Full-Time

Senior Security Analyst

Risk and Compliance

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Jenzabar

Jenzabar

501-1,000 employees

Software solutions for higher education institutions

Enterprise Software
Education

Compensation Overview

$80k - $100kAnnually

+ Bonus

Senior

No H1B Sponsorship

Remote in USA

Category
Cybersecurity
IT & Security
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Information Security related field.
  • 5+ years of experience working with governance, risk, and compliance within Information Technology and/or Information Security.
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or similar certification preferred.
  • Strong project management skills with inherent ability to drive multiple programs, stakeholders, and teams towards organizational goals.
  • Experience developing frameworks and processes to drive a risk-based approach to incorporating standard frameworks such as COBIT, ITIL, ISO, COSO, and NIST into an enterprise compliance management process.
  • Experience with policy and control development as it relates to meeting compliance requirements from relevant regulations.
  • Ability to influence others at senior levels and establish credibility and working relationships with a wide range of corporate personnel, including technical operations, management, and executives as well as internal audit and external regulators.
  • Capable of establishing and maintaining an effective program structure that emphasizes the coordination of resources across projects, managing deliverables between projects, and the overall costs and risks of the compliance programs.
  • Experience with the development of formal written reports to communicate audit results and recommendations to management and business stakeholders.
  • Ability to facilitate productive meetings and work successfully in a team-oriented environment.
  • Strong ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
  • Lead centralized audit and IT compliance support in the facilitation of all audit and other customer assessment requests and remediation efforts. Primary audits currently include SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HECVAT, and TX-RAMP/State-RAMP.
  • Creating and maintaining IT Governance frameworks, policies, standards and procedures, and response plans.
  • Drive consistency in the way IT/Security risks are identified, controls are implemented and monitored and share best practices and learnings across the company.
  • Analyze current IT/Security risks and identify/monitor emerging risks which can affect the company and work with leaders and IT managers to ensure existing and emerging risks are understood and appropriate mitigations are implemented.
  • Lead IT/Security risk and governance program activities, such as risk assessments, risk exceptions, risk ratings, risk mitigation and remediation recommendations.
  • Document the company’s remediation efforts for IT/Security risk exposures, gaps, and deficiencies, and complete remediation validation to assess effectiveness of improved controls.
  • Work with leadership to create, maintain, and present Key Risk and Performance Metrics (KRI/KPI).
  • Identify and resolve technical, operational, risk management, and organizational challenges.
  • Collaborate on developing and implementing a centralized audit evidence repository and GRC tools.
  • Facilitate and oversee training to address identified weaknesses in team member knowledge of requirements, policies, or procedures, and to foster a culture of compliance.
  • Provide support in documenting technology controls and technological landscape.

Jenzabar offers software solutions for higher education institutions, focusing on products like Jenzabar One and Jenzabar SONIS that integrate campus functions such as student information systems and enterprise resource planning. Their cloud-based model allows colleges and universities to manage data from anywhere, providing scalability and cost savings. Jenzabar serves a diverse range of clients, including traditional and non-traditional students, and aims to enhance the digital responsiveness of campuses to attract and retain students. Their success is evidenced by real-world applications, such as increased enrollment at Reinhardt University.

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$58.4M

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Founded

1998

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

4%

2 year growth

8%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Winning multiple Stevie Awards for innovation and customer service highlights Jenzabar's commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction.
  • The strategic partnership with Google Cloud promises enhanced security, scalability, and AI capabilities, positioning Jenzabar for future growth.
  • The reappointment of co-founder Robert A. Maginn as CEO brings experienced leadership, potentially driving further innovation and strategic direction.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive landscape of educational technology is intense, requiring Jenzabar to continuously innovate to maintain its market position.
  • Integration of new solutions like the public API and cloud-based finance system may face initial technical challenges, impacting user experience.

What makes Jenzabar unique

  • Jenzabar's focus on higher education institutions, including non-traditional students, sets it apart from competitors who may not cater to this diverse demographic.
  • Their cloud-based model offers scalability and flexibility, providing a cost-effective alternative to traditional on-premise software solutions.
  • The recent launch of a public API for Campus Marketplace enhances data analysis and integration capabilities, distinguishing Jenzabar from other educational technology providers.

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