Cybersecurity Compliance Analyst- APAC

Kobalt Security Inc.

20h•Remote

About The Position

Kobalt.io is an equal-opportunity employer seeking passionate security professionals. The Compliance Analyst is an integral part of Kobalt’s security client-facing delivery team. This role involves tailoring cybersecurity protocols (policies, procedures, and protocols) to support client security journeys. Compliance Analysts also assist vCISOs with security assessments and technical implementation projects. Furthermore, the Compliance Analyst will provide security education and conduct regular phishing tests for clients. As a certified Vanta partner, the Compliance Analyst will utilize the Vanta platform to expedite client compliance as part of the security program. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with GRC experience to expand their knowledge by working with clients of all sizes, in various industries, with different environments and challenges! This role is fully remote and can be located anywhere in the Philippines but must be willing to work in the AEST timezone to support our Australian clients.

Requirements

2-3 years of experience in Security Technologies, Information Security, Business Resilience, Technology Risk or related fields
External-facing client experience
Can work independently and with teams to identify and resolve challenges and overcome roadblocks.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with clients and internal audiences
Understanding of cybersecurity domains, including Security Operations (on-premise and cloud), Security Engineering, Information Risk Management, etc.
The ability to articulate secure best practices of various aspects of information risk management in the context of people, processes and technology
Report Writing: Emphasis on Spelling, Grammar, Word usage, and the ability to write a summary that answers the Who, What, Where, When, How, and, to the best of your ability, Why.
Strong communication skills: Be able to perform summarization and commonality detection and "connect the dots" so that a group of facts is turned into contextual information. Then take that contextual information and determine if it proves your hypothesis right or wrong.
Ability to quickly learn and adapt security best practices to a wide variety of technologies in use by clientele

Nice To Haves

Intermediate coding/scripting skills to help automate processes and scale implementation efforts
Be familiar with technical system access controls, how to apply them, and what benefits are gained from controls.
Ability to provide on-the-job training and knowledge sharing to other team members
Solid sense of integrity and identification with the mission.
Strong intuition and ability to think “outside the box”
Attention to detail while seeing the bigger picture

Responsibilities

Assist vCISOs in executing elements and projects, such as risk assessments, within a security program
Work directly with clients to understand their operations and tailor security policies and procedures that are fit for the organization
Serve as subject matter expert of Kobalt’s security education platform
Design and deploy phishing tests to clients regularly
Provide compliance audit readiness support as required
Provision, implement, and manage Vanta, or a similar GRC platform, for clients
Build new tools and techniques to compress human-intensive tasks into work that can be achieved in a fraction of the time
Document best practice procedures for commonly used technologies for the standardization of deployment
Identify system misconfigurations and draw up recommendations for clients, and assist where necessary
Collaborate with team members to assist with improvements, discovery, and production of creative and insightful security use-cases
Capture regular metrics highlighting key activities, measurable accomplishments, and blockers
Support the design and development of Kobalt’s service offerings through insightful feedback and a positive attitude as a contributing member of our security delivery team
Help drive improvements in our best-in-class security services through the creation of knowledge-base articles and services documentation
Respond to and engage our customers through our ticket system, chat, email, phone, or other mediums as required