Security Analyst

InfoStride; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DTMB Agency Services for MDCR, MCSC and MiLEAP seeks a Senior IT Business/Compliance Analyst to oversee SSPs and DRPs, guiding compliance with NIST and SOM standards. This role coordinates with business, security teams, and auditors to ensure complete evidence and alignment across agencies.

The Senior Analyst acts as a liaison among stakeholders, ensuring processes and documentation meet regulatory requirements, and collaborates with vendors, project managers, and analysts throughout renewal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cyber security, Information Assurance, Business Analytics, or IT related field or 5 years of experience.
• Advanced degrees (MS in Cybersecurity/ISA, IT Leadership, or MBA with IT/Security) preferred.
• Educational or professional knowledge of NIST Framework and Controls required.
• Strong written and oral communication abilities.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for maintaining and updating SSPs in line with NIST and SOM standards.
• Lead ATO renewal planning, materials, timelines, and ongoing compliance for supported applications.
• Ensure applications maintain a valid ATO on a 3-year cycle and update controls accordingly.
• Review security risk assessments and recommend corrective actions.
• Assess risks for high-level security incidents and develop management reports.
• Track POA&Ms and other compliance requirements with timely reporting.
• Provide senior-level support across MDCR, MCSC & MiLEAP focusing on standardized updates.
• Analyze existing compliance documentation, identify gaps, and guide corrective actions.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration to complete SSP and ATO artifacts.
• Oversee remediation of security controls and ensure issues are resolved with stakeholders.
• Identify procedural gaps during renewal cycles and apply best practices.
• Contribute to enterprise security governance and mentor team members.
• Lead mid-to-high level Incident Responses and act as incident response specialist.

Skills

NIST/PCI/HIPAA

Complex IT Apps

Meeting leadership

Business-IT liaison

Education

Bachelor's in Cybersecurity/Info Assurance/IT

Advanced degree preferred

NIST knowledge

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Local candidates ONLY. Candidates must be located within 90 miles of Lansing, MI at time of submission.

Title: Security Analyst 3 - MiLEAP, MCSC - 166272

Location: 525 West Allegan Street Lansing, MI 48933

Duration: 1 year+, should be a long-term contract that continues to extend dependent on business need.

Hybrid: Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week.

Local candidates ONLY. Candidates must be located within 90 miles of Lansing, MI at time of submission.

Summary:

This Senior IT Business/Compliance Analyst position serves as a senior resource within the Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) Agency Services for Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR), Michigan Civil Service Commission (MCSC) and Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential (MILEAP). The role provides high level oversight, guidance, and strategic direction for completing, updating, and maintaining System Security Plans (SSPs) and Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs) for the MCSC and MiLEAP applications.

The primary duty of this position is performing as the compliance authority and liaison among business partners, technical teams, security groups, and management. The Senior Analyst ensures that requirements, processes, and documentation align with State of Michigan standards, NIST protocols, and enterprise security governance. This role guides stakeholders through complex compliance cycles, drives consistency across application areas. They will also work and collaborate with people outside of the DTMB Agency Services Compliance Team such as vendors, auditors, project managers, and analysts.

Top Skills & Years of Experience:

• Experience providing audit evidence to comply with security standards such as NIST, PCI, HIPPA, FERPA - Required - 5 Years
• Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years - Required - 5 Years
• Experience leading meetings and making oral and written reports - Required - 5 Years
• Experience working as a liaison between different business and IT areas - Required - 5 Years

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in cyber security, Information Assurance, Business Analytics, or IT Related Field OR: 5 years of experience
• Preferred Advanced Degrees, Master’s in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Information Systems / IT Leadership, or an MBA with an IT or Security Concentration
• Educational or professional knowledge of NIST Framework and Controls a must
• Strong aptitude for written and oral communication
• Can collaborate cross-functionally

Job responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and oversight for maintaining and updating System Security Plans (SSPs), ensuring documentation accuracy, completeness, and alignment with NIST protocol and SOM compliance standards.
• Lead and coordinate the Authority to Operate (ATO) renewal process, including planning, preparing required materials, managing timelines, and ensuring successful approval and continuous compliance for all supported applications.
• Ensure all applications maintain a valid ATO on a three year cycle and lead efforts to validate and maintain accurate security controls throughout each renewal period.
• Reviews and informs management on security risk assessment results and recommends corrective actions as necessary.
• Reviews, assesses risks and scope for high level security incidents. Develops new reports for management based on those collected metrics across multiple agencies: conducts trend analysis.
• Work with stakeholders to address and track Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms) and other compliance requirements, ensuring timely reporting and closure.
• Provide senior level support across multiple business areas, MDCR, MCSC & MiLEAP, with a focus on standardized security plan updates, documentation improvements, and long term process consistency.
• Analyze existing compliance documentation, identify gaps or risks, and guide corrective actions to meet regulatory and organizational requirements.
• Coordinate cross functional collaboration with technical teams, business owners, enterprise security personnel, and project leadership to ensure all evidence and artifacts required for SSP and ATO processes are properly completed and maintained.
• Oversee review, updates, and remediation of security controls, ensuring issues are tracked, communicated, and resolved in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Lead efforts to identify procedural gaps, risks, or required updates during renewal cycles, ensuring consistent application of best practices across all supported systems.
• Contribute to enterprise security governance by providing guidance, maintaining accurate records, mentoring team members, and driving timely completion of compliance activities.
• Leads mid to high-level Incident Responses when working to resolve incidents.
• Serves as the Incident response specialist for cyber event detection, correlation, response, and recovery.