Security Analyst

Summary

Join Vanta as a Security Analyst and help demonstrate how we protect customer data and Vanta, earning the trust of our customers. Dive deep into security, GRC, and privacy domains to improve existing and launch new security and compliance processes, programs, and policies. Monitor and review security and privacy policies and processes to ensure effective operation and collect audit evidence. Respond to internal security and privacy-related questions and requests. Partner with the Security and Privacy organization to provide essential security operational services, set policies and standards, and offer advisory services. If you have high initiative and enjoy problem-solving with impact at a high-growth company, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of experience in an information security role
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
• Prior demonstration of high initiative and problem-solving skills, especially in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to accept and manage change
• Desire and willingness to learn
• Ability to work independently
• Helpful, resourceful and willing to help various teams succeed

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the response to Data Subject Access and other privacy requests
• Respond to vendor security questionnaires and enable other Vanta’ns to respond to customer security questions
• Assist with the assessment of vendor security risk, including requesting and reviewing artifacts and documentation
• Review and respond to security escalations from different tools and platforms
• Partner to help improve existing and launch new security and compliance processes, programs, and policies where needed
• Partner to respond to internal security-related questions and requests from Vanta’ns
• Support audit readiness
• Support continuous monitoring of security configurations, security processes, control effectiveness
• Create and update documents, reports, policies, standards and procedures as needed
• Manage and update the Vanta platform including configurations, documents, evidences and other information as needed
• Proactively reach out to Vanta’ns to complete assigned security tasks
• Provide security and/or privacy expertise to support multiple teams
• Support any function, team, or initiative that requires security expertise
• Partner cross-functionally to support and scale GRC initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest or prior experience within compliance or data privacy preferred, but not required
• Security certifications and/or formal education preferred, but not required

Benefits

• Industry-Competitive Salary and Equity
• 100% covered Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits with Dependents Coverage
• 16 Weeks Fully Paid Parental Leave for All New Parents (Moms, Dads, Adoptive, Foster)
• Health & Wellness Stipend
• Remote Workspace Stipend
• 401(k) Matching Plan
• Flexible Work Hours and Location
• Open & Encouraged PTO Policy
• 9 Company Paid Holidays
• Free Memberships to Online Wellness Platforms (One Medical, Headspace, and more!)
• Virtual Team Building Activities, Lunch and Learns, and other Company-Wide Events
• Offices in SF and NYC with Hubs of Vantans forming across the US, including but not limited to, Seattle, Austin, Indianapolis, LA, Boston, and more!