Security and Compliance Specialist

Reup Education

$85K — $105K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3 to 5 years experience in Information Security, Compliance, Privacy, IT Risk, GRC, or a related field.
  • Foundational knowledge of information security principles (CIA triad, risk management, controls).
  • Experience with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA, TX-RAMP, or similar.
  • Basic familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, or a willingness to learn quickly.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and requests in a fast-paced environment.
  • Collaborative mindset for working across technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

  • Support and coordinate compliance initiatives related to various frameworks like SOC 2 and TX-RAMP.
  • Prepare documentation and responses for external auditors and regulators.
  • Act as a point of contact during audits and compliance inquiries.
  • Manage ongoing compliance reporting and remediation activities.
  • Coordinate vendor risk management processes and compliance reviews.
  • Respond to security and compliance requests from various internal teams.
  • Assist in AI governance initiatives and streamline approval workflows.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with company contributions to HSA.
  • Flexible time off and hybrid work opportunity.
  • 16 paid holidays, including special observances like Juneteenth.
  • 401(k) plan and paid parental leave policies.
  • Company wellness days and a day of service for volunteering.
  • Discounted pet insurance and free Headspace subscription.
Full Job Description
About the role

ReUp Education is seeking a Security & Compliance Specialist to support and strengthen our corporate security, compliance, and governance programs across our cloud and business systems environment.

Reporting to the Director of Information Security and Compliance, this role sits at the intersection of information security, regulatory compliance, vendor risk management, and cross-functional business operations. You will serve as a key operational partner supporting security initiatives across AWS, Salesforce, Google Workspace, and third-party integrations, while helping ReUp maintain and mature compliance programs including SOC 2 Type II, TX-RAMP, FERPA, HECVAT, and NIST-aligned controls.

The ideal candidate is someone who understands how security and compliance work together in practice - someone who can navigate audits, communicate confidently with regulators and external stakeholders, support internal investigations, and help operationalize scalable governance processes in a fast-moving EdTech environment.

What you'll do

Compliance & Audit Management

  • Support and coordinate compliance initiatives related to SOC 2 Type II, TX-RAMP, FERPA, HECVAT, and NIST-aligned frameworks
  • Prepare evidence collection, documentation, and audit responses for external auditors, regulators, and customer security reviews
  • Serve as a key point of contact during audits, assessments, and compliance inquiries
  • Help manage ongoing compliance reporting, remediation tracking, and control validation activities
  • Coordinate vendor risk management processes, including security questionnaires and compliance reviews
  • Support security awareness and compliance training initiatives across the organization

Business & Cross-Functional Support

  • Respond to security and compliance requests from Sales, Partnerships, and Customer teams, including RFPs, due diligence questionnaires, and security review documentation
  • Assist with executive-level requests and internal security investigations, as needed
  • Support ReUp's AI governance initiatives, including sanctioned tool reviews, AI risk assessments, employee guidance, and responsible AI usage controls
  • Help streamline approval workflow


Qualifications

Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often only apply to jobs if they meet all of the qualifications. However, no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. ReUp encourages you to break that statistic and to apply. We look forward to your application.

  • 3 to 5 years experience in one of the following. Information Security, Compliance, Privacy, IT Risk, GRC or closely related field.
  • Foundational knowledge of information security principles (CIA triad, risk management, controls)
  • Experience supporting compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA, TX-RAMP, or similar regulatory standards
  • Basic familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) or willingness to learn quickly
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects, compliance, audits, and requests simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work collaboratively across technical and non-technical teams
    • Nice to Have(s):
      • Experience with higher education compliance (FERPA, HECVAT) or EdTech
      • Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, IAM, CloudTrail)
      • Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRM platforms
      • Experience with audit tools or vulnerability assessment platforms


Compensation & Benefits

  • Compensation: $85,000-$105,000, commensurate with experience
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees
    • We pay 100% of the employee's premium and 50% of any dependents' premiums
    • Contribute up to $1000 to employee HSA/$2000 to employee + dependent HSA
    • PPO Buy-up plan available
    • FSA available
  • Company paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance for employee
  • Flexible time off
  • Hybrid work opportunity
  • Up to 80 hours of dedicated sick time annually to support your well-being and work-life balance
  • 16 paid holidays per year (including Juneteenth and the last week of the calendar year)
  • Company wellness days (2 per year)
  • Day of Service (Paid day for volunteering)
  • 401(k) plan
  • Paid parental leave (12 weeks primary parental leave, 6 weeks secondary parental leave)
  • Discounted Pet Insurance
  • Free Headspace subscription
  • A diverse team that fosters a high level of collaboration despite being highly distributed


Location

Hybrid: This hybrid role can combine the best of both worlds: in-person collaboration in our Austin, TX office for 2-3 days per week, and the flexibility of remote work.

The pay range for this role is:

85,000 - 105,000 USD per year (Austin, TX)

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