Information Security Analyst

About Sense

Sense is a fast-growing Greentech scale-up based in Cambridge, MA. We build smart home monitoring systems to help people take command of their energy usage, and help save money while combating climate change. Our mission is to reduce global carbon emissions by making homes smart and efficient, and we’re looking to make an impact at scale: Sense’s technology has the potential to prevent one gigaton of carbon from entering the atmosphere every year.

We’re looking for talented self-starters who want to be part of the energy transformation and are ready, willing, and able to tackle tough challenges and complex technical problems. When you join the Sense team, you’re helping us build a cleaner, more resilient future.

You will:

• Continuously monitor and operate Sense’s Security and Privacy posture inclusive of, but not limited to, performing risk assessments and threat modeling, operating security monitoring solutions and overseeing security tooling.
• Partner with Sense teams to collaborate on risk mitigation and remediation plans.
• Have an automation-first and shift left mindset, integrating and running tooling in parallel with development.
• Assist in incident response activities inclusive of, but not limited to, triage, testing and improvements.
• Engage teams on an ongoing basis to promote security awareness, gather feedback for improvement as well as to build out and maintain relationships.
• Implement, maintain and improve operational security controls such as monitoring, identity and access management, encryption and data security, vulnerability management, etc.
• Collaborating across the organization to translate security requirements and provide guidance.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in information security.
• 1+ years of experience working with Linux, common Cloud Computing IaaS providers (i.e. AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS delivery models.
• 1+ years of experience facilitating audits for common standards or frameworks such as SOC 2 (Type II), ISO 27001 and PCI-DSS.
• 1+ years of experience designing, implementing, operating and improving security controls.
• Experience building and supporting security tooling and systems.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Benefits

• Be a part of building something that will make a difference in the world.
• Great opportunity to gain experience at a consumer smart home startup.
• Competitive compensation including equity
• Great work-life balance
• Flexible work hours
• Flexible Time Off
• Paid parental leave (5 weeks or more depending on location)
• Dependent Care Accounts
• Generous healthcare benefits for employees and dependents
• Medical (90% of the premium and first 50% of the deductible)
• Dental (90%)
• Vision (100%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, AD&D, long- and short-term disability insurance (100%)
• 401k plan with company match
• Free Sense energy monitor for your home, discounts for friends and family
• Remote-friendly
• Remote or local/hybrid in our Cambridge Central Square office
• Home office setup allowance ($200/year)