Security Advisor, GRC

About Datadog:

We're on a mission to build the best platform in the world for engineers to understand and scale their systems, applications, and teams. We operate at high scale—trillions of data points per day—allowing for seamless collaboration and problem-solving among Dev, Ops and Security teams globally for tens of thousands of companies. Our engineering culture values pragmatism, honesty, and simplicity to solve hard problems the right way.

The Opportunity:

Datadog is looking for a GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) Advisor Security Analyst to provide program and technical leadership with the implementation and certification of PCI-DSS and ISO 27001, 27017, and 27018 regulatory frameworks as it relates to Datadog’s security posture. You will also have the opportunity to participate in the support of other industry-standard frameworks (e.g. SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST 800-53) and contribute to continuous process improvement and automation efforts.

The GRC Advisor Security Analyst is a business enabler and is responsible for supporting and executing critical portions of the regulatory compliance roadmap. As a technical leader of the GRC function, you will ensure that the regulatory roadmap supports business, sales and revenue objectives while maintaining alliance with existing information security standards. 

You will work closely with information security, legal, engineering, product and other business units to ensure regulatory control requirements are translated into Datadog-understandable language that is informed by the organization’s current security practices and standards. We are not a check-box security organization and as such you will have the opportunity to participate in control requirements and remediation initiatives that result in pragmatic solutions for Datadog and its customers.  

If you believe that Security and Compliance translates to business-value and enablement, as a primary objective, we want to talk to you!

You Will:

Own and lead security efforts in pursuit of Datadog’s ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and PCI-DSS certifications programs in partnership with product, legal and engineering teams

In close partnership with control owners, translate control remediation opportunities into business-enabling processes and standards.

Own the successful planning, coordination and execution of 3rd party-risk assessments and audits

Establish standards that support a pull once, serve many audit-support function.

Establish/Maintain processes and procedures that support audit and compliance management as daily operational functions vs. a disruptive event.

Maintain and support policies that are aligned with regulatory framework and organizational objectives.

Support tooling and automation roadmaps that facilitate GRC-related activities and lead to reducing the disruption of audit events

Actively participate in continuous mentoring and development of less experienced team members.

Provide transparency and clear status reporting through the use of meaningful and actionable scorecards and relevant operational metrics and KPI’s.

You Are: 

You have a BS or equivalent experience.

You have a minimum of 10+ years of relevant industry experience

Demonstrable experience implementing and maintaining ISO and PCI-DSS based frameworks in partnership with external stakeholders such as Legal, Product and Engineering.

You have demonstrable experience managing, mentoring and coaching team members as part of your formal responsibilities of managing teams and having direct reports

You have demonstrable experience in successfully working with and positively influencing engineering teams, while understanding their daily challenges and demands.

You have successfully served as a liaison for the organization and third parties (e.g. auditors, FedRAMP PMO) in the capacity of managing risk assessment and audit lifecycles.

You have a working understanding of regulatory regimes and have demonstrable experience leveraging and implementing common control mappings (e.g. GDPR, CCPA, FedRAMP/NIST 800-53, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HITRUST).

Bonus Points:

You’ve managed a multi-cloud, FedRAMP authorization or continuous monitoring program.

Working knowledge of multiple compliance and regulatory regimes (e.g. FedRAMP/NIST 800-53, GDPR, HIPAA, HITRUST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS)

Certifications are not a strict requirement but are appreciated.

You have a background in systems, software or IT administration and have been responsible for the implementation of technical security controls.

You take pride in your writing ability and have been praised for it.

You talk like you write; you are clear, concise, confident, and unafraid to make presentations. You have the gravitas and command presence to attend meetings where you’ll represent the concerns of security, sometimes against other organizational pressures, while maintaining positive and productive stakeholder relationships.

You’re familiar with other cloud based productivity tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, GDocs).

Compliance Certification a big plus (ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer, PCI-QSA)

Why You Should Apply: 

Generous and competitive global and US benefits

New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan

Continuous career development and pathing opportunities 

Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space

Best in breed onboarding

Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally

Friendly and inclusive workplace culture

This is a remote position

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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