Senior Security Compliance Specialist - Remote

Overview

Avalara's Organizational Risk, Resilience, Compliance and Audit team (ORRCA) is responsible for managing various risk and compliance initiatives and is looking for someone to support a growing team to help build out the security compliance function. You will report to Senior Director, Security Operations.

In Short

• You will be responsible for the overall coordination, execution, and quality control of assigned compliance controls such as access reviews, change reviews, terminated user analysis.
• You will ensure controls are appropriately performed by all stakeholders within defined SLAs.
• You will help implement compliance management in ServiceNow.
• You will perform compliance assessments against frameworks and develop remediation plans.
• You will work closely with system owners to ensure corrective action plans are in place to remediate gaps or deficiencies.
• You will identify areas for automation and/or business process improvements.
• You will assist in collecting and migrating control information into Avalara's GRC platform.
• You will work strategically and independently with internal and external groups on multiple simultaneous projects.
• You will apply compliance and security control knowledge within cloud environments such as AWS and GCP.
• You will identify opportunities to leverage AI and other automation technologies to streamline compliance processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of work experience in IT Audit, IT Security, or IT Risk Management
• 3+ years of work experience working with ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOX, NIST etc.
• AI and automation experience.
• Basic understanding of risk concepts, including risk identification, evaluation, mitigation, and measurement

Benefits

• In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
• Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
• Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture.