Senior Security Operations Engineer

Due to its remote and hybrid culture, Alation conducts all of its interviewing and onboarding virtually.

Big Data isn’t a problem. It’s an opportunity.

At Alation, we help people find, understand, and trust data. So they not only excel in their work — they drive value for their enterprise, team, and role. In the words of one customer, “Alation makes me look like a rockstar.”

We help companies like Pfizer, Salesforce, and General Mills empower their people with the best data every day. As a platform for innovation, Alation helps customers create game-changing solutions (like a program for early-stage disease detection with Pfizer) and connect people to great data in less time (like Salesforce, whose analysts can now find data 35% faster). And we’re just getting started.

With more than $340M in funding - valued at over $1.7 billion and 450+ customers with household names - Alation is poised to capitalize on data as an opportunity. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Alation was named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces list for the third time, and our exceptional Glassdoor rating (4.7 out of 5!) reflects a culture that makes coming to work each day a joy. Do you want to join a team that welcomes new ideas, supports your growth, and recognizes your unique value?

Join us!

What you'll do:

• Create, enhance, and maintain the documentation for the Information Security and Privacy Management System (ISPMS)
• Engage with the security, privacy, and compliance teams to ensure tools and automation meet their needs
• Perform assessments of security controls and processes to identify gaps and support the implementation of appropriate mitigations
• Audit and compliance review experience with testing practices, policy checks, and best practices
• Excellent technical and business communication, collaboration, and presentation skills
• Work with management and technical teams to review findings, plan, and validate remediation
• Must be detailed, action, solution, and result-oriented, and dedicated to continuous improvement
• Design and help implement security tools to enhance our security posture
• Oversees the implementation of network and computer security and ensures compliance with corporate cybersecurity policies and procedures
• Performs security assessments of applications and systems using vulnerability scanning and risk analysis
• Oversees and contributes to the tracking, prioritizing, and resolution of security incidents, issues, and vulnerabilities to provide a thorough post-event analysis
• Researches and evaluates cybersecurity threats and performs root cause analysis
• Responsible for the planning, design, and building of the security operation program
• Make recommendations for changes to security policies and procedures
• Develop risk mitigation plans and oversee their implementation
• Operate independently in a geographically dispersed team, while maintaining situational awareness and keeping the security and privacy team up to date
• Perform security monitoring and incident response activities across the Alation’s infrastructure, leveraging a variety of tools and techniques
• Continuously drive the implementation of automation capabilities utilizing Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR) capabilities
• Creation of reports, dashboards, and metrics for Security Operations and executive reporting
• Sync and collaborate with internal and external auditors for compliance, such as FedRAMP, SOC 2, and ISO 27001

You should have:

• 4+ years of experience in Information Technology with at least 3 years of experience in information security, security risk management, controls assessment, system administration, or configuration management as appropriate for your area of GRC expertise
• Relevant BA/BS degree, a graduate degree is a plus
• A strong familiarity with ISO 27001 and SOC 2, and some familiarity with other relevant security frameworks such as NIST CSF & 800-53, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC, SOX, HITRUST, HIPAA, FedRAMP, PCI, GDPR, CCPA, etc.
• Technical certifications within the area of security and/or compliance are strongly needed, especially a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Experience working remotely full-time or experience working with a geographically dispersed team
• Ability to support the company in the pacific time zone
• Have worked with both business and technical risk and understand how to translate between the two and communicate to various levels of technical and business management
• Knowledge of, or experience working with, Cloud technologies/environments is desired

More About Alation
Our founders have come together from different backgrounds: business, engineering, and design. This unique mix from our founding team is important to the Alation culture story. Today, our team consists of creators and communicators with varied backgrounds - from Stanford, to the Indian Institute of Technology, big companies and one-person startups, the United States, and abroad. We continue to seek ever more diverse perspectives as we grow.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on
the basis of race, name, religion, color, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Why Alation?

• Market-Leading Data Catalog Provider
• High-growth, collaborative environment with diverse and inclusive teams
• Continuous learning, enrichment and development opportunities
• Competitive pay and health offerings including commuter benefits
• Flexible time off to relax and recharge and much, much more!