Senior IT Business/Compliance Analyst

Apex Systems; Lansing (MI); In loco; USD 55.000 - 72.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Apex Systems is seeking a Senior IT Business/Compliance Analyst in Lansing, MI to act as compliance authority across business, security, and IT teams. You will drive SSP maintenance, ATO renewals, and risk assessments to ensure regulatory alignment and governance.

The role requires strong experience in NIST, PCI, HIPAA, FERPA, and cross-functional collaboration, including vendors and project managers. A background in security controls and incident response is essential.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in cyber security, Information Assurance, Business Analytics, or IT Related Field OR 5 years of experience
• Educational or professional knowledge of NIST Framework and Controls a must
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and lead meetings
• Proven experience providing audit evidence to comply with standards like NIST, PCI, HIPAA, FERPA
• Experience maintaining SSPs, ATO renewals, and security controls across applications
• Experience coordinating cross-functional collaboration for SSP/ATO evidence

Mansioni

• Provide leadership for maintaining and updating System Security Plans (SSPs).
• Lead ATO renewal process, planning materials and managing timelines.
• Ensure applications have a valid ATO on a 3-year cycle and update controls.
• Analyze security risk assessments and propose corrective actions.
• Develop management reports from metrics across agencies.
• Track Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms) and ensure timely closure.
• Support standardized security plan updates and documentation improvements.
• Identify gaps in compliance documentation and guide corrective actions.
• Coordinate evidence for SSP and ATO with stakeholders.

Conoscenze

GRC

Audit evidence

NIST

Stakeholder liaison

Incident response

Disaster Recovery

Business Continuity

POA&Ms

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in cyber security / information assurance / IT related field

5 years of experience in related field

Strumenti

Keylight

Descrizione del lavoro

## Job Description# Senior IT Business/Compliance AnalystApply**Job#: 3058454****Job Description:****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 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 Compliance Team such as vendors, auditors, project managers, and analysts.****Job responsibilities:*** **Provide leadership and oversight for maintaining and updating System Security Plans (SSPs), ensuring documentation accuracy, completeness, and alignment with NIST protocol and 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 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.****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*** **Strong documentation skills*** **Can collaborate cross-functionally****Skill****Required / Desired****Required Years of experience****Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) -3+ years****Required****3+ years****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****Knowledge or experience creating supporting documentation for IT system audits****Highly Desired****2 Years****Experience with the creation of Disaster Recover Plans, Business Continuity Plans, and Incident Response Plans****Highly Desired****2 Years****Keylight experience strong desired****Highly Desired****1-3+ years** *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** Contract**Location:** Lansing, MI, US**Job Type:****Date Posted:** November 5, 2026**Pay Range:** $40 - $52 per hour