[Hiring] Senior IT Security Risk Management Analyst @American Recruiting & Consulting Group

Role Description

The Senior IT Security Risk Management Analyst is responsible for translating industry, government and business compliance requirements into IT Security and Risk Management frameworks, policies, standards and best practices. The incumbent leads efforts, coordinates and oversees the remediation of non-compliant areas across all the company's lines of business and IT departments including HR, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Legal, Operations, IT, Security and Privacy teams.

Primary Duties:

• Monitor third party/vendor security posture and information security risk.
• Perform vendor security assessment activities including evaluation of vendor controls and practices, process enhancements, including onsite assessments as applicable.
• Perform information security risk assessments on identified IT issues raised by IT and business partners, as needed.
• Communicate and track remediation plans with vendors, business, and IT partners and where applicable, recommend mitigating/compensating controls.
• Work to ensure that security controls are managed and maintained by business and IT partners in line with Information Security company policies, standards, federal and state security, and data privacy laws.
• Develop and maintain information security procedures.
• Track Plan of Action and Milestone (POAM) remediation plans with business and IT partners.
• Participate in IT projects to identify technical and operational information security controls to ensure that security issues are addressed throughout the project life cycle, as needed.
• Maintain security risk metrics to promote transparency across the organization.
• Maintain Information Security Risk Management and Compliance data repositories.
• Participate in DISA STIG configuration management compliance reviews.

Relationships and Collaboration:

• Interact and manage relationships with IT business partners, with CMS, data centers, internal customers, and other business partners to meet contractual obligations for compliance deliverables.
• Provide training and technical guidance to less senior staff, where appropriate, and serves as point-of-contact for problem resolution.
• Share information and perform necessary follow-up to ensure stakeholders are well informed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 5 years' related work experience, including experience coordinating efforts between IT and external audit firms.
• Understanding and knowledge of current control and risk management concepts and industry trends in information risk management, including privacy laws.
• Strong understanding of information security risk management and controls frameworks.
• Knowledgeable in compliance requirements such as HIPAA, NIST, HHS, NARA.
• Proficient in MS Office applications: Microsoft Project, Microsoft VISIO.
• Strong critical thinking skills to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate solutions.
• Proven ability to work under stress in emergencies with flexibility to handle multiple high-pressure situations.
• Ability to manage individual deadlines and goals and to take ownership of responsibilities.
• Ability to learn from mistakes and apply root cause analysis to improve performance.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to deal effectively with internal and external regulatory agencies/teams.
• Strong team-oriented interpersonal skills to work with technical and non-technical business owners.
• Demonstrated initiative and effective independent decision-making skills.

Requirements

• Possesses or obtains within 1 year of position placement: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
• Or possesses or obtains within 2 years of position placement: Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 5 years of experience in IT, Information Security, Cyber Risk Management, Compliance, or equivalent combination of transferable experience and education.
• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC).
• Possesses or obtains within 2 years of position placement: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).