NEW JOB OPENING
IT SECURITY GOVERNANCE ANALYST (ARCHER GRC, NIST, RISK & COMPLIANCE)
IN Richmond, VA, USA!

Required Skills:

• Experience in cybersecurity, information security, IT security governance, or risk management (5 Years)

• Experience performing security risk assessments, compliance reviews, or GRC activities (3 Years)

• Experience applying NIST security frameworks, including NIST SP 800-53 (4 Years)

• Experience conducting security control assessments and supporting IT audits (3 Years)

• Experience maintaining risk registers, documenting findings, and tracking corrective actions (3 Years)

• Experience developing security documentation, policies, procedures, assessment reports, and executive summaries (5 Years)

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with technical teams, business owners, auditors, and leadership (3 Years)

• Ability to manage multiple security assessments, compliance activities, and competing deadlines (3 Years)



Preferred Skills:

• Archer GRC: 3+ years of experience using Archer or comparable governance, risk, and compliance platforms

• VITA SEC530: 2+ years of experience applying Commonwealth of Virginia information security requirements

• Third-Party Risk Management: 3+ years reviewing vendor security documentation, SOC reports, and security questionnaires

• Business Impact Analysis: 3+ years conducting BIAs, data classification reviews, and security feasibility assessments

• Regulatory Compliance: 3+ years working with CJIS, VCIN, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FERPA, or FTI requirements

• Privacy and Data Sharing: 2+ years reviewing data-sharing agreements, MOUs, and security/privacy obligations

• Incident Response and Continuity Governance: 2+ years supporting incident response, disaster recovery, or business continuity compliance

• AI and Emerging Technology Governance: 1+ year assessing security, privacy, and compliance risks associated with emerging technologies

• Executive Reporting: 3+ years preparing security metrics, compliance reports, risk summaries, and management briefings



About the role: The IT Security Governance Analyst supports the client enterprise cybersecurity program by administering and improving governance, risk, compliance, privacy, and security assurance activities.



Responsibilities:

• Conduct and coordinate security risk assessments, Business Impact Analyses, data classifications, privacy reviews, control assessments, and security feasibility reviews for new and existing systems, applications, services, integrations, and technology initiatives.

• Maintain risk registers, assessment records, corrective-action plans, exceptions, evidence repositories, and follow-up activities in Archer GRC and other approved agency tools. Track remediation commitments, due dates, residual risk, and required executive decisions.

• Apply and interpret Commonwealth and agency requirements, including VITA SEC530, NIST guidance, CIS Controls, DoD STIGs, CJIS and VCIN requirements, and applicable HIPAA, PCI, FERPA, FTI, privacy, and contractual obligations.

• Partner with system owners and data owners to establish ownership, classify information, document security plans and controls, complete periodic reviews, and maintain evidence needed for authorization, audit, and ongoing compliance.

• Review vendor and third-party security documentation, including SOC reports, security questionnaires, architecture and data-flow information, contracts, MOUs, MOAs, NDAs, and other interconnection documentation. Identify conditions, gaps, compensating controls, and escalation needs.

• Support interconnection and data-sharing governance by reviewing MOUs and related agreements for security, privacy, least-privilege, data-handling, access-control, incident-notification, and annual-review requirements.

• Coordinate audit, assessment, and oversight activities; collect and validate evidence; respond to inquiries; document findings; and manage corrective actions through closure with internal audit, VITA, and other authorized reviewers.

• Develop, maintain, and communicate security policies, standards, procedures, guidelines, templates, and governance processes. Recommend practical improvements that strengthen compliance and reduce risk.

• Support the agency security awareness and training program, including targeted compliance training, acknowledgements, tracking, reporting, and education for system owners, technical staff, and other stakeholders.

• Perform governance reviews for emerging technology and artificial intelligence initiatives. Evaluate business purpose, data sensitivity, privacy, security, human oversight, vendor assurances, risks, and required approvals; document outcomes and handoffs.

• Assist with security planning for continuity, incident response, disaster recovery, business continuity, audit logging, configuration and hardening, access reviews, vendor management, and other control areas.

• Prepare accurate executive, management, and Commonwealth reporting on governance workload, system inventory, risks, findings, remediation progress, compliance status, metrics, and program priorities.

• Provide clear security guidance to project teams, operational IT, procurement, business units, and vendors. Facilitate meetings, communicate requirements professionally, and escalate unresolved risk or noncompliance through established channels.

• Participate in incident and post-incident governance activities as assigned, including documentation review, control-gap identification, privacy or regulatory coordination, and corrective-action tracking.

• Perform other related duties and special projects in support of the IT Security Governance program.



***This is a remote role. However, client has requested that candidates reside in Virginia or within a reasonable distance in the event they need to report on site. They may have them report on site for meetings as needed***

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**