Senior IT Security & Compliance Analyst (Public Sector)

Jobtailor; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Security & Compliance Analyst to analyze, document, and validate security processes and system requirements supporting retirement benefits administration.

You will define and refine security and compliance requirements for enhancements with program offices and technical teams, create audit-ready documentation, support UAT, monitor timelines, and perform data analysis to support risk tracking.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in security, compliance, risk management, or related field in government, public retirement, or regulated financial environments.
• Experience documenting and evaluating security controls, governance processes, and compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting security assessments, audit activities, policy reviews, and control validations.
• Knowledge of security frameworks for public sector environments (e.g., NIST CSF, NIST 800-53).
• Familiarity with data protection, access controls, and secure implementation in system changes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, document, and validate security processes and system requirements supporting retirement benefits administration.
• Define and refine security and compliance requirements for system enhancements and initiatives with program offices and technical teams.
• Create and maintain audit-ready documentation including security requirements, user stories, workflows, and use cases.
• Support solution design and UAT to verify security controls are properly implemented.
• Monitor deliverables and timelines against security and compliance objectives.
• Conduct gap analyses on legislative, regulatory, and policy changes and their operational impact.

Skills

Security frameworks

Risk management

Audit documentation

Data protection

Disaster recovery

NIST CSF / 800-53

Agile SDLC

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in information security / cybersecurity / information systems

Tools

Azure DevOps

GRC platforms

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Security & Compliance Analyst to analyze, document, and validate security processes and system requirements supporting retirement benefits administration.

You will define and refine security and compliance requirements for enhancements with program offices and technical teams, create audit-ready documentation, support UAT, monitor timelines, and perform data analysis to support risk tracking.