Remote Senior Financial Systems Security Analyst

Jobgether; Clifton (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual cash bonus

Health coverage (medical, dental, and视

Employee Assistance Program

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings & ESPP

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Travel for collaboration

Job summary

GFIT is seeking a Senior Analyst of Financial Systems Security in the United States to protect financial systems and data across a complex tech environment. The role blends monitoring, risk assessments, incident response, and control oversight to reduce risk and support regulatory requirements.

You will work with application, infrastructure, governance, and project teams to embed security into system implementations and changes, supporting ITGC and SOX processes and coordinating audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Systems Management, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced monitoring and analysis of security alerts and logs to identify suspicious activity, emerging threats, anomalies, and trends affecting financial systems.
• Investigate complex security events and incidents, conduct root-cause and impact analyses, and coordinate remediation with relevant technical teams.
• Act as an escalation point for high-risk security issues and incidents requiring cross-functional coordination.
• Conduct security risk assessments, identify control gaps, and recommend practical, risk-based remediation strategies.
• Evaluate the security implications of system changes, new applications, integrations, and enhancements to ensure risks are addressed early in the delivery lifecycle.
• Support IT General Controls (ITGC) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) control activities related to security monitoring, access management, and incident response.
• Provide security expertise during application implementations, infrastructure changes, and system enhancements, advising on secure design and configuration.
• Review technical designs, security requirements, and change requests to ensure alignment with corporate security standards and policies.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, project management, and governance teams to incorporate security considerations into implementation plans.
• Serve as a key contact for internal and external auditors, supporting audit walkthroughs, evidence collection, compliance reviews, and remediation discussions.
• Review security documentation, procedures, and control evidence to maintain audit readiness, accuracy, and consistency.
• Identify opportunities to improve control design, documentation quality, audit efficiency, security monitoring, reporting, and operational effectiveness.
• Share security knowledge with team members, support professional development, and contribute to the refinement of security standards, procedures, and operational practices.

Skills

Security monitoring

Risk assessment

Incident investigation

Communication

IT general controls (ITGC)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/CS/Systems Management or related field

Job description

GFIT is seeking a Senior Analyst of Financial Systems Security in the United States to protect financial systems and data across a complex tech environment. The role blends monitoring, risk assessments, incident response, and control oversight to reduce risk and support regulatory requirements.

You will work with application, infrastructure, governance, and project teams to embed security into system implementations and changes, supporting ITGC and SOX processes and coordinating audits.