MathWorks · 13 hours ago
Senior Security Assurance Engineer - Control Framework
Natick, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$119K/yr - $185K/yr
6+ years expMathWorks is a company that values growth and inclusivity, and they are seeking a Senior Security Assurance Engineer to lead security governance and enhance security controls. The role involves developing policies, implementing controls, and monitoring compliance to ensure the security of their products and infrastructure.
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Responsibilities
Establish quality criteria and review processes for information security policy and control development, ensuring consistency, clarity, and auditability before formal approval
Review and validate internal security policies and IT General Controls (ITGCs) against quality criteria to ensure they are complete, accurate, traceable, and aligned with NIST, CMMC, COBIT, and ISO 27001 requirements
Partner cross-functionally to drive development and maintenance of internal standards and procedures that support an effective and efficient system of internal controls
Evaluate whether documented procedures accurately reflect approved security policies and meet required quality standards
Verify that procedures are complete, actionable, and aligned with compliance frameworks, and provide feedback or required revisions to process owners
Drive implementation of security controls and processes by engaging with process owners, control operators, and cross-functional stakeholders
Independently assess and verify the correct and consistent implementation of security controls across teams and systems
Conduct quality checks to confirm that implemented controls meet security requirements, are supported by appropriate evidence, and remain effective over time
Perform ongoing audits, spot checks, and control tests to assess the effectiveness, reliability, and sustainability of information security controls
Identify deviations, gaps, or process defects and ensure that remediation actions are clearly documented, assigned, completed, and validated
Drive and verify the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions, ensuring that process improvements are implemented, documented, and sustained
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree and 6 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree and 3 years of professional work experience, or a PhD degree, or equivalent experience) is required
Experience with software development processes
Hands-on experience with definition and implementation of department / organizational security controls
Experience with performing internal process audits and process improvement work
Experience with / understanding of SOC 2, COBIT, ITIL, ISO, IT General Controls (ITGC), NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001/2, NIST SSDF, and/or other industry standard control frameworks to document and assess Cybersecurity compliance
Exceptional communication skills including clear and concise writing, an engaging presentation style, and group facilitation
Strong teamwork skills with a demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams and roles
Company
MathWorks
Mathworks is a producer of MATLAB, a program for data and statistical analysis.
5001-10000 employees
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