Security Risk Analyst

About us

Intellum is the leader in corporate education technology and powers the largest, most successful customer, partner, and employee learning programs in the world. Large brands and fast-moving companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, Walmart, Xero, Atlassian, Mailchimp, Airbnb, Stripe, and TikTok rely on Intellum to engage and educate the audiences they touch. 

We have always been a “remote first” company and are proud to have team members located all over the world. We value Curiosity, Creativity, Perseverance, and Kindness and strive to demonstrate these core values every day. Our culture is very important to us. We invest in our people in fun and exciting ways, including personal development budgets and an annual all-company retreat that is focused less on work and more on human connections. We are in growth mode, and our “smart growth” approach ensures that we will continue to scale our company effectively.

Summary

Intellum’s Security Risk Analyst will report to the Director of IT & Security and will be responsible for handling customer risk assessments and contract reviews, conducting internal audits to ensure compliance with company policies, managing external audits such as SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA, and overseeing the vendor risk assessments process. This position requires a hands-on technical specialist with a strong background in IT security and data privacy, capable of managing complex and detailed security-related tasks, ensuring robust security practices, and maintaining data privacy standards across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Effectively communicate security policies to staff and manage security awareness programs 
• Create and maintain IT security policies to ensure they are current. 
• Manage and maintain Intellum’s internal vendor risk assessment process.
• Perform and Manage internal recurring security audits
• Maintaining corporate Security Certifications (i.e. SOC2 Type2, HIPAA, ISO)
• Collaborate with other teams to complete security questionnaires from potential and current customers, ensuring timely and accurate responses.
• Participate in the assessment, identification, development, and implementation of internal controls and safeguards to mitigate and eliminate potential risks, threats, and exposures.
• Monitor, manage, and ensure adherence to policies, procedures, and controls; ensure compliance and effectively resolve information system/security-related concerns.

Required Skills

• IT Security Experience: 3+ years of experience in IT security and 5+years of general IT experience (IT degree preferred).
• Security Initiatives: Ability to advance security initiatives while fostering a culture of support and assistance.
• Technical Expertise: Strong technical background, with experience in creating and maintaining IT security policies, internal and vendor risk assessments, and conducting security audits.
• Compliance Management: Proficient in managing and maintaining corporate security certifications such as SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and ISO.
• Customer Collaboration: Experience working with teams to complete security questionnaires from potential and current customers efficiently and accurately.
• Risk Assessment: Skilled in assessing, identifying, developing, and implementing internal controls and safeguards to mitigate and eliminate potential risks.
• Policy Adherence: Ability to monitor, manage, and ensure adherence to policies, procedures, and controls, and effectively resolve information system/security-related concerns.
• Cloud Environments: High level of skill working in and understanding AWS and GCP cloud environments, including user access, device roles, and firewalls/security groups.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills to ground decisions in data and reasoning, focusing on solving root causes of problems.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills to convey relevant information clearly and concisely.
• Organization: Highly organized and detail-oriented, capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously while leading IT security initiatives.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

• Occasional irregular work hours 
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, etc. 
• Extended time viewing a computer monitor
• Sitting or standing for extended periods of time

  BENEFITS

• Medical - 100% of employee premiums for selected individual plans
• Dental - 100% of employee premiums covered
• Vision - 100% of employee premiums covered
• $3,500 annual educational funds (“Boost Budget”)
• LinkedIn Learning
• 401(k) plus matching (US Based Only)
• Unlimited PTO
• Calm subscription 
• Annual Company Retreat 

Intellum is an equal-opportunity employer. We're committed to building an inclusive team that celebrates diversity in people, perspectives, and backgrounds regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or any other protected status. We encourage you to apply for an open position and if you have questions about whether or not your job experience and skill set meet the requirements for a specific role, reach out to us directly at hr@intellum.com.  

If you are an individual applying from CA, NY, CO, CT, MD, NV, or RI, please reach out to hr@intellum.com to inquire about specific pay ranges.