VP of Information Security

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🕒 July 2

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Student Choice

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2008

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

📚 Education

Finance • Fintech • Education

Student Choice is a financial service provider that partners with credit unions to offer student loans and refinancing options for educational expenses such as tuition, books, and housing. Their unique model allows students to secure a line of credit that covers their undergraduate or graduate studies without the need to reapply each year. With competitive rates and personalized support, Student Choice aims to make financing education more accessible and affordable for students and their families.

📋 Description

• Manage and maintain a risk-based, right-sized security program aligned to business priorities • Manage security controls that balance protection, usability, and system performance • Translate risk into clear, actionable decisions for leadership • Working with our vendors, ensure systems are architected with: • o Strong identity and access controls • o Secure configurations • o High availability and resilience • Partner with MSP and IT to build secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems • Promote infrastructure consistency and automation • Manage and enhance monitoring, logging, and alerting across all platforms • Define and track key security and reliability metrics, such as: • o Incident detection and response times • o Vulnerability remediation timelines • o System availability and performance • Improve visibility into system behavior to support faster, more effective decision-making • Lead all aspects of incident response, including coordination with MSP, COO, and CIO • Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions • Drive a culture of continuous improvement, reducing repeat incidents over time • Ensure systems and processes evolve based on lessons learned • Manage the MSP relationship, ensuring accountability and performance • Oversee: • o Security monitoring • o Alert triage and response • o Vulnerability management • o Desk top maintenance and issue resolution • Define SLAs and ensure operational effectiveness • Working with internal and external resources, lead SSAE 18 / SOC audits, including preparation and remediation coordination. • Maintain existing policies, standards, and documentation aligned to actual risk • Create new policies as identified • Co-Own business continuity and disaster recovery programs across the organization • Participate in testing and improvement recommendations • Assess and monitor third-party security posture • Integrate vendor risk into broader risk management practices • Work with and manage other vendor partners to ensure best security practices and successful audits. • Promote a practical, accountable security culture • Deliver targeted training and awareness programs to staff • Stay current on threats and evolving best practices

🎯 Requirements

• ~7–12 years in information security, cloud security, or related roles • Experience with Azure and/or Microsoft 365 security and architecture • Experience with monitoring, incident response, and cloud operations • Familiarity with automation and modern infrastructure practices • Experience working with MSPs or external service providers • Exposure to SOC/SSAE 18 and regulated environments