Remote IT Governance Analyst: Cloud & Security Oversight

ICF; El Paso (TX); Remote; USD 81,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking a Systems Analyst to support architecture governance, security, and compliance for a large federal data and analytics modernization program. The role emphasizes documentation, risk tracking, and audit readiness, collaborating with architects, security teams, and government stakeholders.

The position is remote with occasional client meetings, requiring U.S. citizenship and eligibility to work in the United States.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities for complex governance data.
• Experience documenting risks, decisions, and compliance obligations.
• Knowledge of federal security controls and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain architecture governance artifacts, decision logs, Architecture Review Board (ARB) materials, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
• Support development and maintenance of exception registers, compliance documentation, traceability matrices, and governance reports.
• Coordinate security documentation requests and collect audit and compliance evidence for assessments and reviews.
• Track risks, issues, action items, mitigation plans, owners, and due dates, ensuring visibility to the Program Manager and client stakeholders.
• Prepare meeting agendas, capture meeting outputs, document decisions, and maintain records of resulting actions.
• Maintain traceability between approved standards, governance decisions, and implementation activities.
• Produce recurring status reports, process documentation, and governance metrics.
• Collaborate with technical, security, and program teams to ensure documentation remains accurate, complete, and current.
• Assist with audit readiness efforts and support continuous process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Communication

Independent work

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Systems Analysis, Business Analysis, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field

High school diploma with four years of relevant experience

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Terraform

Databricks

Governance tools

Job description

ICF is seeking a Systems Analyst to support architecture governance, security, and compliance for a large federal data and analytics modernization program. The role emphasizes documentation, risk tracking, and audit readiness, collaborating with architects, security teams, and government stakeholders.

The position is remote with occasional client meetings, requiring U.S. citizenship and eligibility to work in the United States.