Cybersecurity Risk Analyst

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Base pay range

$65.00 / hr - $65.00 / hr

Job Locations : Dallas, TX | Tampa, FL | Jersey City, NJ

Note : Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience in the Financial Services Industry.

Position Summary

The Information Risk Analyst / Cybersecurity Risk Analyst will be responsible for developing risk assessment questionnaires, conducting risk assessments for applications (on-premises and cloud), infrastructure (on-premises and cloud), and vendors, in accordance with a defined risk framework. These assessments will be executed through a formalized risk assessment program. The role involves identifying risks related to how business and technology teams utilize IT systems and supporting technological infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct research on technology security, cybersecurity best practices, and develop risk assessment questionnaires.
• Plan and perform risk assessments following the organization's methodology, documenting and communicating control deficiencies in business processes and technology systems.
• Collaborate with Enterprise IT to address cybersecurity risk findings, new initiatives, and ad hoc processes, covering areas such as databases, operating systems, networking devices, storage systems, and cloud solutions.
• Provide risk remediation recommendations to business and technology teams to mitigate identified control gaps.
• Clearly articulate risks in a way that is understandable to both business and technology stakeholders.
• Evaluate management responses to ensure remediation plans effectively address identified risks.
• Prepare assessment reports and dashboards for IT owners.
• Maintain risk documentation within the designated risk register.
• Guide business and technology teams through policy exception and risk acceptance processes.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the risk assessment process.

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