IT Risk Analyst (Onsite Role)

O'Reilly Automotive; Headquarters (ID); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

O'Reilly Auto Parts seeks an IT Risk Analyst to bolster its digital resilience. You will gather data, monitor risk across IT and operations, evaluate controls, and support remediation with IT, Security, Legal, and Compliance teams.

Collaborating with cross-functional partners, you will surface insights, track deviations from risk frameworks, and ensure adherence to industry standards and company policies. This role emphasizes data-driven risk management and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Associate degree, equivalent technical training, or relevant industry certification.
• 7-12 months hands-on experience with standard IT, risk, or compliance procedures and systems.
• 4-6 months of coordinating tasks or leading the work of others.
• Working knowledge of relevant IT laws, regulations, policies, and industry standards.
• Ability to assimilate data from multiple sources, identify patterns, and draw sound conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor operational and technology risk parameters within established frameworks, promptly identifying and escalating deviations to senior colleagues.
• Assist in evaluating IT controls to ensure they effectively mitigate emerging and existing technology risks.
• Support risk treatment planning, track remediation efforts across departments, and verify issue resolution.
• Partner with IT, Information Security, Legal, and Compliance teams to develop, implement, and enforce risk management strategies.
• Collate, interpret, and analyze risk and compliance data using standard tools and frameworks to support leadership decision-making and reporting.
• Conduct regular compliance monitoring activities, identify procedural gaps, and provide basic guidance on regulatory and governance requirements.
• Address internal and external stakeholder inquiries regarding risk policies, governance standards, and operational processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Leadership coordination

Data interpretation

Education

Associate degree or equivalent training

Tools

Office tools

Risk registers

Job description

We are seeking a detail-oriented IT Risk Analyst to help safeguard our digital ecosystem and strengthen our operational resilience. In this role, you will gather critical data, monitor technology and operational risks, evaluate control effectiveness, and support cross-functional remediation efforts.

Working closely with IT, Security, Legal, and Compliance teams, you will track deviations from established risk frameworks, surface actionable insights, and ensure our systems align with industry standards and organizational policies.

This position is located in Springfield MO, Remote work is not an optio n

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor operational and technology risk parameters within established frameworks, promptly identifying and escalating deviations to senior colleagues.
• Assist in evaluating IT controls to ensure they effectively mitigate emerging and existing technology risks.
• Support risk treatment planning, track remediation efforts across departments, and verify issue resolution.
• Partner with IT, Information Security, Legal, and Compliance teams to develop, implement, and enforce risk management strategies.
• Collate, interpret, and analyze risk and compliance data using standard tools and frameworks to support leadership decision-making and reporting.
• Conduct regular compliance monitoring activities, identify procedural gaps, and provide basic guidance on regulatory and governance requirements.
• Address internal and external stakeholder inquiries regarding risk policies, governance standards, and operational processes.

Qualifications & Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Associate degree, equivalent technical training, or relevant industry certification.
• Experience: 7-12 months of hands-on experience working with standard IT, risk, or compliance procedures and systems.
• Leadership/Coordination: 4-6 months of foundational experience coordinating tasks or leading the work of others.
• Regulatory Acumen: Working knowledge of relevant IT laws, regulations, policies, and industry standards.
• Analytical Skills: Demonstrated ability to assimilate data from multiple sources, identify patterns, and draw sound, actionable conclusions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience modeling or assessing risk probability and impact scenarios.
• Familiarity with gap analysis techniques and change management processes.
• Proven track record of drafting clear, structured compliance documentation and executive reports.
• Proficiency with standard enterprise office tools, risk registers, and productivity suites.
• High self-direction with the ability to manage workflows independently under general supervision.

O'Reilly Auto Parts has a proven track record of growth and stability. O'Reilly is full of successful career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy, encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization.

Total Compensation Package:

• Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
• Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs
• Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
• Opportunities for Career Growth

O'Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry (including immigration status or citizenship), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions,) age (40 and over), veteran status, uniformed service member status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or another protected status as defined by local, state, or federal law, as applicable.

Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process, please send an email to: [e-mail] or call 417-862-2674, ext. 68901, and provide your requested accommodation, and position details.

Consistent with internal policy and applicable law, the Company electronically monitors the use of Company-provided systems, including telephone conversations and transmissions, Internet access and usage, and electronic mail and transmissions. The Company additionally employs video cameras in common internal and external areas.