Security Analyst - Risk Management

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Join a world-class team of skilled engineers and analysts who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients.  We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner.  Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team. 

About the role 

Gartner information security teams are a group of passionate information security professionals dedicated to Protecting, Detecting, and Responding to threats. Our team is filled with lifelong learners who are consistently researching ways to better defend and stay ahead of the threats of tomorrow. We are a collaborative group, where good ideas come together whether they come from the most experienced or the newest members of the team. 

Gartner is looking for a well-rounded and motivated Security Analyst to join its Governance Risk Management team which is responsible for providing IT Risk Management; IT Policies, Standards and Controls; and Audit/Governance oversight.

What you will do

• Manage Risks around client engagements from an InfoSec perspective

• Review and respond to client questions around their data and how we protect it

• Partner with IT and others in InfoSec to ensure accurate and consistent information is given to clients

• Review Information Security sections in contracts

• Partner with others in InfoSec to create a repeatable reporting process for vulnerabilities 

• Partner with IT, others in InfoSec, legal, and contracts to review documents / contracts to understand what we can agree to 

• Partner with the contracts administration team to handle all client requests

• Maintain accurate Q&A libraries within a tool and/or offline 

• Prioritize requests to ensure deadlines are met

• Continuously look for ways to improve the process

• Take ownership of assignments and drive them to completion.

• Work collaboratively across functional areas for innovation to turn new ideas into reality.

• Heavy focus on Consulting clients.  Next focus on overall client efforts and assist others on the team for Risk, Audit, Policy and Certification/Assessment efforts as time allows

What you will need 

Ideal candidates have experience in IT with an overall understanding of Information Security and vulnerabilities. Candidates should have strong communication skills and attention to detail.  Strong communication skills to partner with many departments within Gartner as well as occasionally working directly with clients.  Strong attention to detail to ensure we provide accurate and consistent answers as well as thorough reviews of contracts/documents.  Overall IT and Information Security knowledge.

 Must have

• 2-4 years of experience in IT and/or Information Security

• Strong communication skills and attention to detail

Who you are

• Proven communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills 

• Ability to define and communicate risk in a business-relevant language and to non-technical audiences 

• Able to work independently or within a team proactively in a time sensitive operations environment

• Innovation mindset – Takes opportunities to make existing processes more efficient and thinks “automation first”
• Strong desire to improve upon and broaden their skills in information security

Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.

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At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

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Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

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At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

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