Information Security GRC Analyst

Green Thumb - Chicago, IL

Full-time

Chicago, IL

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Information Security Governance, Risk & Compliance Analyst plays a crucial role in maintaining compliance with security policies and regulations within the organization. This position is responsible for conducting risk assessments, managing compliance reviews, and ensuring the organization adheres to industry standards such as HIPAA, SOX, and NIST. The analyst will work closely with IT and business stakeholders to enhance security awareness and mitigate risks, while also participating in audits and developing security policies.

Responsibilities

• Own the relationship working with IT and business stakeholders to perform ongoing internal and vendor risk assessments, providing reporting to stakeholders, and ensuring appropriate action is taken.
• Update and track KPIs from the Information Security risk register and work with stakeholders on developing Corrective Action Plans to address risks.
• Provide guidance to newer staff working with internal IT stakeholders for vulnerability management, ensuring vulnerabilities are remediated in accordance with policy and SLAs.
• Own the process for working with IT and business stakeholders to perform ongoing compliance reviews in line with security policies, information security regulations (HIPAA, SOX/ITGC), and security frameworks (NIST, MITRE, etc.).
• Assist with ongoing internal operations and tasks, including ITGC security reviews.
• Spearhead the ongoing internal and external SOX and HIPAA audits and other security audits that are relevant to GTI's business.
• Provide updates and insight during the development and maintenance of Information Security policies, standards and procedures, aligning with NIST.
• Lead the identification of security training and awareness initiatives for the organization.
• Participate in incident response tabletops, business continuity tests, and other compliance activities and exercises.
• Maintain KPIs and KRIs for Information Security risk & compliance activities.
• Execute tasks as a member of the Information Security team as assigned by management.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to Associate Information Security GRC Analysts.
• Stay up to date on relevant laws and regulations to ensure continuous compliance and audit readiness.
• Collaborate with the IT and security teams in response to security incidents, ensuring proper documentation and reporting.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with responsibilities relating to security and compliance.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Security or Information Technology may help you stand out but is not required; demonstrated work experience can be substituted.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong conceptual understanding of Information Security theories.
• Knowledge of network, application, and cloud security controls.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and compliance standards such as NIST, MITRE, OWASP, HIPAA, PCI-DSS and SOX.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with well-organized and structured work habits, and the ability to identify and mitigate risks.

Nice-to-haves

• Security certifications, such as CRISC, CISA are preferred, but not required.