Senior Enterprise Risk Analyst (Remote From Anywhere In CO)

State of Colorado; Colorado; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is seeking a Senior Enterprise Risk Analyst to operationalize the enterprise risk management program across OIT and the state agencies it supports. You will translate risk methodologies into defined processes, governance, and workflows connecting risk assessments, the Enterprise Risk Register, remediation plans, and reporting.

You will identify gaps, drive workflow improvements and data requirements—including building out integration and

Qualifications

• Five or more years in enterprise risk management, information security governance, IT compliance or related fields.
• Experience developing or improving risk management, compliance, or assurance processes, with clear documentation and accountability mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Translate risk management methodology into practical procedures, templates and workflows.
• Link system-level risk assessments with the Enterprise Risk Register, remediation plans and reporting.
• Define risk ownership, residual risk, evidence, and escalation with clear accountability.
• Define information requirements, data ownership, evidence and refresh cycles for risk reports.
• Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement, including through ServiceNow IRM.
• Support implementation and continuous improvement of the enterprise risk management program.

Skills

Enterprise risk management

Risk governance

Risk reporting

Process documentation

Information security governance

Tools

ServiceNow IRM

Job description

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The Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is seeking a Senior Enterprise Risk Analyst to operationalize the enterprise risk management program across OIT and the state agencies it supports. In this role, you will translate established risk management methodology into defined processes, procedures, governance arrangements, and workflows connecting system-level risk assessments, the Enterprise Risk Register, remediation plans, policy exceptions, vendor and third-party risk, and enterprise risk reporting. You will establish standards for documenting, maintaining, and sharing risk information to ensure clear accountability, evidence traceability, and appropriate consideration of system-level findings in enterprise decisions.

Additionally, you will identify gaps in existing practices, drive workflow improvements and data requirements—including building out integration and automation through ServiceNow Integrated Risk Management (IRM)—and support the enterprise risk management roadmap to build a consistent, scalable, and evidence-based risk management capability across the organization.

Essential Functions

• Risk Methodology and Process Implementation: Translate the established enterprise risk management methodology into practical procedures, guidance, templates, and workflows. Define how risks are identified, documented, assessed, prioritized, reviewed, and escalated, and how supporting processes operate consistently across OIT and the agencies it supports. Outcome - Documented and repeatable risk management processes that support consistent implementation of the established methodology.

• Risk Assessment and Enterprise Risk Integration: Establish the processes that connect system-level risk assessments with the Enterprise Risk Register, remediation plans, policy exceptions, and enterprise risk reporting. Define how assessment findings, ownership, residual risk, and supporting evidence are recorded, linked, and escalated, working with technical risk specialists to preserve system-level context and identify material or systemic concerns. Analyze assessment findings, identify material risks and information gaps, and recommend risk priorities and actions. Outcome - A traceable, evidence-based process for connecting system-level findings to enterprise risk decisions, with clear ownership, documented limitations, and actionable recommendations.

• Risk Governance and Accountability: Document and clarify risk management roles, responsibilities, decision rights, approval requirements, escalation paths and handoffs. Review relevant policies, standards, procedures and assurance activities to identify gaps or duplication, and recommend improvements to the Risk Standard and supporting guidance. Outcome - Clearer governance arrangements and accountability for risk management decisions and activities.

• Risk Information and Reporting: Define information requirements, data ownership, evidence requirements, and refresh cycles for risk assessments, the Enterprise Risk Register, remediation activities, policy exceptions, and enterprise risk reporting. Identify data quality, availability, and integration gaps, and establish reporting requirements that support reliable, evidence-based risk analysis and decision-making. Outcome - Defined information requirements and reliable, traceable risk information to support enterprise risk reporting and decision-making.

• Workflow Automation and Process Improvement: Analyze risk management processes to identify manual activities, duplication, bottlenecks and opportunities for automation. Translate established risk methodologies, policies and governance requirements into business rules, functional requirements and repeatable workflows, including through ServiceNow Integrated Risk Management (IRM). Collaborate with technical and data teams to design, test and refine automated processes, ensuring that workflows preserve required approvals, accountability, evidence and traceability. Outcome - More efficient, consistent and traceable risk management workflows, with reduced manual effort and improved visibility of the enterprise risk management program.

• Risk Program Implementation and Continuous Improvement: Support implementation of the enterprise risk management roadmap by coordinating activities, tracking milestones and dependencies, identifying barriers and preparing recommendations for decisions. Evaluate the effectiveness of implemented processes and recommend improvements based on operational experience, assessment findings, audits, and evolving program requirements. Outcome - Measurable progress in implementing and improving the enterprise risk management program.

A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

This is a skills-based job announcement. The required minimum qualifications and/or education (if substituting for the proven experience, knowledge, and skills), are as follows:

Minimum Qualifications

• At least five (5) years of professional experience in enterprise risk management, information security governance, IT compliance, IT audit, risk program implementation, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing or improving risk management, compliance, audit or assurance processes, including procedures, governance arrangements, documentation and accountability mechanisms.

Substitutions

• Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
• Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
• If the minimum qualifications include a degree requirement, additional appropriate paid or unpaid experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience analyzing business processes and translating policy, regulatory, or program requirements into operational procedures, repeatable workflows, or system requirements.
• Demonstrated experience working across technical and business teams to implement processes, resolve issues, and support management decisions.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing business processes and translating policy, regulatory or program requirements into operational procedures, repeatable workflows or system requirements.
• Demonstrated experience using ServiceNow IRM or GRC tool.
• Demonstrated experience working across technical and business teams to implement processes, resolve issues and support management decisions.
• Relevant professional training or certifications, such as CISSP, CRISC or CISA, may receive substitution credit toward experience or education requirements but may not completely substitute for the required experience.

Conditions of Employment

OIT employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state agency locations where they might perform work.

A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Post-employment background checks will be required for specific agencies as business needs dictate, which may include a polygraph exam, fingerprint-based criminal history search, reference checks, and a drug test.

This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed.

If this posting indicates “remote from anywhere in CO” in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado.

While candidates from out of state will be considered for this role, the candidate selected for the position must relocate and reside in Colorado on the first day of their new position. A reasonable timeframe for relocation will be established on an individual basis, while considering business needs, and determining a start date.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

The Governor's Office of Information Technology is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator at [e-mail] or call [phone].

This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies based upon business need.

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