Digicert

Senior Compliance Analyst

Cape Town Full Time

Who we are

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 www.digicert.com

 

Job summary

We are seeking a Senior Compliance Analyst to join the Trust Office team at DigiCert, reporting to DigiCert’s Director of Compliance as part of the Governance, Risk and Compliance team.

The successful candidate will need to have experience in internal audit and external audit, and knowledge of, or willingness to learn PKI industry standards such as eIDAS Regulation, ETSI, CA/B Forum and WebTrust or equivalent. This role requires a proactive professional with exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills to effectively engage and collaborate across the organization as part of the Governance team. The successful candidate will be required to provide written documentation and should have excellent business writing experience and skills.

 

What you will do

  • External Customer Audit Support: Define audit scope based on each customer services and assist in coordinating external customer audits. Coordinate will include audit participants, compile required documentation, collect evidence, host walkthroughs, escalate issues as needed, and monitor remediation of findings.
  • Audit Remediation: Track and coordinate the remediation of findings identified during customers audits. This may include coordination with bother internal and external stakeholders.
  • Control Development: Ensure appropriate controls are designed and implemented across DigiCert’s environment to maintain compliance with security policies and procedures.
  • Governance Support: Support the Vice President of Governance, Risk, and Compliance, and the Supervisor – Governance by attending cross-functional meetings, documenting key information, and contributing recommendations for governance strategy.
  • Team Collaboration: Work collaboratively with team members, offering support and fostering a collaborative environment.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders across DigiCert to ensure effective communication and collaboration.

 

What you will have

  • Education: Higher education in relevant fields such as Governance, Business, or Law.
  • Experience: 10+ years of professional experience, including at least 3+ years in governance, external audit, compliance, or risk management, preferably within cybersecurity, PKI, or cloud environments.
  • Core Skills: Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with attention to detail.
  • Language Proficiency: Excellent English (spoken and written).

 

Nice to have

  • Technical Expertise: experience in developing controls and control frameworks is highly advantageous but not essential.
  • Other languages: Additional languages are advantageous but not essential e.g., Dutch or German.
  • Industry Certifications: Industry-recognized qualifications (e.g., CISA, CISSP) are desirable but not mandatory.

 

Benefits

  • Provident Fund
  • Medical Aid + Gap Cover
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Gym Reimbursement
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance

 

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