Marqeta · 1 month ago
Manager, Vulnerability & Data Security
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$167K/yr - $244K/yr
7+ years expMarqeta is a company focused on information security, and they are seeking an Information Security Manager to lead Vulnerability Management and establish a Data Security program. The role involves driving risk reduction across cloud, endpoints, and applications, while building controls and monitoring to safeguard critical data across all of Marqeta's systems and services.
Credit CardsCryptocurrencyDebit CardsFinTechPayments
Responsibilities
Lead program strategy and operations: asset coverage, scanning cadence, prioritization, and measurable risk reduction using Tenable (Nessus/SC/IO) and Snyk
Integrate Tenable and Snyk findings into engineering backlogs with clear SLAs; partner with SRE, platform, and application teams to drive remediation
Establish risk-based prioritization (CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploitability, business criticality) and publish dashboards for transparency to leadership
Mature patching and configuration baselines; build preventative controls and secure-by-default guardrails
Coordinate vulnerability disclosure, pen test intake, and threat-driven campaigns for actively exploited CVEs
Report program health, trends, and exceptions to security leadership and auditors
Establish clear data ownership and stewardship across critical datasets; define roles, responsibilities, and decision rights
Define and enforce data classification, access, and usage policies; drive best practices and guard rails for least privilege and segregation of duties
Operationalize Sentra (DSPM) and Google DLP to monitor data exposure and access risks; drive timely remediation with accountable teams
Build data lifecycle controls (creation, storage, use, sharing, archival, destruction) and technical guardrails embedded in platforms and workflows
Ensure compliance with data protection regulations (e.g., PCI, SOX); partner on control design, testing, and evidence collection
Collaborate with Security, Legal, Privacy, and Data teams to protect data across its lifecycle and enable safe analytics/product use cases
Develop metrics (DLP incidents, misconfigurations, toxic combinations, stale sensitive datasets, policy violations) and report to leadership
Qualification
Required
7–10+ years in information security with 3+ years leading programs or teams
Hands-on depth managing vulnerabilities at scale with Tenable and Snyk across cloud-native, containers, endpoints, and CI/CD
Practical experience building/maturing data security programs with Sentra (DSPM) and Google DLP; strong policy design and enforcement
Partner management across engineering, data, and compliance; able to translate risk into actionable plans and measurable outcomes
Familiarity with PCI and SOX; knowledge of SDLC, DevSecOps, and cloud security architectures (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Comfort with IAM/IGA, SIEM, CNAPP, and ticketing/workflow integrations; solid grasp of data governance concepts (stewardship, lineage)
Excellent communication and reporting—clear narratives, crisp metrics, executive-ready updates
Preferred
Regulated/fintech experience preferred
Certifications such as CISSP or CISM are a plus
Experience automating Tenable/Snyk workflows into CI/CD and GRC/Risk registers
Background in data governance (stewardship councils, RACI) and analytics platform security (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery)
Exposure to SaaS Security Posture Management and third-party data controls at scale
Benefits
Multiple health insurance options
Flexible time off – take what you need
Retirement savings program with company contribution and after tax contributions
Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program
Family-forming benefits, fertility support, and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
Free therapy sessions, financial and professional coaching, and legal advice
Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development
Through Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thrive
Company
Marqeta
Marqeta is a card issuing platform that provides infrastructure and tools to help companies build and manage payment programs.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$530.11MKey Investors
MastercardCoatueICONIQ Growth
2021-06-09Post Ipo Equity
2021-06-09IPO
2021-04-23Series Unknown· $2.11M
Leadership Team
Mike Milotich
Chief Executive Officer
Heather Gantt-Evans
Chief Information Security Officer, SVP of Cybersecurity
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