[Hiring] Security Analysis Senior Specialist @NTT DATA Services

Role Description

The GRC & Privacy Compliance Consultant is responsible for establishing and maintaining enterprise Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC), Privacy, and Internal Control programs. The role supports risk management, regulatory compliance (including SOX), privacy compliance (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and other applicable regulations), internal control assessments, audit readiness, and continuous compliance monitoring. The consultant works closely with business units, IT, Legal, Privacy, Internal Audit, External Auditors, and executive leadership to ensure regulatory obligations are translated into effective controls, policies, and governance processes while reducing organizational risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Risk Management
  • Facilitate enterprise, business, IT, cybersecurity, and operational risk assessments.
  • Develop and maintain enterprise risk registers, risk treatment plans, and risk dashboards.
  • Perform inherent and residual risk analysis and recommend mitigation strategies.
  • Conduct business impact and control effectiveness assessments.
  • Support Key Risk Indicator (KRI) development, monitoring, and reporting.
  • Present risk findings and recommendations to senior management and governance committees.
• Regulatory Compliance (SOX)
  • Support the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of SOX compliance programs.
  • Perform SOX scoping and risk assessments for business processes and IT General Controls (ITGCs).
  • Review process documentation, narratives, risk and control matrices (RCMs), and flowcharts.
  • Coordinate SOX control testing and remediation activities.
  • Track deficiencies, management action plans, and issue closure.
  • Support management certifications and annual SOX reporting.
  • Coordinate with Internal Audit and External Auditors throughout the audit lifecycle.
• Privacy Management
  • Support implementation and maintenance of privacy compliance programs for GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other applicable privacy regulations.
  • Perform Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
  • Maintain Records of Processing Activities (RoPA).
  • Review privacy notices, consent mechanisms, and data retention practices.
  • Support data subject rights (DSR) processes, including access, correction, deletion, and portability requests.
  • Assist with third-party privacy due diligence and Data Processing Agreement (DPA) reviews.
  • Support privacy incident investigations and breach notification activities.
• Control Compliance & Governance
  • Develop and maintain enterprise control frameworks aligned with regulatory and industry standards.
  • Assess design and operating effectiveness of administrative, technical, and operational controls.
  • Perform regulatory and standards gap assessments.
  • Review policy compliance and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Coordinate periodic control self-assessments (CSA).
  • Monitor compliance obligations and regulatory changes affecting the organization.
  • Support governance committees with compliance reporting and metrics.
• Audit & Assurance Support
  • Coordinate internal, external, regulatory, customer, and certification audits.
  • Collect, validate, and submit audit evidence.
  • Maintain audit issue logs and remediation trackers.
  • Facilitate walkthroughs, interviews, and auditor meetings.
  • Monitor timely completion of corrective actions.
  • Prepare audit readiness documentation and compliance reports.
• Policy & Process Management
  • Develop and maintain security, privacy, and compliance policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
  • Review documentation periodically to ensure regulatory alignment.
  • Support policy exception management and approval processes.
  • Promote adoption of governance processes across business functions.
• Third-Party Risk & Compliance
  • Conduct vendor security and compliance assessments.
  • Evaluate supplier compliance with contractual, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
  • Review SOC reports, ISO certifications, and independent assessment reports.
  • Monitor third-party remediation activities.
• Reporting & Stakeholder Management
  • Prepare executive dashboards and compliance reports.
  • Track compliance KPIs, KRIs, audit findings, and remediation status.
  • Provide regulatory updates and compliance awareness sessions.
  • Collaborate with Legal, HR, Information Security, IT, Risk Management, and business stakeholders.
  • Present risk and compliance updates to governance forums.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Information Technology, Business Administration, Risk Management, Accounting, Law, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Internal Controls, Privacy, Risk Management, Audit, or Regulatory Compliance.
• Experience supporting multinational organizations with multiple regulatory obligations.

Requirements

• Required Technical & Functional Skills
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance
  • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
  • Governance Frameworks
  • Risk Assessments
  • Control Framework Design
  • Control Testing
  • Compliance Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Risk Registers
  • Issue and Remediation Management
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
  • IT General Controls (ITGC)
  • Business Process Controls
  • Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
  • Regulatory Gap Assessments
  • Compliance Assessments
  • Privacy
  • GDPR
  • CCPA/CPRA
  • Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA)
  • Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)
  • Records of Processing Activities (RoPA)
  • Data Subject Rights (DSR)
  • Cross-border Data Transfer Requirements
  • Data Retention and Privacy Governance
  • Audit
  • Internal Audits
  • External Audits
  • Audit Evidence Collection
  • Audit Readiness
  • Remediation Tracking
  • Control Walkthroughs
  • Standards & Frameworks
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • ISO/IEC 27701
  • NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
  • SOC 1 / SOC 2
  • PCI DSS (preferred)

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E, CIPP/US)
• Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)
• ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor or Lead Implementer
• ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer (preferred)

Key Deliverables

• Enterprise Risk Assessments and Risk Registers
• SOX Risk and Control Matrices (RCMs)
• Regulatory Compliance Assessments
• Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and DPIAs
• Compliance Dashboards and KPI/KRI Reports
• Audit Readiness Packages and Evidence Repositories
• Internal and External Audit Responses
• Control Testing Reports
• Remediation and Corrective Action Plans
• Policies, Standards, and Procedures
• Executive Risk and Compliance Reports

Success Metrics (KPIs)

• Completion of enterprise risk assessments within planned timelines.
• Timely completion of SOX testing and remediation activities.
• Achievement of regulatory compliance obligations with minimal exceptions.
• Reduction in high-risk audit findings and repeat observations.
• Timely closure of audit and compliance issues.
• High percentage of controls operating effectively during testing.
• Successful completion of internal, external, and regulatory audits.
• Timely completion of privacy assessments and regulatory reporting.
• Accurate executive reporting of risk, compliance, and remediation status.
• Continuous improvement in organizational compliance maturity and governance effectiveness.