Security Analyst - Governance, Risk, and Compliance

launchdarkly

USremote country$137k-$188k/yrPosted May 29, 2026
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Skills

confluencegithubslackawsgo

About the role

About the Job:

LaunchDarkly's Governance, Risk, and Compliance team is hiring a Security Analyst III to facilitate the definition, implementation, and operation of security and privacy programs at LaunchDarkly.

LaunchDarkly is critical infrastructure. Our security team keeps it safe for the global systems that depend on us and the GRC team demonstrates that to earn the trust of our customers. As a member of the team, you'll drive initiatives to assess and reduce security risks to the company, advise stakeholders, and maintain compliance with the frameworks that we adhere to including ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, and FedRAMP.

You'll report to the Director of Security and partner closely with stakeholders in Legal, Revenue, and other members of our security team. We expect you to bring a sharp point of view on where AI can take work off the team's plate and make our coverage deeper.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with stakeholders to design and operate security controls that comprise the LaunchDarkly GRC program

Use technology to automate compliance activities like gathering evidence and verifying controls

Operationalize the health and maturity of the program by tracking metrics based on quantitative and qualitative data

Drive progress towards results for GRC-related continuous improvement projects

Contribute to documentation for security standards, policies, and processes

Support audits and assessments with internal and external stakeholders

Work with product and infrastructure delivery teams on engineering projects related to GRC requirements

Qualifications:

Deep cybersecurity, privacy, and risk management knowledge and skill

Excellent communication skills - written and verbal

Experience working on collaborative projects

Depth with modern cloud-based SaaS organizations - specifically AWS control environments

Information security experience at an organization with significant compliance requirements

Strong familiarity with security standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, FedRAMP) as well as privacy laws (CCPA and GDPR)

Familiarity with LaunchDarkly’s collaboration tools like Confluence, Slack, and Github

Nice to have

Considerable knowledge of software development and architecture

CCSP, PCI QSA, CISSP, or CISA / CISM certifications

Pay:

Target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones for Level 3:

Zone 1: San Francisco/Bay Area or NYC Metropolitan Area: $136,500 - 187,660

Zone 2: Boston, DC, Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Seattle: $122,800 - 168,850

Zone 3: All other US locations: $116,000 - 159,500

LaunchDarkly operates from a place of high trust and transparency; we are happy to state the pay range for our open roles to best align with your needs. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Within the United States, our geographic pay zones are defined by counties surrounding major metropolitan areas. **Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary.

About LaunchDarkly:

Modern software delivery was supposed to be the foundation for a thriving digital business but reality has proven otherwise. Slow, inefficient development cycles, costly outages, and fragmented customer experiences are preventing developers from building their best software. The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster while protecting them with a safety valve to instantly rewind when things go wrong. Developers can target product experiences to any customer segment and maximize the business impact of every feature. And by gradually rolling out new application components, they escape nightmare "big-bang" technology migrations.

The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by:

Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages

Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts

Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize

Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types

Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability

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Compensation

This Security Engineer role pays $137k-$188k/yr. Within typical range for security engineer roles in United States.

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