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Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

This position requires five days per week on-site at either the Milpitas or Irvine office.

Senior Information Security Analyst, GRC and Responsible AI 

As a Senior Information Security Analyst (Level 4), you will play a key role in shaping and operationalizing Sandisk’s enterprise Information Security Governance, Risk Management, and Strategy function, with a particular focus on Responsible GenAI. 

This is a senior, hands‑on role for an experienced security professional who can operate independently, influence cross‑functional stakeholders, and translate emerging technology risks into practical, scalable governance solutions. You will lead GenAI security risk assessments, help define governance standards, and partner closely with Legal, IT, Procurement, and business leaders to ensure AI adoption is secure, compliant, and aligned with Sandisk’s risk appetite. 

In addition to AI governance, you will contribute to the evolution of Sandisk’s enterprise risk management frameworks, supporting risk‑based decision‑making, strategy, and continuous improvement across the organization. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible AI Security

• Drive security intake, risk assessment, and ongoing oversight of enterprise AI use cases, platforms, models, and third-party vendors.

• Lead technical risk assessments and threat modeling covering data protection, identity and access, integration patterns, model and agent behavior, and emerging AI attack surfaces.

• Design and recommend practical, scalable controls aligned with enterprise security standards and secure-by-design principles.

• Partner with Legal, Privacy, Procurement, IT, Engineering, and business stakeholders to advance regulatory, contractual, and governance objectives related to AI.

• Shape AI governance policies, standards, and operating procedures, and prepare materials for governance reviews.

Program and System Thinking

• Help build the end-to-end operating model for securing AI, from intake through approval and monitoring.

• Apply program and system-level thinking across functions to drive consistency and scale.

• Anticipate emerging AI risks and recommend adjustments to controls, processes, and standards.

Core GRC

• Strengthen enterprise information security risk management aligned with ISO 27001, NIST CSF 2.0, NIST AI RMF, and ISO/IEC 42001.

• Conduct technical and business process risk assessments and document treatment recommendations.

• Support internal and external audits with metrics, evidence, and analysis, and drive remediation activities.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in information security, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

• 6+ years of progressive experience in Information Security, including exposure to GRC, risk management, or security governance in a complex enterprise environment.

• Demonstrated technical proficiency in security, including hands-on experience with threat modeling, technical risk assessment, or security architecture reviews.

• Working knowledge of AI security frameworks and standards, including OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF), and ISO/IEC 42001, with familiarity in applying these to real-world use cases.

• Practical understanding of AI and generative AI technologies and associated risks, including data protection, access management, model misuse, and supply chain considerations.

• Familiarity with AI governance standards such as NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001.

Preferred:

• Background in software development, security engineering, application security, cloud security, or security architecture.

• Familiarity with secure development practices, secure-by-design principles, and modern engineering environments such as cloud, APIs, containers, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience applying threat modeling methodologies (such as STRIDE, PASTA, or attack tree analysis) to enterprise systems or AI workloads.

• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or GSNA.

• Technical security certifications such as GCIH, GPEN, CEH, OSCP, GWAPT, or CSSLP.

• Hands-on experience with AI, ML, or generative AI in a security, risk, engineering, or architecture capacity.

• Exposure to emerging AI integration patterns, agentic systems, or AI red teaming.

• Strong intellectual curiosity and a self-driven approach to learning new technologies.

• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical and AI concepts to a range of audiences.

• Ability to influence and drive outcomes in cross-functional, matrixed environments.

• Pragmatic, outcome-focused, and comfortable operating in ambiguity.

• Strong program and system-level thinking, with the ability to connect technical decisions to business impact.

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 10/10/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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• You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.  Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.