Technical Risk Assurance Analyst

Are you passionate about safeguarding critical systems and driving innovation in security? At Vanguard, we’re on a mission to protect the integrity of our global platforms and ensure trust for millions of investors. As a Technical Risk Assurance Analyst, you’ll play a pivotal role in providing senior technical expertise on the development and support of all activities, processes, and tools used for assessing, validating, and ensuring the vulnerability validating and ensuring the and integrity of systems, architectures, and configurations. Conducts security assessments, risk analyses and assesses contingency plans for Vanguard business applications, systems, networks, and websites. **This hybrid role can be based in Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX, or Malvern, PA (HQ)**

What You’ll Do

• Lead Security Assessments: Take ownership of evaluating security controls across applications, networks, and architectures. Identify vulnerabilities and emerging threats, and recommend actionable solutions that strengthen our defenses.
• Drive Risk Reporting & Collaboration: Partner with IT leaders, business units, and third-party vendors to assess technology risks and influence secure adoption of new initiatives.
• Shape Security Requirements: Define and champion security standards for data systems and web platforms. Drive adoption of cutting-edge security practices across the organization.
• Enable Secure Implementations: Provide technical guidance during development and deployment phases to ensure security requirements are met without compromising agility.
• Assure Processes & Compliance: Validate security plans, risk assessments, and control techniques to maintain compliance and resilience.
• Lead Vendor & Vulnerability Management: Oversee vulnerability mitigation strategies and vendor security assessments to protect our ecosystem.
• Innovate Through Special Projects: Contribute to strategic initiatives and emerging security programs that push the boundaries of risk assurance.

Experience:

5+ years in IT security or application development, with at least 3 years focused on cybersecurity.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Certifications (Preferred): ISC² CISSP GIAC GSEC, GPEN, GWPN CEH CRISC

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.