Data Center Compliance Analyst

rowan; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Rowan Digital Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Compliance Analyst to manage the ongoing Governance, Risk, and Compliance program across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS. You will coordinate evidence collection, monitor control performance, support audits, and drive remediation efforts year-round.

Reporting to the SOC Compliance Manager, you will collaborate with Data Center Operations, IT, Information Security, Facilities, and Legal to ensure audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
• Experience in compliance, risk management, internal audit, information security, or governance-related roles.
• Experience supporting SOC 1 / SOC 2, ISO 27001, or PCI DSS 4.0 with auditors/assessors.

Responsibilities

• Maintain audit readiness for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS by coordinating control owner activities and preparing for assessments.
• Manage centralized evidence repositories and validate evidence for audit readiness.
• Serve as liaison with external auditors, assessors, and certification bodies for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS activities.
• Monitor control performance through periodic reviews and testing; identify compliance gaps early.
• Track audit findings, deficiencies, risk treatment actions, and remedial plans through closure.
• Facilitate risk assessments and maintain risk registers and mitigation tracking.
• Coordinate ISO 27001 internal audit program including schedules, audits, and corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain compliance policies, procedures and control documentation.
• Support customer due diligence requests and security questionnaires to reduce friction in reviews.
• Partner with various teams to provide compliance guidance and produce dashboards for leadership.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Audit, or a related discipline

Job description

At Rowan Digital Infrastructure, we are transforming data center delivery for speed and scale. Our mission is to deliver best-in-class data center solutions to hyperscale customers who share our commitment to sustainability, and to do so with an unwavering focus on efficiency, quality, and flexibility. Our data center solutions are tailored to our customers' needs and delivered by our exceptional end-to-end team. Rowan is assembling a strategic portfolio of data center sites in Tier 1 markets across the United States at various stages of development, and we're looking for incredible and passionate people to help us advance our company and our commitment to building a more sustainable future.

Rowan is backed by Quinbrook, a leading investor in the energy transition, and Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager.

Role Summary

As Rowan grows its data center footprint and customer base, the Compliance Analyst provides the operational capacity to run and sustain Rowan's second-line Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) program across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS. This Senior Associate-level Compliance Analyst role keeps compliance activities continuously managed rather than treated as periodic events: coordinating evidence collection, monitoring control performance, supporting audits, tracking remediation, facilitating risk assessments, and running the ISO 27001 internal audit program. Working closely with Data Center Operations, IT, Information Security, Facilities, and other stakeholders, the Compliance Analyst frees operational teams to focus on running the business while keeping Rowan audit-ready year-round. The role reports to the SOC Compliance Manager.

Travel

Ability to travel 25-50% depending on project needs

Location

Temple, TX or Denver, CO (3-day hybrid in-office/on-site role)

Compensation

$90K - $105K (Offers Bonus)

Essential Responsibilities

• Maintain continuous audit readiness for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS by coordinating control owner activities, reviewing audit artifacts throughout the year, and preparing stakeholders for assessments
• Manage centralized evidence repositories, working with control owners to agree on evidence standards and to collect, validate, and maintain audit evidence, building internal capability that reduces reliance on external consultants
• Serve as a primary liaison with external auditors, assessors, and certification bodies, coordinating schedules, evidence requests, walkthroughs, and testing for annual SOC 2 examinations, ISO 27001 certification and surveillance audits, and PCI DSS activities
• Monitor control performance through periodic reviews and testing, identify compliance gaps early, and follow up with control owners on overdue activities and control failures
• Track audit findings, control deficiencies, risk treatment actions and corrective action plans through closure, coordinating remediation with owners and validating closure evidence
• Facilitate risk assessments across data center and technology operations, document risk treatment strategies, and maintain risk registers and mitigation tracking
• Coordinate and run the ISO 27001 internal audit program, including audit schedules and plans, internal audits, reports, and corrective action follow-through
• Develop and maintain compliance policies, procedures and control documentation, and monitor evolving regulatory, industry and customer requirements for potential impacts
• Support customer due diligence requests and security questionnaires to reduce friction in customer reviews and sales cycles
• Partner with Data Center Operations, Physical Security, IT, Information Security, Facilities and Legal to provide compliance guidance to control owners, and produce dashboards and status reporting for leadership on audit readiness, remediation and risk

Education, Skills, and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Audit, or a related discipline
• 3+ years of experience in compliance, risk management, internal audit, information security, or governance-related rolesExperience supporting SOC 1 / SOC 2, ISO 27001, or PCI DSS 4.0, including working with external auditors, assessors, or certification bodies
• Understanding of IT general, information security and operational controls, with experience performing risk assessments and tracking remediation
• Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills with high attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive accountability across multiple departments

Preferred Experience

• Experience in a colocation, hyperscale, cloud, managed s