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About This Role:

Forrester is currently looking for a Security and Risk (Zero Trust) Principal Analyst to conduct research and deliver practical advice for security and risk leaders and practitioners, as well as other technology roles, like CIOs and enterprise architects. The Security and Risk Principal Analyst has a strong understanding of Zero Trust principles and solutions required to enable a Zero Trust strategy, including Zero Trust network access (ZTNA), microsegmentation, and secure service edge (SSE).

Candidates for this role must understand how organizations implement Zero Trust to secure on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. In addition, they must understand security architecture, network security, and networking.

The successful candidate will research and uncover the strategies, technologies, and best practices in the markets and domains the role covers. The Security and Risk Principal Analyst will deliver these insights and recommendations in written reports, presentations, tools and templates, video, inquiries, guidance sessions, and custom advisory for security and risk leaders across industries and geographies. Our research is aimed at helping enterprise clients solve business problems and improve business results by applying principles and best practices. We also advise vendors on their strategies, roadmaps, and messaging in line with our market insights and our recommendations for enterprise clients.

Job Description:

The Security and Risk Principal Analyst works as part of a small, high-performance team and collaborates with others in all aspects of the job. You are expected to:

Conduct research into evolving trends and best practices of Zero Trust (ZT) security principles and domains, Zero Trust network access (ZTNA), micro segmentation, secure service edge (SSE), and network security.
Lead the Zero Trust theme team and evangelize Zero Trust internally and externally.
Research and write multiple complex research reports per year that convey new security and risk ideas in a rich business context. These reports typically: 1) introduce new thinking about successful business, security, and technology strategies; 2) present organizational and technology implementation plans; 3) compare technologies or services (e.g., via a Forrester Wave™); or 4) predict emerging business opportunities.
Research and continuously create intellectual property in the form of short written reports and analyses, videos, tools and templates, blogs, etc. on security and risk technologies/services, industry events, predictions, and/or competitive market dynamics.
Consult with clients around the globe to apply Forrester’s research in the context of their specific business environment and help solve their problems through in-depth guidance sessions and advisory.
Present at Forrester-sponsored and industry events and deliver client speeches and webinars.
Establish an industry presence as an influential speaker and thinker, and build relationships with senior security and risk professionals, the technology vendors that serve them, and the journalists who cover the sector.
Participate in vendor briefings and field press inquiries.
Develop a deep understanding of what Forrester clients require to be successful as security and risk leaders. Assist sales, customer success, and consulting with clients and prospects.

Job Requirements:

A strong record of academic achievement (BA or BS) or equivalent experience.
Proven experience in security and risk; candidates typically have formulated strategy or provided consultative advice to principal security professionals.
Deep intellectual curiosity about the effect of technology on the business landscape; solid business instincts; a practical understanding of how security and risk professionals operate; a creative view of markets, technologies, and attitudes; and a fascination with the future.
Superior listening, critical thinking, and writing skills, as well as memorable presentation skills. Analysts are expected to take complex, disparate ideas and distill them into simple, provocative concepts — and be willing to take a stand on vendors and outcomes.
Flexibility to support global clients (in EMEA, APAC, and NA) across time zones.
The ability to travel 30% to 50% of the time.

Please note that the base salary range indicated here is inclusive of all applicable US geographies listed in this requisition, with the exception of New York City. This salary range is based upon the position as described in the job listing. The offered compensation may vary within this range and is dependent upon the successful candidate’s primary work location, experience, training, education, and credentials.

Base salary range: $123,000 - $223,000

Base salary range for New York City, NY: $157,000 - $257,000

Applicants in Colorado: please refer to the base salary range and estimated bonus target indicated below. Base salary is dependent on an employee’s experience and skills compared to the requirements of the role.

Base salary range: $137,000 - $223,000

The following percentage is an estimated variable target as a percentage of base salary, in accordance with the Forrester Employee Bonus Plan. Individual and company performance and other factors as set forth in the applicable plan will determine the actual incentive amount earned. 

Bonus target: 15%

The application deadline is September 30. 2024. Please refer to the job posting on Forrester.com careers page if the deadline has been extended

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