GRC Analyst

About the role

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking 2 IT Security GRC Analysts to support the growth of a newly established Security & Compliance program within a large enterprise environment. These professionals will help build and mature cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, privacy, and audit functions while partnering with Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, IT Operations, and business stakeholders across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Support execution and continuous improvement of the cybersecurity compliance program.
• Maintain control inventories, compliance documentation, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Cookordination compliance-related activities across IT, Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, and business teams.
• Monitor compliance obligations and track remediation efforts through completion.
• Support ongoing reporting and program maturity initiatives.
• Perform cybersecurity risk assessments for applications, infrastructure, cloud environments, vendors, and business processes.
• Facilitate risk identification, analysis, evaluation, and mitigation activities.
• Track remediation plans and risk treatment activities through closure.
• Coordinate internal audits, external assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Collect, review, and organize audit evidence and supporting documentation.
• Support control mapping and framework alignment efforts for:
  • NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
  • ISO 27001
  • SOC 2
  • FedRAMP
  • CMMC
• Track findings, observations, corrective actions, and remediation activities.
• Support privacy initiatives including:
  • Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)
  • Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
  • Data inventories and classification efforts
  • Data retention and protection programs
  • Vendor cybersecurity and privacy risk reviews
  • Review security questionnaires, attestations, audit reports, certifications, and remediation plans for third-party service providers.
  • Aid in cybersecurity policy, standard, and procedure development and maintenance.
  • Facilitate periodic reviews and governance activities.
  • Track policy exceptions and governance review processes.
  • Develop dashboards, key risk indicators (KRIs), compliance metrics, and management reporting.
  • Analyze trends related to risk, compliance, remediation progress, and control effectiveness.

  Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience within Information Security, Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), IT Audit, Risk Management, or related areas.
  • Foundational understanding of cybersecurity governance, risk management, and compliance principles.
  • Experience supporting one or more frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, SOX, FedRAMP, or CMMC.
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity controls, audits, assessments, and policy management.
  • Experience with risk assessments, control documentation, and remediation tracking.
  • Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting an Information Security Management System (ISMS).
  • Knowledge of cloud security environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Experience with privacy initiatives and vendor risk management.
  • Professional certifications such as Security+, CISA, CRISC, CGRC, CISSP, or ISO 27001 certifications.
  • Experience with GRC platforms such as ServiceNow GRC, Archer, AuditBoard, or OneTrust.

  Benefits

  Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We also offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program), a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.