Cybersecurity GRC Analyst / Consultant

About the role

The GRC & Incident Response Security Professional will support the client's information-security governance, risk, compliance, third-party risk, and incident-response functions. The role will work closely with the Information Security Office and provide risk advisory, compliance, incident management, and remediation support.

Responsibilities

• Governance, Risk & Compliance
  • Develop, update, and maintain security policies, procedures, standards, and documentation.
  • Administer and support enterprise GRC platforms.
  • Perform security risk assessments and compliance reviews.
  • Provide risk advisory services aligned with CMS ARC-AMP, NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5, IRS Publication 1075, applicable laws, regulations, and internal security requirements.
  • Conduct third-party/vendor security due diligence.
  • Perform vendor risk assessments and contract/control reviews.
  • Support continuous monitoring and risk reporting.
  • Develop corrective-action plans and track remediation.
• Incident Response
  • Develop and maintain incident-response plans and playbooks.
  • Support security investigations and incident-management activities.
  • Assist with evidence handling and documentation.
  • Coordinate incident communications and reporting.
  • Support post-incident reviews.
  • Serve as backup security incident manager.
  • Provide incident status and escalation reporting to the CISO when required.
  • Participate in after-hours/on-call incident-response activities when necessary.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in information security, GRC, risk management, or incident response.
• Strong knowledge of security policies, procedures, standards, and controls.
• Experience with enterprise GRC platforms.
• Experience performing security risk assessments and third-party risk assessments.
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 and security-control frameworks.
• Experience developing incident-response plans and playbooks.
• Experience supporting investigations, evidence handling, and post-incident activities.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Experience in regulated public-sector, healthcare, health-exchange, or similar environments is preferred.