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Security Engineer (Third Party Risk Management)

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About Gartner IT:

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients.  We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner.  Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.

About this role

Gartner seeks a Security Engineer to join our top-tier Enterprise Security Team. You will be responsible for implementing and maintaining a robust security posture across Gartner's diverse technology landscape. Your expertise in security best practices like TPRM, data protection, risk management will be essential in protecting Gartner's assets and ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our information.

What you will do

  • Vendor Due Diligence: Conduct thorough due diligence on potential third-party vendors to assess their cyber security maturity, operational capabilities, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Risk Rating: Develop or improve the risk rating system to categorize third parties based on the level of risk they pose to the organization.
  • Ongoing Monitoring: Continuously monitor third-party performance and risk profiles, updating risk assessments, as necessary.
  • Contractual Safeguards: Work with legal and procurement teams to ensure that contracts with third parties include necessary InfoSec clauses, such as Encryption standards, access controls, breach notification.
  • Develop and implement processes for identifying, reporting, and managing incidents related to third-party risks, including critical data breaches, security incidents and service disruptions.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Ensure that third-party relationships comply with relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards, such as GDPR, HIPAA, and ISO 27001.
  • Audit and Reporting: Coordinate third-party audits and assessments and prepare KPI/KRIs for senior management and regulatory authorities as needed.
  • Cross-Functional Teams: Collaborate with various departments, including IT, legal, compliance, and procurement, to ensure a cohesive approach to third-party risk management.
  • Vendor Relationships: Foster strong relationships with key third-party vendors to ensure mutual understanding of risk management expectations and requirements.
  • Ensure the continuous improvement of existing compliance processes.

Must have

  • At least 3 years of experience in Security and Risk Management Domain.
  • Industry Knowledge: In-depth understanding of relevant regulations, industry standards, and best practices in third-party risk management.
  • Data Analysis: Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data to identify trends and potential risks.
  • IT Proficiency: Knowledge of information technology systems and cybersecurity practices related to third-party risk management.

Nice to have.

  • Familiarity with common risk assessment and management tools, such as MetricStream, OneTrust, or similar platforms.
  • Industry certifications (e.g., CISA, CRM, CRISC, ISO27001, etc.) are a plus.

Who you are.

  • Education qualification as graduate or postgraduate degree in Engineering is required.
  • Commensurate experience in Information Security will be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Proven communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills.
  • Ability to build trusting, meaningful relationships with peers, stakeholders, partners, and suppliers.
  • Ability to define and communicate risk in a business-relevant language to both non-technical and technical audiences.
  • Ability to apply expert knowledge to solve complex business/technical issues.
  • Desire for life-long learning and continuous personal/professional development.
     

Do not meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.

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Who are we?  

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?  

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work .

What do we offer?  

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. 

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.


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