security Risk Management Senior Analyst to lead the charge in enhancing security protocols and risk management strategies. This dynamic role involves facilitating risk assessments, developing communication plans, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure robust security measures are in place. Candidates should possess a strong background in information security risk management, excellent communication skills, and familiarity with security frameworks like ISO27001 and NIST CSF. Join a team that thrives on innovation and is dedicated to shaping the future of security in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in information security risk management.
• Solid communicator with experience in drafting project plans.
• Knowledge of security standards and frameworks, especially ISO27001.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate security and privacy risk assessments across environments.
• Develop communication plans for the security risk program.
• Maintain the Security Risk Register and support tooling automation.

Skills

Information Security Risk Management

Security Compliance

Communication Skills

Project Management

Knowledge of ISO27001/5

Understanding of NIST CSF

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Technical Area

Master's Degree in Business Administration

Tools

Risk Management Frameworks

Security Standards

Automation Tools

Job description

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you're capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It's a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform - and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we're seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company's hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn't for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there's no better place to be.

Coinbase is looking for an experienced Security Risk Management Senior Analyst to join the team. The security risk analyst will steer the security risk management program, enabling all security and privacy teams to manage and drive decision making about security risks. As the Security Risk Management Senior Analyst, you are the subject matter expert in security risk management standards and frameworks, and will make these applicable and usable for fast-moving technical teams.

What you'll be doing (job duties):

1. Facilitate security and privacy risk assessments across our production and corporate environments, enabling security and privacy teams to describe risk in both qualitative and quantitative terms
2. Develop communication plans to roll out the security risk program across the security organization, and provide ongoing education and support to teams
3. Maintain the Security Risk Register, supporting tooling & automation
4. Facilitate agreement and execution of mitigation plans across numerous business stakeholders
5. Enable teams and leadership to make risk-based decisions and trade-offs impacting security investment strategies and project prioritization
6. Report on findings and recommend mitigations to senior management
7. Align with Enterprise Risk Management to escalate risks to the appropriate audience
8. Collaborate with regional stakeholders, including international risk management partners, to build a risk management program that is embedded across multiple Coinbase entities, products, and global locations
9. Regularly collaborate with Legal and Compliance to understand and meet regulatory requirements
10. Keep up with relevant international regulation, emerging threats, forecasts, policies and benchmarks, and integrate emerging requirements into security risk management methodologies and/or practices
11. Partner with security stakeholders to integrate security and privacy risk reporting with the security maturity model

What we look for in you (job requirements):

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in information security risk management and/or security compliance
• Solid communicator and writer; experience with drafting project plans across multiple stakeholders, holding teams accountable to their deliverables, and producing final reports
• Knowledge of and experience with security standards and frameworks, especially ISO27001/5
• Understanding of security and security risk management frameworks: NIST CSF, FAIR risk quantification methodology, etc

Nice to haves:

• Master's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience (ex. in a technical area, business administration, industrial engineering)
• Knowledge of global regulatory requirements, including cybersecurity, data privacy and global trade compliance
• Information security risk management qualifications like CISA, CISSP, CISM, etc
• Knowledge of a cloud-services environment
• Expertise in automation and building scalable solutions