Senior IT Compliance & Risk Analyst

Optimum; Bethpage (NY); On-site; USD 93,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum is seeking a Senior IT Compliance Analyst in Bethpage, NY to support SOX, PCI DSS, and NIST CSF programs across enterprise technologies. You will test controls, analyze data, and collaborate with IT and business partners to strengthen compliance and audit readiness.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in IT compliance or IT audit, strong data analytics skills, and hands-on experience with scripting and GRC platforms.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in IT Compliance, IT Audit, Technology Risk, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical compliance and control testing across enterprise technologies, applications, systems, infrastructure, and cloud environments, including access, security, and operational controls
• Test key technology controls including logical access, privileged access, user access reviews, change management, authentication, password management, and other essential controls
• Extract, reconcile, validate, and analyze technical evidence, system-generated data, and large data populations to identify exceptions, trends, anomalies, and potential control issues
• Perform completeness and accuracy validation of system-generated reports, data extracts, and compliance evidence used during testing activities
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation of testing procedures, evidence reviewed, conclusions reached and identified exceptions
• Collaborate with IT technical groups, Cybersecurity, business groups, control owners, Internal Audit, and other stakeholders to gather and evaluate evidence, understand technical processes, and assess control effectiveness
• Identify control exceptions and work collaboratively with control owners and technical teams to investigate issues, determine root causes, and support remediation efforts through closure
• Support internal and external audits by performing technical analysis, responding to evidence requests, and assisting with audit inquiries
• Lead assigned compliance testing, monitoring, and process improvement initiatives from planning through implementation and reporting
• Develop and maintain compliance analytics, dashboards, automated workflows, and continuous control monitoring solutions to proactively identify control deficiencies, exceptions, and emerging risks

Skills

IT Compliance

IT Audit

Cybersecurity

Data analytics

Scripting/Automation

PowerShell

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Power Automate

Alteryx

SQL Server

Active Directory

Job description

Optimum is seeking a Senior IT Compliance Analyst in Bethpage, NY to support SOX, PCI DSS, and NIST CSF programs across enterprise technologies. You will test controls, analyze data, and collaborate with IT and business partners to strengthen compliance and audit readiness.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in IT compliance or IT audit, strong data analytics skills, and hands-on experience with scripting and GRC platforms.