The Amherst Group of companies comprise of leading real estate investment and advisory firms with a mission to transform the way real estate is owned, financed and managed. Amherst leverages its proprietary data, analytics, technology, and decades of experience to seek solutions for a fragmented, slow-to-evolve real estate ecosystem and to materially improve the experience for residents, buyers, sellers, communities, and investors. Today Amherst has over 1000 employees and $14.1 billion in assets under management.

Over the past decade, Amherst has scaled its platform to become one of the largest operators of single-family assets and has acquired, renovated, and leased more than 46,000 homes across 32 markets in the U.S. The firm delivers customized, stabilized cash-flowing portfolios of assets to its investors, wrapped in all the ongoing services required to manage, own, and finance the asset including property management, portfolio management, and a full capital markets team. In addition to its single-family rental platform, Amherst’s debt business pursues two distinct credit strategies in mortgage-backed securities and commercial real estate lending. Over its 25-year history, Amherst has developed a deep bench of research and technology talent, and leverages data and analytics at every stage in the asset lifecycle to improve operations and preserve long-term value for our investors and the more than 188,000 residents the firm has served.

You will be working closely with systems and network engineering, enterprise applications, and software development in designing solutions, performing security reviews, developing strategy, and driving security projects to reduce the risk to Amherst's corporate infrastructure. This is a technical role with the expectation that you are fluent in security tools, system security, secure application design principles, cloud security, compliance, and incident response. You'll be encouraged to keep your skills up to date by attending at least one major training course annually (SANS, etc.), one major security conference (Blackhat, DefCon, etc.), and other events.

Amherst is a privately held corporation located in West Austin with beautiful views of Lake Austin and the loop 360 bridge in a modern work-space with open floor plans.

Job Responsibilities:

Plan, develop, organize, write, and edit cybersecurity policy statements, technical standards, training manuals, and control/operational procedures
Evaluate and analyze due diligence documentation, audit results, regulatory findings, and other information to assess the effectiveness of controls and protocols to meet regulatory requirements and assess the ability to manage and mitigate the inherent risk associated with the use of the services or products
Respond to incoming requests from external and internal parties for information concerning Amherst’s information security practices
Assist in the review of vendor IT security programs and controls
Monitor compliance with the organization's information security policies and procedures among employees, contractors and third parties while triaging events of interest
Work with Enterprise IT and Developers to reduce security risks of internally developed or managed services
Provides cyber security awareness and other training to end users and system owners as needed
Help plan the future of the security program by assisting in the adoption and alignment with industry best practice security standards (CIS, NIST, etc.).

About You:

At least 4 years experience in enterprise information security
Demonstrated strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
Excited about emerging technology and developing industry trends
Comfortable in fast-paced and dynamic environments
Up-to-date on security trends

Desired Skills and Experience:

BS/BA degree in a technical field such as Computer Science (or equivalent years of experience);
Strong knowledge of NIST (800-53, CSF) and other information security frameworks;
Knowledge and experience with Identity and Access Management technologies
Experience with Cloud-based platforms (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and technologies
Familiarity with Splunk is a plus

Our full-time employee benefits include:

A competitive compensation package, annual bonus, 401k match
Flexible PTO including 7 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, and 1 volunteer day
Employer-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, health savings account)
Professional career development and reimbursement
Up to 16 weeks paid maternity leave; up to 4 weeks of paid parental leave
Backup childcare offered through Bright Horizons
Relaxed casual environment with virtual office events

Amherst is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or veteran status, and encourage all applicants to apply.

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