Senior IT Security Risk Analyst

Summary Statement

The Senior IT Security Risk Analyst is responsible for leading the organization’s cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance initiatives. This role drives the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the IT risk program, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements (e.g., New York State Department of Financial Services, NIST CSF) and business objectives.

Essential Tasks/Major Duties

• Perform security risk assessments of third-party vendors including AI and mobile application reviews.
• Lead the review, update, and communication of cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures to ensure alignment with global frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, NYDFS, NIS2, PCI DSS).
• Maintain the IT Risk Register including metrics which provides leadership an overall view of IT risk.
• Map regulations to policies and controls.
• Create risk and compliance metrics for management and compliance purposes.
• Perform control testing and validation to ensure proper control effectiveness.
• Support IT audits and controls around Model Audit Rule (MAR).
• Monitor threat intelligence to determine potential impact to environment and remediation urgency.
• Support vulnerability management program, daily security operations and identity tasks as needed.
• Be a key advisor to leadership, translating cybersecurity risk into business impact and enabling informed decision-making.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced Cyber Risk Management domain specific professional certification required: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); Certified Information Security Manager (CISM); Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC); Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP); AWS Certified Security.
• Experience performing IT security control testing.
• Experience reviewing SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 reports to articulate potential security risk.
• Expertise in conducting third-party cyber risk assessments.
• Proficiency in NIST security domain frameworks and architectures.
• Experience in Logicgate or another GRC tool.
• Experience using AI driven tools to enhance automation and operational efficiency.
• Ability to quickly diagnose security control problems and propose/implement solutions.
• Clear and concise articulation of risk to both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Partner with IT teams, developers, and business leaders to support security initiatives, and mentor and develop members of the security team.
• Analyze data and security trends to anticipate and assess potential threats.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience performing IT security control testing.
• Experience reviewing SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 reports to articulate potential security risk.
• Expertise in conducting third-party cyber risk assessments.
• Proficiency in NIST security domain frameworks and architectures.
• Experience in Logicgate or another GRC tool.
• Experience using AI driven tools to enhance automation and operational efficiency.

Skills

• Advanced Cyber Risk Management domain specific professional certification required: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); Certified Information Security Manager (CISM); Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC); Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP); AWS Certified Security.
• Experience performing IT security control testing.
• Experience reviewing SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 reports to articulate potential security risk.
• Expertise in conducting third-party cyber risk assessments.
• Proficiency in NIST security domain frameworks and architectures.
• Experience in Logicgate or another GRC tool.
• Experience using AI driven tools to enhance automation and operational efficiency.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay.
• Performance-based incentive pay.
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits.
• A 401(k) savings plan with profit sharing.
• Generous paid time off programs.

Pay

Negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Hybrid 3 days per week in Farmington Hills office.