Senior Cyber Risk & Third-Party Governance Specialist

LE0099 Focus Operating, LLC; Clayton (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual cash bonus

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Focus Financial Partners seeks a proactive Senior Risk Operations Specialist to support Vulnerability Management and Risk Management within its cybersecurity program. This role collaborates with Infrastructure, Legal, Compliance, and business stakeholders to drive remediation and governance across a multi-firm environment.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in cybersecurity risk management, vendor security assessments, and familiarity with NIST CSF/ISO 27001.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in cybersecurity risk management or related discipline.
• Experience analyzing vulnerabilities and vendor security assessments.
• Knowledge of vulnerability management lifecycle and risk acceptance.
• Familiarity with NIST CSF or ISO 27001 frameworks.
• Experience with Rapid7, Tenable, Qualys, CrowdStrike or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyze vulnerability assessments and third-party security reviews with risk factors.
• Partner with multiple teams to identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity risk.
• Manage vulnerability lifecycle: tracking findings, remediation, and risk acceptance.
• Conduct due diligence for vendors and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
• Develop and maintain TPRM policies, questionnaires, and governance processes.
• Drive remediation for end-of-life technologies and security gaps.
• Support threat intelligence and exposure management processes.
• Develop, track, and report cybersecurity and third-party risk metrics to leadership.
• Support regulatory, audit, and compliance initiatives.

Skills

Cybersecurity risk management

Vulnerability management

Third-party risk management

Policy writing

Incident response

KRI/KPI reporting

Education

CISSP

CISM

GIAC certifications

Tools

Rapid7

Tenable

Qualys

CrowdStrike

Job description

Focus Financial Partners seeks a proactive Senior Risk Operations Specialist to support Vulnerability Management and Risk Management within its cybersecurity program. This role collaborates with Infrastructure, Legal, Compliance, and business stakeholders to drive remediation and governance across a multi-firm environment.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in cybersecurity risk management, vendor security assessments, and familiarity with NIST CSF/ISO 27001.