Technical Security Analyst (Americas)
About The RoleWe’re looking for a curious and detail-oriented individual to join Shopify’s Third Party Security team as a Technical Security Analyst.As a Technical Security Analyst, you’ll leverage your technical skills and security fundamentals—along with your growing knowledge of Shopify’s products, applications, and infrastructure—to help understand, assess, and manage third-party vendor risk. You’ll support and operate technical controls, follow and improve team playbooks, and work cross-functionally to help Shopifolk get shit done while keeping security top of mind.The role will provide an opportunity to:Support third-party/vendor security reviews by collecting evidence, validating responses, and recording outcomes.Use established frameworks and playbooks to identify control gaps and flag risks for review/escalation.Support implementation and day-to-day operation of technical controls that reduce third-party security risk.Use automation and available tools to reduce toil and improve consistency in repeatable workflows.Partner with internal teams to understand intended vendor/tool usage and gather required security context.Maintain clear systems-of-record documentation (artifacts, notes, decisions, and rationale) with strong attention to detail.Track recurring risk themes and basic metrics (cycle time, common findings, exceptions) to help improve how the team works.Contribute to team knowledge by updating playbooks/runbooks and sharing learnings from completed reviews.QualificationsIt would be great if you had experience in one or more of the following (don’t stress, we are not expecting experience in all of the following!):Clear, friendly written communication skills and comfort explaining technical details to non-technical partners.Working knowledge of security fundamentals (risk concepts, controls, privacy/compliance basics).Strong attention to detail and proven ability to produce accurate, audit-friendly documentation.Ability to solve problems quickly, follow through, and escalate appropriately when something is unclear or high risk.Experience following structured processes/playbooks and suggesting improvements when friction or gaps are found.Comfort working across multiple tools/systems (tickets, docs, spreadsheets) to manage work end-to-end.Familiarity with automation or scripting/workflow tools (or strong interest in learning and applying them).About ShopifyOpportunity is not evenly distributed. Shopify puts independence within reach for anyone with a dream to start a business. We propel entrepreneurs and enterprises to scale the heights of their potential. Since 2006, we’ve grown to over 8,300 employees and generated over $1 trillion in sales for millions of merchants in 175 countries.This is life-defining work that directly impacts people’s lives as much as it transforms your own. This is putting the power of the few in the hands of the many, is a future with more voices rather than fewer, and is creating more choices instead of an elite option.About YouMoving at our pace brings a lot of change, complexity, and ambiguity—and a little bit of chaos. Shopifolk thrive on that and are comfortable being uncomfortable. That means Shopify is not the right place for everyone.Before you apply, consider if you can:Care deeply about what you do and about making commerce better for everyoneExcel by seeking professional and personal hypergrowthKeep up with an unrelenting pace (the week, not the quarter)Be resilient and resourceful in face of ambiguity and thrive on (rather than endure) changeBring critical thought and opinionPut AI agents and tools to work on the tasks they're built for, and focus on the work only humans can doEmbrace differences and disagreement to get shit done and move forwardWork digital-first for your daily workWe may use AI-enabled tools to screen, select, and assess applications. All AI outputs are reviewed and validated by our recruitment team.