Security Risk Analyst
Ultimate.ai
Job Description
Zendesk makes support, sales, and customer engagement software for everyone. A crucial part of crafting phenomenal software is both securing it and ensuring that our customers trust in it. That’s where you come in!
The Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) team at Zendesk is looking for a Security Risk Analyst who has the ability to work with internal customers/stakeholders, assists in key initiatives, and help to maintain and promote a strong cybersecurity and privacy culture.
The GRC team focuses on clarifying standard procedures, and identifying, analyzing, and managing risks. We define and maintain Information Security Policies, Standards and Procedures. And track and mitigate security risks and policy non-compliance while providing visibility and accountability to the owning organizations.
What you get to do everyday:
- Manage risks in the Risk Register by triaging, rating, communicating, defining treatment plans and monitoring risks across various business units, security domains and asset categories.
- Ability to identify and communicate risks, control gaps and policy non-compliance to key stakeholders.
- Apply risk rating methodology across risks and policy exceptions.
- Support the creation and improvement of Information Security Policy, Standards and Guidelines.
- Perform quantitative risk assessments/analysis on various security, privacy and compliance related issues and develop measurable reports to be distributed to partners.
- Collaborate with individuals from Product Security, Security Operations, Governance & Enablement, and Engineering teams in order to improve and implement new processes that will further grow the foundation of the Security program.
- BA/BS degree in Information Systems, Information Security, Math, Business, Accounting, or a related field
- Experience in security compliance, IT audit, information security, security risk, or other relevant fields
- General knowledge of NIST framework (BONUS knowledge/experience: PCI, ISO 27001/27018, SOC2, or FedRAMP)
- Familiarity with cloud security concepts for SaaS systems
- The ability to communicate sophisticated topics (both written and verbal) in a clear and concise manner to various types of audiences
- Highly organized and able to balance multiple projects simultaneously
- A desire to learn and adapt quickly
More than 160,000+ paid customer accounts in over 160 countries and territories use Zendesk products. Based in San Francisco, Zendesk has operations in the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America.
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Hybrid: In this role, our hybrid experience is designed at the team level to give you a rich onsite experience packed with connection, collaboration, learning, and celebration - while also giving you flexibility to work remotely for part of the week. This role must attend our local office for part of the week. The specific in-office schedule is to be determined by the hiring manager.
The intelligent heart of customer experience
Zendesk software was built to bring a sense of calm to the chaotic world of customer service. Today we power billions of conversations with brands you know and love.
Zendesk believes in offering our people a fulfilling and inclusive experience. Our hybrid way of working, enables us to purposefully come together in person, at one of our many Zendesk offices around the world, to connect, collaborate and learn whilst also giving our people the flexibility to work remotely for part of the week.
Zendesk is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster global diversity, equity, & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment and employees at Zendesk are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer. If you are based in the United States and would like more information about your EEO rights under the law, please click here.
Zendesk endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans pursuant to applicable federal and state law. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to submit this application, complete any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please send an e-mail to peopleandplaces@zendesk.com with your specific accommodation request.