Job Description

Job Title: Sr. GRC Analyst

Experience: 9+ Years

Employment Type: Contract

Location: Remote

We are looking for a detail-oriented Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Analyst to support information security governance, risk management, compliance assessments, audits, and security control activities. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, and GDPR.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct IT security, enterprise, and third-party/vendor risk assessments.
• Maintain risk registers, control libraries, compliance documentation, and remediation plans.
• Support implementation and maintenance of ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and other applicable frameworks.
• Develop, review, and maintain information security policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• Perform control assessments and identify compliance gaps and security risks.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and manage audit evidence collection.
• Track audit findings, corrective actions, exceptions, and remediation activities through closure.
• Perform third-party/vendor security and compliance assessments.
• Maintain compliance evidence repositories and ensure documentation is audit-ready.
• Prepare GRC dashboards, compliance reports, risk metrics, and management presentations.
• Monitor regulatory and industry changes and assess their impact on organizational compliance.
• Collaborate with Information Security, IT, Legal, Privacy, Procurement, Internal Audit, and business teams.

Required Skills

• 6+ years of experience in GRC, Information Security, IT Risk, Audit, or Compliance.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and security controls.
• Experience with risk assessments, control testing, audit preparation, and remediation tracking.
• Experience with Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM).
• Strong documentation, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Familiarity with GRC platforms such as ServiceNow GRC, Archer, OneTrust, AuditBoard, or similar tools is preferred.

Preferred Certifications

• CISA
• CRISC
• CISM
• CISSP

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting SOC 1/SOC 2 or ISO 27001 audits.
• Knowledge of cloud security and cloud compliance.
• Experience with security questionnaires and customer audits.
• Knowledge of privacy regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, or applicable data-protection requirements.

For applications and inquiries, contact:hirings@openkyber.com

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