Senior IT Security Risk Analyst

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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).
• Lead and maintain the IT Risk Register including metrics which provides leadership an overall view of IT risk.
• Perform risk assessments of IT risks.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 years cybersecurity experience.
• 2 years experience performing IT security control testing.

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• Expertise in conducting third‑party cyber risk assessments.
• Proficient 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.
• Stay current with regulations, evolving threats, technologies, and security protocols.

Pay

Competitive base pay and performance‑based incentive pay.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits.
• 401(k) savings plan with profit sharing.
• Generous paid time off programs.
• Flexible work arrangements to promote work‑life balance.

Schedule

3‑day hybrid approach onsite in the Farmington Hills office.