[ABOUT THE TEAM]

Our customers entrust us with some of their most sensitive and personal financial information, and it is the ultimate mission of Valon’s Security team to ensure we have sound programs, processes, and automation in place to safeguard our customers’ data. The Security team protects the infrastructure and data for processing billions of dollars of mortgage loans. We work cross-functionally with product, engineering, IT, legal, and more to enable security throughout the organization and engage with internal and external assessors to continuously evaluate Valon’s security posture.

[ABOUT THE ROLE]

We are seeking a motivated Sr. Information Security Analyst to join our growing team! As a key security member at Valon, you will play a critical role in ensuring the security of our organization's systems, cloud infrastructure, products and data. This role will be working closely with the CISO and the Security team, and is responsible for ensuring the company’s technical controls meet security compliance requirements, managing risks and remediation, supporting operational and monitoring efforts, and driving program management activities. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in security principles, an eye for detail, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure we protect our most critical assets to uphold trust with our customers and stakeholders.

[RESPONSIBILITIES]

• Drive implementing and maintaining compliance with frameworks (SOC 2, NIST CSF, CIS) and regulatory requirements (NYDFS, GLBA, Safeguards, CCPA and related)
• Lead internal and external security audits and exams, including evidence gathering and remediation tracking
• Manage security governance and compliance projects, and assist with other project management efforts
• Review, manage, and monitor security policies for compliance
• Facilitate remediation for vulnerability, security, and compliance issues across stakeholders
• Conduct security risk assessments and monitoring
• Support on-call and operational security activities including monitoring security alerts, investigating incidents, vendor security reviews, security awareness and training, and other tasks
• Develop and manage security metrics, KPIs and reporting
• Manage security policies, standards, and procedures
• Maintain customer facing security documentation and informational assets

[IDEAL BACKGROUND]

• Proven experience in a security analyst related role, with a focus on security compliance, issue management, vulnerability management, and/or security program management.
• Experience with security and compliance frameworks and requirements (OWASP, SOC 2, NIST, ISO, CIS, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of cloud security and public cloud environments
• Ability to work autonomously, be agile, and balance multiple projects and operational efforts
• Self-starter that is eager to learn and support across diverse areas
• Ability to foster strong relationships and partner with stakeholders to drive results
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong organization and project management skills
• Experience or exposure to startup environments is a plus
• Experience or exposure to financial services, banking or fintech organizations is a plus

[MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS]

• Minimum of 5+ years as a security analyst or security program manager with relevant responsibilities and background
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Technology, or a related field
• Relevant security certifications based on career experience (CompTIA Security+, CC, SSCP or related), or seasoned career level (CISSP, CISM, CRISC or related)
• Experience with security compliance frameworks and risk assessments
• Experience with operational activities including issue management, security reviews, control monitoring, incident management, and reporting

Location: US (Remote) or NYC office (Hybrid - onsite)