Information Security Analyst

Motion Recruitment; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Information Security Analyst – Governance Automation & Integration Lead is sought for hybrid work in Charlotte, NC or Chandler, AZ. The role focuses on designing, developing, and sustaining automation solutions within the Information Protection domain to transform manual governance and control processes into scalable, auditable execution models.

The candidate will build connectors, workflows, and API-based solutions across enterprise systems, translating governance requirements into

Qualifications

• Experience designing workflow automation, integrations, or governance automation in large enterprises.
• Experience translating governance or control requirements into automated solutions.
• Independent delivery of automation solutions in complex environments.
• Ability to influence outcomes in ambiguous governance or risk scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and sustain automation solutions for governance, risk, and information protection.
• Build integrations and API-based solutions across enterprise platforms and applications.
• Develop scripts and reusable automation components to reduce manual effort.
• Translate governance requirements into scalable technical solutions and patterns.
• Analyze and roadmap automation opportunities to improve efficiency and auditability.
• Collaborate with technology, data, and development teams to scale execution patterns.
• Provide audit-ready documentation and reporting artifacts.
• Support automation and AI adoption through governance execution.

Skills

Workflow automation

Application integrations

Governance automation

Python

PowerShell

VBA

IT risk management

GRC

Auditing & reporting

Data protection

Tools

Power Automate

Power BI

Job description

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Senior Information Security Analyst - Governance Automation & Integration Lead in Charlotte, NC or Chandler, AZ (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially,

Contract Duration: 12+ Months + extensions/conversion

Senior level Information Security Analyst serving as a governance automation and integration specialist within the Information Protection domain. This advanced individual contributor role is responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and sustaining automation solutions that transform manual and semi-automated governance, risk, and control processes into scalable, repeatable, and audit-defensible execution models. The role builds and maintains connectors, integrations, workflows, scripts, and API-driven solutions across enterprise platforms, commercial applications, and internally developed systems to support data protection governance, policy adherence, control execution, enterprise metrics, regulatory reporting, and audit readiness. Working independently and in partnership with business, technology, data, and development teams, the successful candidate translates governance requirements into technical solutions, identifies automation opportunities, and continuously improves the efficiency, consistency, and sustainability of enterprise control execution.

What You Will Be Doing

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and sustain automation solutions supporting governance, risk, compliance, and information protection processes
• Build and maintain integrations, connectors, and API-based solutions across enterprise platforms, commercial applications, and internally developed systems
• Develop scripts, reusable automation components, and data processing capabilities to reduce manual effort and improve control execution consistency
• Translate governance, policy, risk, and control requirements into scalable technical solutions and automation patterns
• Analyze existing manual and semi-automated processes and develop automation roadmaps to improve efficiency, accuracy, and auditability
• Partner with internal technology, data, and development teams (onshore and offshore) to translate governance and control requirements into scalable execution patterns
• Produce audit defensible documentation and reporting artifacts
• Support responsible automation and AI adoption through governance execution

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience designing and implementing workflow automation, application integrations, or governance process automation solutions
• Experience translating business, governance, risk, or control requirements into technical automation solutions
• Experience independently delivering automation solutions in large, complex enterprise environments
• Demonstrated ability to exercise professional judgment in ambiguous governance or risk scenarios and influence outcomes without formal authority
• Governance, Risk, and Controls (GRC), cybersecurity, information security, or IT risk management experience
• Experience operating in large, highly regulated enterprise environments with formal risk, audit, and governance expectations
• Experience supporting enterprise metrics, dashboards, or reporting cycles
• Practical experience using automation, scripting, low-code platforms, or application integration technologies to support repeatable governance and control execution activities
• Intermediate scripting and automation development experience (Python, PowerShell, VBA, or similar languages) with the ability to independently develop production-ready automation solutions

Desired / Preferred Skills

• Power Automate for workflow, notifications, or governance automation
• Power BI and/or Microsoft Fabric experience
• Information protection or data security experience