Senior Security Compliance Engineer

MathWorks; Natick (MA); Hybrid; USD 154,586 - 183,600; Full time

Job summary

MathWorks is seeking a Senior Security Compliance Engineer to contribute to their quality assurance program. This role focuses on performing security compliance audits, supporting internal business units, and providing insights from industry standards to enhance security practices.

Candidates should possess a Master's degree and have relevant experience or a PhD. The position may allow for telecommuting up to 40% and focuses on advancing security awareness and compliance in the company.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field and two years of experience or PhD with no experience.
• Demonstrable experience with software development processes.
• Experience with process audits and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Perform security compliance audits and identify areas for process improvement.
• Research industry standards and apply insights to improve practices.
• Advise management on specific security implementations and impacts.

Skills

Software development processes

Performing internal process audits

Understanding of SOC 2

Understanding of COBIT

Understanding of ITIL

Understanding of ISO

Understanding of NIST

General Controls (ITGC)

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

PhD degree in Computer Science or related field

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Senior Security Compliance Engineer

• Job: 37304-DCOL
• Team: Software Process Engineering
• Location: US-MA-Natick

Job Summary

Contribute to the growing quality assurance program at MathWorks, including performing security compliance audits, identifying problems and areas for process improvement. Work closely with internal business units and relevant departments to increase security awareness, assess compliance and where necessary, provide support in remediating non-compliant areas. Develop a deep understanding of security controls, underlying business processes, concepts, practices, and tools used at MathWorks, to promote adoption of applicable security standards. Advise management on specific security requirements, implementations and the impact on business processes, applications and systems as needed. Generate periodic reports to teams and senior stakeholders and make practical recommendations to improve security practices. Research and extract insights from industry standards and trends, apply them to the scope of internal controls at MathWorks and improve security practices and compliance in the company. Facilitate organizational adoption of new security controls, standards and best practices through thoughtful change management strategies.

May telecommute up to 40%.

Rate of Pay: $154,586.00 to $183,600.00 per year

Responsibilities

The role involves the tasks described in the Job Summary.

Qualifications

Employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering [any], or a related field and two years of experience in the job offered or in a Senior Security Compliance Engineer-related occupation.

Alternatively, employer will accept a PhD degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering [any], or related field and no experience, or a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering [any], or related field and five years of experience in the job offered or in a Senior Security Compliance Engineer-related occupation.

Position requires demonstrable experience with the following:

1. Software development processes;
2. Performing internal process audits and process improvement work.
3. Understanding of SOC 2, COBIT, ITIL, ISO, IT General Controls (ITGC), NIST, or other industry standard control frameworks to document and assess Cybersecurity and IT processes.

Experience may be gained during graduate program. Will accept any suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience. Multiple positions available.