IT Risk Analyst (Onsite Role)

O'Reilly Auto Parts; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Purchase Plan

401k with Employer Contributions

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (1

Tuition Educational Assistance

Health/Wellbeing Programs

Career Growth Opportunities

Job summary

O'Reilly Auto Parts is seeking an IT Risk Analyst to safeguard our digital ecosystem and strengthen operational resilience. You will gather data, monitor technology and operational risks, evaluate controls, and support cross-functional remediation with IT, Security, Legal, and Compliance teams.

This Springfield, MO-based role requires collaboration with multiple stakeholders to surface insights and ensure alignment with industry standards and organizational policies.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor operational and technology risk parameters within established frameworks and escalate deviations.
• Assist in evaluating IT controls to mitigate risks.
• Support risk treatment planning and track remediation across departments.
• Collaborate with IT, Information Security, Legal, and Compliance teams to implement risk strategies.
• Collate, interpret, and analyze risk and compliance data to support leadership decisions.
• Conduct regular compliance monitoring and identify procedural gaps and guidance needs.
• Address inquiries regarding risk policies, governance standards, and processes.

Skills

Risk Monitoring

Control Evaluation

Remediation Tracking

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Data Analysis

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

Associate degree

Industry certification

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 option.

Key Responsibilities

• Risk Monitoring & Deviation Tracking: Monitor operational and technology risk parameters within established frameworks, promptly identifying and escalating deviations to senior colleagues.
• Control Evaluation & Mitigation: Assist in evaluating IT controls to ensure they effectively mitigate emerging and existing technology risks.
• Remediation & Action Tracking: Support risk treatment planning, track remediation efforts across departments, and verify issue resolution.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with IT, Information Security, Legal, and Compliance teams to develop, implement, and enforce risk management strategies.
• Data Analysis & Reporting: Collate, interpret, and analyze risk and compliance data using standard tools and frameworks to support leadership decision-making and reporting.
• Compliance Assurance: Conduct regular compliance monitoring activities, identify procedural gaps, and provide basic guidance on regulatory and governance requirements.
• Inquiry Resolution: 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.

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.

Your first job at O'Reilly Auto Parts is just the beginning! From a comprehensive benefits and compensation package to a rewarding and positive work environment, your leaders will support you and foster your development so you can grow with the company.

Our promote-from-within philosophy means our top leaders worked their way up - and you can, too.

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and history at oreillyauto.com/careers.