Information Security Analyst, Betterment
$115-125k
3 days a week in office
Automated investing & financial planning
Open for applications
Automated investing & financial planning
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$115-125k
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower people to build wealth with confidence and ease.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for an information security professional with 2+ years experience in technology operations, technology audit, or GRC. The successful candidate in this role will perform a variety of governance, risk, and compliance activities related to security
- We are seeking a team member with 2+ years experience in technology operations, technology audit, or GRC. They will be a significant contributor to the security program
- The following skills/competencies are required:
- You’ve operated security controls in an IT operations role, or served as a Staff or Senior-level auditor (in public accounting or internal audit), or previously worked in a security role successfully
- You have knowledge and familiarity with the principles of security risk management, including the CIA triad, design and operation of controls, and one or more control governance frameworks
- You have a familiarity with security controls applicable to cloud computing and third-party SaaS applications, including logical access management processes, third-party due diligence and monitoring, and more
- You have experience learning new skills, including through research and the use of AI and automation
What the job involves
- Examples of assigned activities will include perform risk assessments for SaaS applications, consulting with application owners to apply strong logical access controls, monitoring and reporting on the timely remediation of vulnerabilities, or gathering evidence to support audits or examinations
- As a technology-driven financial services company, managing information security risk is critical to the trust that we foster with our clients, investors, and regulators
- This role will operate within our Govern & Control team, which is a small independent (second line-of-defense) team which is integrated with the broader security program
- The role reports to the Director of Information Security, and works closely with the security teams within engineering, lines of business throughout the company, and other risk management teams including Compliance and Legal
- Operates assigned risk management processes such as vulnerability monitoring, due diligence questionnaire completion, audit or examination evidence gathering. A number of AI and automation tools will be available to facilitate increasing efficiency and scale in this work over time. The role will have some flexibility for specialization among the team
- Perform application-level risk assessments by interviewing and documenting the key business processes and risks related to an application, and providing guidance regarding strong logical access controls to reduce risk. When appropriate, document issues and foster management attention related to remediation for control deficiencies
- Perform due diligence or ongoing monitoring activities to evaluate security risks introduced through third-party relationships or applications or tools used by employees
- Contribute to security awareness training or phishing simulation activities for training of employees and contractors
- Gather data and ensure management attention towards key risk indicator (KRI) metrics for security
- Monitor assigned issues through regular follow-up and reporting to ensure management attention and timely remediation
Our take
Betterment is an app-based investment platform that provides personal finance data and guidance to retail users through a range of real-world data and AI analytics to deliver investment advice to customers.
The company has become the largest independent digital investment advisor in the U.S. Having expanded its 401k business, Betterment has entered the world of Crypto, partnering with Gemini to offer customized crypto portfolios and its "Crypto Investing by Betterment" platform.
Betterment has a wealth of competition in this increasingly crowded space. Other robo advisors offering similar services include Moneyfarm, Wealth Simple, M1 Finance and Personal Capital. Going forward, Betterment hopes to further distance itself from rivals as it further innovates its platform.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2021
$60m
SERIES F
Jul 2017
$70m
SERIES E
Total funding: $335m
Company benefits
- Compensation & Ownership: Competitive, benchmarked salary. Equity for everyone, including new hire, performance, and refresher grants.
- Retirement: 401(k) match from day one, including Student loan matching. Zero management fees.
- Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. One Medical membership. Fertility and LGBTQIA+ transition support.
- Time Away: Flexible time off. Paid parental leave for all parents. Four-week sabbatical in year six.
- In-Office Culture & Flexibility: An in-person, collaborative culture, with no required office days during the summer and winter holidays.
- Growth & Development: Free Coaching for everyone and continuous development.
- Community & Care: Chef lunches, guest speakers, company gatherings, heritage celebrations, and seven Employee Resource Groups.
- Employee Support: Dedicated benefits advocate and EAP access.
Company HQ
Chelsea, New York, NY
Leadership
Sarah Kirshbaum Levy
(CEO)Prior to joining Betterment in 2020, Sarah served as the COO for Viacom Media Networks.
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