Location
San Diego, CA
Position Summary
The Sr. Staff Information Security Certifications Program Manager, will mature and maintain a strong security certifications program. With an immediate goal to maintain multiple certifications for Illumina’s cloud-based analytics products, the Sr. Staff will bring the necessary subject matter expertise in the security certifications space and advance the program to meet future business needs. Operating within the Security GRC team, engages with Illumina’s commercial leaders and develops necessary plans and proposals for leadership review to meet customer needs within the space of security certifications. The position requires ability to operate with limited supervision, with high customer satisfaction, efficiency, and accountability towards the success of the program. This position interacts with all tiers of staff and management and must possess quality, regulatory and IT knowledge
Responsibilities
Drives Information Security Certification Program to maintain ISO, SOC2, HIPAA and C5 certifications for cloud-based Illumina Analytics products
Maintains security controls compliance within AuditBoard tool to ensure process and policy adherence
Develops future state strategy to meet changing business needs around Information Security Certification program
Defines, implements, and maintains annual recertification process for multiple security certifications
Oversees the security certification governance processes including audit readiness, continuous monitoring, periodic review and management reporting
Liaises with security engineering, operations and infrastructure teams to remediate control gaps.
Communicates the status and accomplishments of overall certification program to executive leaders, peers in the IT organization, customers, and stakeholders.
Responsible for guiding the IT Organization on security certification controls, audit readiness and training needs
Serves as certification program SME and represents organizational controls during internal and external audits.
Ability to review customer attestation request or contracts for alignment with Illumina’s security posture
Aligns and contributes towards maturing Illumina’s security certification program
Advises IT, Business teams and internal GIS customers on security certifications scope, controls management and monitoring approach.
Drive collaboration across teams, developing relationships with key leaders inside and outside of information Security to ensure ongoing success of Information Security Certifications Program.
Requirements
Strong oral and written skills to persuade, direct and advise stakeholders on security certification processes.
Strong organizational skills to maintain and manage high impact security certification programs such as ISO 27001, 27701, 27017 27018, SOC-2, C5 and TxRamp
Extensive experience in taking through a complete lifecycle of security certification process and ongoing maintenance
Experience working with AuditBoard or similar industry standard GRC tools and managing audit evidence.
Multiple years of experience in engaging with external certification firms and directly managing the certification process
Audit awareness and ability to represent internal process and controls to support self-audits and external audits
Strong understanding of security best practices and ability to interpret applicability of control requirements.
Extensive experience in building audience-based presentations, status updates, budget proposals and compliance score cards.
Experience and leadership in fast-paced project implementations.
Excellent customer service and communication skills.
Understanding of latest and next generation security tools along with common Cloud IT infrastructure and applications, e.g., virtualization, directory services, storage, DBMS.
Experience/Education
Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Science, Business or related field; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience.
Must have served in a role that had responsibility and accountability for maintaining Information Security Certifications, preferably SOC2, ISO, TxRamp/FedRamp/StateRamp.
Experience in Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical and/or Biotech Industries desired.
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The estimated base salary range for the Information Security Certification Program Manager, Sr Staff role based in the United States of America is: $152,600 - $228,800. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work, including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.We are a company deeply rooted in belonging, promoting an inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our mission. Built on a strong foundation, Illumina has always prioritized openness, collaboration, and seeking alternative perspectives to propel innovation in genomics. We are proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or race. We also have several Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that deliver career development experiences, increase cultural awareness, and offer opportunities to engage in social responsibility. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information. Illumina conducts background checks on applicants for whom a conditional offer of employment has been made. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. Background check results may potentially result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. The background check process and any decisions made as a result shall be made in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws. Illumina prohibits the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the application and interview process. If you require accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact [email protected]. To learn more, visit: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. The position will be posted until a final candidate is selected or the requisition has a sufficient number of qualified applicants. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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