senior cybersecurity analyst
23 hours ago
Seattle
Job Summary and Mission This role supports Starbucks Technology by driving compliance programs—including SOX, PCI, SWIFT, and emerging regulations—through effective risk‑to‑control alignment and scalable compliance operations. The cybersecurity analyst senior partners across GCS, ST, and business teams to develop and improve enterprise compliance services, requiring strong interpersonal skills and clear communication. The role designs and maintains GRC capabilities across policies, standards, controls, assessments, and automation. The ideal candidate brings deep IT compliance expertise and hands‑on experience with GRC/IRM platforms, enabling continuous control monitoring, evidence automation, and actionable risk insights. This position operates with significant independence, proactively identifying requirements, improving processes, and leading cross‑functional change. Summary of Key Responsibilities Leadership – • Serve as a subject-matter expert across key technology compliance domains (e.g., SOX ITGC, PCI DSS, SWIFT, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF/800-53, SOC 2), navigating cross-functional dependencies and translating regulatory obligations into actionable, risk-based controls. Partners with managers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to drive compliance within technology products and solutions, build strong working relationships, and provide advisory support that aligns requirements, policies, standards, and controls that reduce risk and strengthen operational resilience • Develop training and reusable templates to help compliance scale across the enterprise, • Lead compliance automation initiatives to streamline control execution, validation, evidence collection, and monitoring through scalable, technology-driven workflows., • Design and configure Governance Risk Compliance (GRC)/Integrated Risk Management (IRM) capabilities (e.g. control libraries, issues and risk management, assessments, evidence orchestration), integrating with enterprise systems to automate data flows, control testing, and compliance reporting., • Enable continuous control monitoring by defining data models, automation patterns (APIs, eventing, scripting), with an increasing focus on AI-assisted detection, testing, and anomaly identification to reduce manual effort and expand assurance coverage., • Build intelligent dashboards and metrics that visualize control health, risk posture, findings, exceptions, and remediation progress, incorporating role-based experiences and leveraging AI/ML insights to surface emerging risks and control degradation trends., • Design risk and control matrices that support regulatory requirements and internal standards., • Provide consulting and guidance to ensure effective use of compliance and risk‑management tools and processes., • Develop budget recommendations to support compliance initiatives and program maturity., • Own multiple compliance products and maintain deep knowledge of relevant Starbucks and industry domain areas., • Apply LEAN and user‑centered design techniques to simplify compliance processes and improve partner experience., • Administer and support GRC tools and integrations, including triaging requests, managing queues against SLAs, and coordinating with vendors and cross‑functional teams., • Develop and maintain documentation (wikis, knowledge articles, runbooks) and deliver training on compliance services, tooling, and governance processes., • Coordinate and execute control assessments, readiness reviews, and walkthroughs, collecting and validating evidence for internal and external audits., • Perform root‑cause analysis and drive durable remediation through control improvements, process changes, or automation., • Own and refine the compliance services backlog by creating user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and driving delivery within agile sprint cadences., • Manage GRC/compliance products and services, applying continuous improvement to mature capabilities over time., • Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, assess business value, prioritize backlog items, and maintain user personas that support the compliance program., • Define controls and compliance goals, KPIs, and measurement plans to evaluate program effectiveness with minimal oversight., • Balance scope, capacity, and timelines to deliver small feature sets and enhancements aligned to business and compliance outcomes., • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or 3+ years of relevant experience., • Apply knowledge of business principles and technology practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional activities., • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills., • Generate comprehensive documentation in support of systems., • Exhibit exception oral and written interpersonal and communication skills., • Experience with Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint proficiently., • Apply a deep understanding of business processes and process improvement initiatives., • Provide top-tier customer service., • Implement system development concepts effectively., • Proven working knowledge of system development lifecycle and IT operations., • Ability to use business knowledge, sound judgement, and resourcefulness to design and deploy highly reliable and sustainable technology solutions., • Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines., • 3+ years of progressive industry experience in Information Risk Management, IT Governance, IT Compliance, Data Privacy or Internal/External, • Technology Audit disciplines, with at least two of those years in an IT or a software development setting., • Exposure to Common Control Framework (CCF) practices with knowledge and ability to track common control requirements across numerous security and regulatory standards, • Ability to work within large organizations to collaborate and drive cross-functional efforts, and build partnerships to secure the resources necessary to achieve goals, • Certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CISM, CIPM or others focused on controls assurance, information security, data privacy or information risk management is a strong plus, • Detailed and results-oriented, able to analyze data to justify product decisions and apply key learnings., • Strong verbal and written communications skills, • Consistently uses communications skills to influence outcomes within a known skill set, • Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines, • Ability to thoroughly understand complex business and technical issues and influence decision making Hands on experience in developing roadmaps, story outlines, writing user stories, refining product backlogs, and coordinating/prioritizing conflicting requirements across teams in a fast-paced, changing environment • Ability to apply knowledge of multidisciplinary business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities, • Experience in engineering and/or platform role for GRC solutions and/or cybersecurity risk management solutions. As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits. Partners have access to short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation from date of hire*, sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked), eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year. Starbucks also offers eligible partners participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, a discounted company stock program (S.I.P.), Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock), incentivized emergency savings, and financial well-being tools. Additionally, Starbucks offers 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, student loan management resources, and access to other educational opportunities. You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement. Starbucks will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, and in accordance with its plans and policies. This list is subject to change depending on collective bargaining in locations where partners have a certified bargaining representative. For additional information regarding partner perks and more detailed information about benefits, go to ___. *If you are working in CA, CO, IL, LA, ME, MA, NE, ND or RI, you will accrue vacation up to a maximum of 120 hours (190 in CA) for roles below director and 200 hours (316 in CA) for roles at director or above. For roles in other states, you will be granted vacation time starting at 120 hours annually for roles below director and 200 hours annually for roles director and above. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. At Starbucks, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. We believe we do our best work when we're together, which is why we're onsite four days a week. Join us and inspire with every cup. Apply today! Starbucks Coffee Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances. Starbucks Coffee Company is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at ___ or 1(888) 611-2258.
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