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Senior Security Analyst: Assurance and Global Compliance

Altera · San Jose, California, United States · On-site

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About Altera

Backed by a16z.

About the role

The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance. We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field
  • Experience defining SDL and secure-engineering processes and conducting security reviews, compliance assessments, audits, or certification-readiness activities
  • Ability to translate CRA, standards, regulations, and customer requirements into clear engineering controls, evidence plans, reports, and remediation actions
  • Experience assessing complex software, firmware, embedded, semiconductor, cloud, or platform environments
More about this role

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Security Analyst to help define and scale security assurance and global compliance practices across our engineering and product organizations. In this role, you will turn security and regulatory expectations into practical frameworks, tools, reviews, and reporting that teams can adopt and use effectively.

You will help shape our Security Development Lifecycle, improve the way security processes are delivered, conduct security and compliance reviews, and support readiness for requirements such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act, IEC 62443, and automotive cybersecurity standards.

  • Define SDL requirements, lifecycle checkpoints, control objectives, and evidence expectations.
  • Create adoption frameworks and evaluate tools that make secure engineering, evidence collection, and reporting practical and repeatable.
  • Conduct security reviews, CRA and compliance assessments, readiness reviews, and focused security hackathons.
  • Coordinate with notified bodies and internal stakeholders on CRA evidence, reporting, and certification-readiness activities.
  • Support customers whose products integrate Altera FPGAs by helping interpret security...

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