BS

5 yrs

CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) or CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) or equivalent certification.

The physical requirements of this position include: Mobility to work from several locations depending on business needs; occasionally lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to 50lbs; occasionally standing or walking with objects up to 10lbs; regularly sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time with regular repetitive motions (such as typing); occasionally dealing with combative/violent people; and occasional job-related travel.

Primarily Monday through Friday 8am-5pm, with evening, night, and weekend requirements per departmental needs.

Responsible for conducting risk assessments, gap analysis and compliance initiatives across the organization in alignment with NIST, HIPAA, GDPR, etc. Creates reports and presentations for reporting to senior management. Coordinates with IT teams, business stakeholders, and vendors to support security control implementation and remediation of findings. Contributes to process improvements and helps maintain the organization's overall security posture. Mentors and trains other analysts to support knowledge transfer and enhance team effectiveness. This position is hybrid.

Essential Functions:
• Conducts risk assessments, gap analysis, and compliance initiatives for departments, systems, applications and vendors.
• Prepares reports for senior management and advises on risk mitigation.
• Evaluates controls and compensating controls and ensures that remediation plans are acceptable and in place.
• Communicates and implements control framework and automation.
• Tracks remediation of identified risks and collaborates with stakeholders to ensure timely resolution.
• Maintains security and compliance metrics, reporting findings to management.
• Prepares materials for internal and external audits, supporting audit readiness and evidence collection.
• Collaborates with IT and business teams to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements (HIPAA, SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR, etc.).
• Participates in continuous improvement of GRC processes and documentation practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, or a related field.

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