Product Security Analyst I

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose 

The Product Security Analyst assists Product Security Architecture with security reviews, prioritizes, analyzes, and validates security controls to ensure products are in compliance with security best practices and Early Warning policies and standards. 

Essential Functions  

• Assists in the identification, measurement, of controls and documents security risks to information systems across a broad range of application security disciplines and topics. 

• Collaborates with software development teams to ensure that all newly developed and legacy applications and infrastructure implementations are in line with security policy and are compliance to the required frameworks (ISO, PCI, OWASP, NIST 800-53, etc.). 

• Reviews changes to Products and Product security controls for assigned areas. 

• Assists in the security incident response process as assigned. 

• Documents and present risks and security issues that could impact the confidentiality, integrity and/or availability of the business (both internally and externally) by assisting in documentation, tracking and creating solutions for mitigation. 

• Works with Software Development and Engineering teams to perform security analysis on all internally developed products and services. 

• Works with Software Development and Project teams to prioritize all documented security issues in the backlog. 

•Supports Product and Stakeholder teams efforts in building Cloud Native applications by incorporating Cloud Security and Microservices Security best practices and industry standards 

• Supports the company's commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Education and experience typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or Physical Science 

• Minimum of 3 or more months of related information security or IT experience 

• Working knowledge of relational databases, Windows, and Linux operating systems. 

• Effective interpersonal skills, with ability to present to peers. 

• Working knowledge of operating system, application, network, and database security architectures.   

• Experience in analyzing technical issues and making recommendations for corrective action. 

• Demonstrate intermediate understanding in the field of Information Security in terms of both concepts and technology. 

• Demonstrated understanding of the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. 

• Background and drug screen 

Preferred Qualifications 

• CEH/CPT, or CISSP or CSSLP Certification and one of GWEB, or Secure Development Cert, or PHD or MBA in InfoSec or equivalent certification 

• Prior product security or application security experience 

• Unix/windows/Cloud administration or hobbyist 

• Knowledge of Public Cloud architecture such as GCP, AWS and Azure, and virtualization    technologies such as Kubernetes, VMware and OpenStack 

• Familiarity with Security scanning tools for SAST, DAST and SCA 

• Application development background 

• Additional related education and/or experience 

Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation. 

Physical Requirements 

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers. 

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States at the date of hire. 

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor. 

The pay scale for this position in:

Phoenix, AZ/Chicago, IL in USD per year is: $40-45 per hour

New York, NY/San Francisco, CA in USD per year is: $45-50 per hour

This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.

Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary bonus, and benefits

Some of the Ways We Prioritize Your Health and Happiness 

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off – Unlimited Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

And SO much more! We continue to enhance our program, so be sure to check our Benefits page here for the latest. Our team can share more during the interview process!

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.