GRC Analyst (12mth ftc)

heanet; Dublin; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work-Life Balance

Health insurance for employees

Defined contribution pension scheme

Ongoing wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

Asiera is seeking an experienced Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Analyst for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Dublin. The role supports the Technical Teams to prepare for ISO27001 certification and involves significant documentation and compliance work.

Offering a hybrid work environment, Asiera promotes work-life balance and values collaboration, equality, and positive impact in its culture. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years ISO experience in technical settings.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years ISO experience in IT/Technical environments.
• Proven experience partnering with key technical stakeholders and project champions.
• Familiarity with Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and ISO 27001 frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Supporting technical teams for ISO27001 certification preparation.
• Conducting internal audits for ongoing conformity.
• Improving and standardizing technical and operational documentation.

Skills

ISO27001 experience

Excellent communication

Strong documentation skills

Understanding of security technologies

Experience in audit & certification processes

Tools

Reporting tools

Power BI

Job description

Asiera – Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Analyst - 12mth ftc

Formerly known as HEAnet and EduCampus, we have been supporting Ireland’s academic and research community since 1983. We are now proud to come together as one unified organisation. Our new name Asiera captures what drives us every day – Advancing Services for Irish Education, Research and Academia.

Every day, our national education and research network supports more than 1.3 million students and researchers and over 175,000 staff across Ireland’s schools, ETBs and higher education institutions – more than 1.5 million people in total. In addition, we provide mission‑critical management information systems to over 140,000 students and 20,000 staff across Ireland’s universities, technological universities, institutes of technology and colleges.

In Asiera, we are building an end‑to‑end digital ecosystem for Irish education, one that connects, enables, and empowers learners and institutions to thrive in an increasingly digital world.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced GRC Analyst to join our Project Management Office (PMO) Team on a twelve (12) month fixed term contract basis.

This role is primarily based at our Dublin 1 offices, however, we are pleased to offer a flexible work/life balance arrangement. This allows you to work from home up to three (3) days a week. You will be expected to work at least two (2) days a week in the office, giving you the opportunity to enjoy a balanced and dynamic work environment.

What the PMO does

The PMO team is responsible for the delivery of a portfolio of key projects within Asiera to help it deliver its strategic objectives. The PMO manages a wide range of projects from technical to business applications as well as ensuring the governance & reporting requirements of the company are achieved. The PMO also provides support to key stakeholders across the organisation to provide project management expertise in planning and delivering projects while meeting Asiera standards and following its project management methodology.

What the GRC Analyst does

Reporting to the PMO, the GRC Analyst will work as part of a project team to support Asiera in preparing for ISO27001 certification in 2026 with a particular focus on supporting Technical Teams to ensure processes align with ISMS policies, procedures, and security controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting technical teams to meet their requirements to prepare for certification by coaching and developingISO27001relateddocumentation.
• Supporting internal audits and ensuring ongoing conformity and effectiveness.
• Support the review, improvement, and standardisation of technical and operational documentation across Technical Services teams.
• Assistwith the development and monitoring of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics related to ISMS processes.
• Support teams in improving documentation quality, consistency, and process clarity across technical operations.
• Assistwith the collection, organisation, and maintenance of evidencerequiredfor ISO 27001 compliance and audit readiness.
• Provide operational support to activities related to NIS2 readiness and regulatory compliance.Assistwithmaintainingstructured repositories for operational documentation, registers, and reports.

How we do it

Our company values underpin how we do things in Asiera. We believe in and live by our values and understand they are integral to making Asiera a great place to work.

COLLABORATION - EQUALITY & FAIRNESS - FUTURE FOCUSED - POSITIVE IMPACT

What you get from us

We promote a healthy work/life balance, and we take the care of our team members mental health seriously. Work outside of standard hours is rare and agreed in advance.

We value knowledge sharing and communication. We have frequent team meetings combined with regular 1:1 catch‑ups to make sure no one is hitting any roadblocks.

We encourage critical thinking and the exploration of new ideas. We often form cross‑team special interest groups for specific topic discussions, both ongoing and for fixed projects.

Company Benefits

• Flexible Work-Life Balance framework
• Flexible start/finish times
• Health insurance for employees
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Ongoing wellbeing initiatives
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Tax SaverTicket scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Professional education support
• Comprehensive group and individual training & development initiatives

What we need from you

Asiera is seeking an experienced GRC Analyst with significant ISO27001 skills and experience including:

• Minimum 3 years ISO experience in IT/Technical environments
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven experience partnering with key technical stakeholders and project champions
• Experience and understanding of security technologies and concepts ideally with professional certifications or industry experience in networking, IT or Service Delivery
• Strong documentation skills- ability to understand technical processes and transfer into documentation that meets ISO27001 requirements
• Familiarity with Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and ISO 27001 frameworks and experience of audit & certification processes.
• Experience with reporting tools, operational tracking tools, workflow automation and operational metrics is beneficial but not essential

Bonus Points

We don’t need you to have experience in the following areas, but if you did it could be beneficial:

• Document management, SharePoint, data analysis, Power BI & Project Management
• Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst certification
• CompTIA Security+
• ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer
• ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
• ITIL 4 Foundation
• CRISC-Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
• CISSP-Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• CISM-Certified Information Security Manager

More important information

At Asiera we celebrate diversity and understand how important it is to our ongoing success. We would like to hear from candidates who are great at what they do and whose values align with ours.