Information Security Analyst

The Nature Conservancy

About The Position

The Information Security Analyst (ISA) is responsible for participating in information security-related activities. In pursuit of this mission, the ISA coordinates tactical information security activities with information technology and other staff in a complex, decentralized global organization. The Information Security Analyst is responsible for supporting information security and risk management activities centered around external party information and application security. You will be a member of the Information Security Risk Management Team – the Yellow Team. This team helps safely implement systems and integrate third party organizations into TNC’s technology landscape, tracks information security risk, and manages human information security risk through a staff information security education and outreach program. The Information Security Analyst will participate in the implementation, and maintenance of an external party information security risk management program. You will assess the information security risk profile of the Nature Conservancy’s vendors, contractors and other external parties that have access to our data and systems and will work with affected business units to mitigate or accept the risks those external parties pose. This position requires routine contact with IT as well as non-technical staff. This position reports to a Director of Information Security and supervises no staff.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in relevant technical discipline and 3 years’ experience or equivalent combination.
Strong customer service orientation
Facility with the use of Microsoft Office 365 programs

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a decentralized global organization, supporting staff and/or systems located in multiple states and/or countries.
Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
Time management and attention to detail.
Experience in defining and documenting complex systems requirements.
Experience in communicating effectively with internal and external audiences.
Proficient with a written language other than English, particularly Spanish or Portuguese.
Experience working with a Third-Party Risk Management platform.
Experience with Cloud technology including AWS or Microsoft/Azure offerings for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), or Software as a Service (SaaS).
Experience with security-related aspects of information systems including endpoint security products, client operating system configuration and networking technologies.
Experience with Agile tools and concepts.
Certifications such as Security+, GISF, Associate of (ISC)2, CIPP, CRISC, or PCIP

Responsibilities

Act as a contact for all security review requests, both for internal and external party systems and services.
Work with Privacy, and Legal teams to complete external party risk assessments.
Perform technical assessments on both internal and external/third party systems and services.
Participate in the implementation, and maintenance of the external party information security risk management program as part of TNC’s overall external party due diligence review process.
Participate in the assessment, monitoring, and documentation of the security posture and risk profile of external parties with access to TNC data, information, and records or to TNC systems.
Participate in the security-oriented reviews of contracting-related documentation and provide security guidance to RFI/RFP/RFQ processes.
Work with Privacy and Legal teams to document the classification of data, information, and records held or processed by external parties.
Work with Information Technology staff to document the specifics of implemented technology solutions.
Provide assessment of external party or internal system security based on provided architectural and operational documentation.
Perform technical testing to validate the security-related behavior of a system, service, or piece of software.
Work with business unit, IT staff, or external party to resolve any findings from security testing.
Provide other Information Security teams with documentation of system configuration and expected behavior for applications and services.
Provide advice and consultation to staff on information security-related policies, procedures, and best practices.
Write documents for and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Participate in security incident response activities.
Resolve issues independently within program area.
Willing to work flexible hours.