Senior Information Security Officer

Work Mode: Hybrid 3 days per week in our Dublin office

Department: Security

LearnUpon partners with over 1600 organisations globally to unlock the potential of employees customers & members through learning thats easy scalable and focused on results.

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The Security team is responsible for the overall security and privacy posture at LearnUpon. We are a vibrant and growing team that engages with all parts of LearnUpon (including our customers) maintains our strong security culture and works on new and exciting initiatives. Our mission is to safeguard LearnUpon Luppers our services and our customers dataproviding a competitive advantage that enables us to meet our business objectives and ensure that we can continue to grow at scale.

As our Senior Information Security Officer based in Dublin you will play a critical role in safeguarding our global learning platform and protecting customer trust. You will take a hands-on approach to managing risk driving compliance across key frameworks and streamlining customer security questionnaires at volume. This role acts as a strategic catalyst for our security posture by blending governance and technical security concepts allowing us to deliver robust protection and support LearnUpons growth in key global markets.

In addition youll be responsible for:

• Security Operations & Tooling: Manage and enhance our Cloud SIEM (including pipeline configuration alerting and sensitive data scanning) maintain security dashboards and explore AI-powered alerting and automation within our security tooling
• Cloud Security Posture: Support our Cloud security posture management and collaborate with SRE on infrastructure security improvements
• Incident Response & Risk Management: Participate in incident response activities and ad-hoc security events identify and manage information security risks within the organization and develop strategic mitigation plans
• Compliance & Governance: Ensure compliance with relevant laws regulations and industry standards (including GDPR ISO 27001 ISO 27701 and SOC2) while maintaining associated policies procedures and guidelines
• Customer Assurance & Trust: Work with prospects and customers to provide assurance on how we protect their data assist in completing RFPs RFIs and due diligence documentation and partner with internal Legal teams to meet contractual obligations
• Third-Party & Vendor Risk: Perform third-party security risk assessments and provide guidance on how to securely implement new software solutions
• Security Championship: Work with stakeholders across the organisation to incorporate security requirements into new initiatives and support other teams in delivering strong security and privacy practices

Must-Haves

• 5 years of professional experience in a relevant information security role with at least 2 of those years in a governance risk and/or compliance-related role
• Strong understanding of security frameworks and compliance standards such as SOC 2 ISO 27001 and GDPR
• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms (such as Datadog cloud SIEM Splunk etc.)
• Familiarity with cloud security (AWS preferred) including SecurityHub IAM S3 security and VPC
• Proven experience completing and automating customer security questionnaires RFPs and RFIs at volume
• A strong understanding of technical security concepts and the application of these in real-world environments
• Experience working in a security incident management vulnerability management and/or threat intelligence role
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work independently collaborate cross-functionally and manage stakeholders effectively
• Experience using AI tools to streamline tasks and improve efficiencies

Nice-to-Haves

• A Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Computer Science Information Technology etc.)
• Experience with security automation such as scripting workflow automation or building security bots/agents
• Experience with data privacy and subprocessor management (GDPR DPA reviews)
• Experience designing and implementing security controls in cloud environments (e.g. AWS) and an understanding of SaaS security best practices
• Relevant professional certifications: CISSP CISM CompTIA Security or equivalent
• Experience in the design and implementation of cross-functional security measures

*If you dont tick every box but believe this role is a mutually good fit please dont hesitate to apply. Wed love to hear from you.

From comprehensive rewards and generous time off to meaningful investment in your growth and development LearnUpon gives you the support trust and opportunity to do the most impactful work of your career.

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• Qualified applicants may be invited to an initial screening call with a member of our TA Team
• Successful candidates will be invited to a series of practical interviews
• Finally candidates will have an interview with our COO
• Successful candidates will be contacted with an offer to join our team

Note: At LearnUpon we utilise AI to enhance the speed and quality of our screening and assessment practices but our hiring decisions are always human.

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