InfoSec Assurance Associate

Working at Laika

At Laika, we are on a mission to transform an industry that’s never been known for innovation, but we aren’t letting that stop us. We love collaborating to come up with new ways to solve problems that would stump other teams, and have created a workplace where the best idea wins and we bring out the best in each other.

Our team is full of entrepreneurial people with a bias toward action, an insatiable intellectual curiosity, and a desire to learn and grow personally and professionally. By bringing remarkably talented people together, we have the opportunity to create something truly amazing for our customers and our team.

What We Do

Laika combines simple software with expert guidance to help SaaS companies manage security compliance, security audits, and enterprise procurement security diligence. Laika helps companies adopt stage-appropriate compliance practices that enterprises can trust and reduce the time and costs of security audits by 50% or more.

We are a rapidly expanding team based in New York. We were founded in May 2019 and have received investment from top investors including J.P. Morgan, PayPal Ventures, Canapi Ventures, and Bain Capital. We're growing customers and revenue like crazy and poised for continued break-out growth in 2022 and beyond.

About the Role

The future of information security audits is here. Laika is looking for an Infosec Assurance Analyst to join our InfoSec Assurance team. You will be working with a world class team of information security and compliance experts where you will help our customers demonstrate information security best practices against sought after infosec frameworks. If you strongly dislike the manually intensive audit process and are convinced there is a better way, this opportunity is for you.

What You'll Do

• Work directly with customers to verify security controls based on sought after information security frameworks 
• Translate security and compliance requirements into actionable tasks for team members to execute 
• Test and review implemented controls based on established security and privacy frameworks
• Propose novel ideas for product features and ops improvements or opportunities for automation to empower better customer experience 
• Most importantly: help Laika reimagine the information security audit experience 

Skillsets/ Requirements

• 0 - 2 years of progressive information security audit or consulting experience 
• Motivated self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills, flexible and adaptable
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Team-oriented with an ability to work well independently
• Preferred: Experience working with industry recognized security frameworks

Compensation:

• The salary range for this role is $70,000 - $95,000 based on experience and skillset
• Exceptional health, vision, and dental care
• Unlimited PTO
• Early equity in a fast-growing company
• Hybrid work from home model
• $800 stipend for home office equipment
• Wellness stipend

Laika provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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.

*Note: This position is based in the Washington, DC region.