Senior Security Risk Management Analyst

Job Title: Senior Security Risk Management Analyst (Third-Party/ Vendor Risk Assessment)

Location: Cork, Ireland

Position Type: Full-time

Rubrik is seeking an experienced professional to join our Third-Party/ Vendor Risk Assessment team. This team focuses on analyzing and managing risks associated with our vendors, service providers, and other third parties, ensuring our organization upholds the highest standards of compliance, security, and business resilience. While your primary responsibility will be Third-Party Risk Management, you will also collaborate on other cybersecurity risk management initiatives. Building strong cross‑functional relationships across the company is a key component of this role. To excel, you must showcase exceptional leadership, communication, and decision‑making skills, and have a proven track record in managing third‑party risk, vendor governance, or related domains.

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• Lead and conduct comprehensive risk assessments of new and existing third‑party vendors and service providers, focusing on cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance.
  
• Evaluate third‑party security questionnaires, audit reports (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001), and risk documentation.
  
• Coordinate with vendors to request and verify security controls, remediation plans, and ongoing compliance.
  
• Oversee facilitation of risk remediation efforts agreed upon with suppliers, ensuring timely resolution.
  
• Collaborate during supplier contract development, reviewing deviations from security requirements and offering subject matter expertise on risk remediation.
  
• Classify vendors according to risk tiers and maintain a comprehensive database of vendor risk profiles.
  
• Participate in continuous security monitoring of existing suppliers to track changing risk profiles.
  
• Partner with Procurement, Legal, Privacy, and InfoSec teams to improve supplier security management processes.
  
• Identify opportunities to automate parts of the assessment process, thereby reducing manual work and enhancing efficiency.
  
• Keep abreast of emerging risks, industry standards, and regulatory requirements affecting third‑party vendors.
  
• Manage and mentor contractors and junior team members, fostering professional growth and maintaining a collaborative team environment.
  

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• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, or a related field.
  
• 6-8 years of professional experience in third‑party risk assessment within cybersecurity or information risk management.
  
• Understanding of relevant information security frameworks, including related regulatory compliance requirements, such as ISO 27001/2 (including ISO 27017 & 18), FedRAMP, SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria, PCI DSS, NIST CSF.
  
• Solid understanding of risk assessment methodologies and best practices.
  
• Ability to synthesize and communicate complex risk findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  
• Detail‑oriented, process‑driven, and capable of managing multiple vendor assessments concurrently.
  
• Experience with tools such as Coupa, OneTrust, JIRA and Coverbase is a plus.
  
• Professional certifications in Information Security or Risk Management (e.g. CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC) is a plus.
  

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Rubrik provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Rubrik complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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