Vanta is hiring a
Senior Security Operations Analyst in United States

Summary

The Senior Security Ops Analyst at Vanta is responsible for helping protect consumer data and Vanta by configuring, maintaining, and monitoring security tools and infrastructure, triaging, analyzing, and investigating security alerts, and leading incident response. The role involves working cross-functionally to ensure security and compliance requirements are reflected in the approach as the company matures its security operations program. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in an information security role, proficiency in using security tools and technologies, excellent communication skills, high initiative, problem-solving skills, and a desire to learn.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in an information security role
• Experience writing and responding to detections in cloud-native and remote-first environments
• Proficiency in using security tools and technologies, such as SIEM, EDR, email security, and related tools
• Ability to properly prioritize response based on severity, risk, and other contextual data
• 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
• Desire and willingness to learn
• Ability to work independently
• Helpful, resourceful and willing to help various teams succeed

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and monitor security alerts and escalations from different tools and platforms
• Monitor and distill global threat intelligence trends with potential impact on the business
• Lead and drive incident response from detection, remediation, to prevention
• Conduct incident root cause analysis and recommend actions to prevent future incidents
• Configure new alerts based on trends or the results of threat hunts or alert triage
• Identify, develop, and implement new processes in our security operations program
• Respond to internal security-related questions and requests from Vanta’ns
• Provide security and/or privacy expertise to support multiple teams
• Support any function, team, or initiative that requires security expertise
• Update and maintain documentation, playbooks, and investigation write-ups

Preferred Qualifications

Relevant security certifications and/or formal education

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!