Staff Security Analyst, Customer Assurance (APJ)

Full Time
5 months ago

Get to know OktaOkta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

The Okta Security team’s mission is to strengthen Okta’s position as the leading Identity-as-a-Service solution by identifying and resolving risks to the employees, product, and most importantly, our customers. 

The Security Trust & Culture team works to enhance customer trust in the identity products our teams build. We serve as a strategic resource working closely with Okta’s GTM teams. The Customer Assurance team is the central hub, providing comprehensive security information to our customers so they can effectively manage their risk.  With the ever-increasing pace of cloud application adoption, companies are struggling to find ways to accurately assess risk and act at the speed of their business. As a senior level analyst of Customer Assurance, you will support prioritizing and efficiently responding to customer security questions and due diligence related requests, including training local Sales teams and escalating regional concerns when appropriate. You will have the opportunity and be expected to drive changes to help Customer Assurance scale its efforts globally.This position requires a unique set of skills including project management, the ability to communicate with both internal and external customers, collaborating with internal business units to ensure execution of time-sensitive projects, in addition to presenting to upper management as needed.  The ideal candidate will have experience with SaaS cloud security risk assessment and a solid understanding of the core principles of identity management. If you want to make a difference in global cloud security, we want you on board. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Collaborate with Customer Assurance to triage and fulfil requests for responding to security questions and questionnaires from customers and prospect
  • Train Sales on how to engage the team for support, leveraging standard processes and collateral provided by Customer Assurance
  • Take ownership of escalations in local region and prioritise and report to management as needed
  • Engage with regional customers directly as required, supporting the Regional CSOs
  • Interact with the Security Trust & Culture team to develop and publish content
  • Collaborate with Okta Security on other projects and field communications, as applicable

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems, or equivalent work experience  in technology or information security fields
  • Minimum 3 years project management, information security or related experience
  • Understanding of IT and cloud methodologies, information security, privacy, identity management, risk assessments and IT regulation and compliance standards 
  • Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills

Helpful Certifications / Skills:

  • Okta Certified Professional (WIC and/or CIC)
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) and/or Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge (CCAK)
  • Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA)

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What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!

  • Amazing Benefits
  • Making Social Impact
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Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

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