Certification Manager
Palo Alto Networks
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $148,700 - $240,500 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- Work closely with Product Management, Sales, Engineering and other stakeholders to develop certification strategies and execute in a timely manner, ensuring alignment of certification strategies and execution plans to business and product imperatives
- Own and drive all aspects of certification projects from start to finish with an eye for detail and accuracy
- Understand complex technical security architectures (including cloud architecture) and apply that to certification and compliance projects as needed
- Effectively communicate with all invested areas of the organization and management stakeholders, from engineering to sales
- Develop a solid technical understanding of the product line to speak fluently with consultants, certification agencies, and more to achieve certifications with a few additional resources as possible
- Perform basic product testing and certifications documentation development to ensure success during the certification process
Requirements
- At least 3-5 years of total experience in Compliance or Governance and Risk Management
- At least 3 years for technology focused risk assessments and remediation management
- At least 3 years experience managing third party audits such as SOC2, ISO 27001 (and/or other ISO extensions), and PCI-DSS
- Skilled in cross-functional team project and program management
- CISA certification required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Working experience in one or more of these certifications including ISO 27001 (and/or other ISO extensions), SOC2 or other country-specific certifications for European and APAC countries
- Hands-on in-style and approach to working with very strong interest and demonstrable aptitude in technology products
- A real passion to learn new certification schemes and processes
- Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal partners and customers
- Understand the challenges of working in distributed environment with multiple teams working on different problems
- Curious, positive, “can-do” and transparent attitude is very critical for success
- Unafraid to take charge, ask hard questions, manage distractions confidently yet respectfully and drive to goals
- Strong ability to work with minimum supervision
- Assertive yet open, thoughtful, respectful, and easy to work with; must embody Palo Alto Networks values
- CRISC, CISSP or other similar security certifications desired
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
compliancerisk managementtechnology risk assessmentsremediation managementthird party auditsproduct testingcertifications documentation developmentcloud architecturecertification strategiesprogram management
Soft skills
excellent written communicationexcellent verbal communicationcross-functional team collaborationcuriositypositive attitudecan-do attitudetransparencyassertivenessthoughtfulnessrespectfulness
Certifications
CISACRISCCISSPISO 27001SOC2PCI-DSS