Senior Trust Assurance Specialist at DigiCert
MelbourneFull-timeTrust Assurance and SecurityPosted 29 days ago
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<div class="content-intro"><p style="line-height: 1.4;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Who we are</strong></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.4;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust. We protect the digital world by ensuring the security, privacy, and authenticity of every interaction. Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform unifies PKI, DNS, and certificate lifecycle management, to secure infrastructure, software, devices, messages, AI content and agents. Learn why more than 100,000 organizations, including 90% of the Fortune 500, choose DigiCert to stop today’s threats and prepare for a quantum-safe future at <a href="http://www.digicert.com/">www.digicert.com</a></span></p></div><p> </p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Job summary</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We are seeking a Senior Trust Assurance Specialist to join the Trust Office team at DigiCert. This role is responsible for leading complex compliance and assurance activities, providing subject matter expertise across regulatory frameworks, and influencing stakeholders to ensure strong compliance outcomes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The successful candidate will have 6–7 years of experience in compliance, risk management, or audit, with deep knowledge of relevant cybersecurity and regulatory frameworks. This individual will operate with a high degree of autonomy, acting as a key liaison for audits and regulatory matters. This role reports to the Head of Compliance and works closely with cross-functional teams across Security, IT, Legal, and Operations.</span><br><br><br></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What you will do</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Audit & Assurance Leadership</span>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead external, and customer audit engagements (e.g., SOC 2, WebTrust), including planning, execution, and stakeholder coordination</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Act as a primary point of contact for auditors, ensuring effective communication and successful audit outcomes</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Oversee audit evidence preparation, walkthroughs, and issue resolution</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensure timely and effective remediation of audit findings</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Regulatory Compliance & Advisory</span>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Interpret and apply regulatory and industry standards (e.g., WebTrust for CAs, ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2) across the organization</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensure alignment between regulatory requirements, internal policies, and control design across the organization</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stay informed of emerging regulatory changes and assess their impact on DigiCert</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Control Design & Oversight</span>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead the design, evaluation, and enhancement of controls to ensure effectiveness and alignment with regulatory requirements</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provide guidance on complex control issues and oversee control testing approaches</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Identify systemic control gaps and drive remediation strategies</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Risk & Compliance Integration</span>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provide input into risk assessments and ensure alignment between compliance and risk management activities</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support integration of compliance requirements into broader risk frameworks</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stakeholder Leadership</span>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Security, IT, Legal, HR, and Operations</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Influence decision-making to ensure compliance objectives are met without unnecessary friction</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provide mentorship and guidance to Analysts and Specialists</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Continuous Improvement</span>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Identify and drive improvements in compliance processes, tools, and reporting</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contribute to the maturity and scalability of DigiCert’s compliance program</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What you will have</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Law, Compliance, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3+ years of experience in compliance, risk management, audit, or related roles</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong experience leading audits and working with frameworks such as IRAP, GateKeeper, SOC 2, ISO 27001, WebTrust, and NIST</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong understanding of control design, evaluation, and regulatory interpretation</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience engaging with external auditors and regulatory bodies</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Excellent written and verbal communication skills</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders constructively</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">High degree of ownership and accountability</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Nice to have</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience in PKI, digital certificates, or cryptographic security environments</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or CRISC</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Benefits</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generous time off policies</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Top shelf benefits</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Education, wellness and lifestyle support</span></li>
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