Senior Security Analyst, Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Caliber; Lewisville (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Caliber is seeking a Senior Analyst to lead governance and risk efforts in IT and platform development. You will develop, implement, and enforce control standards, perform risk assessments, and drive compliance across technology and business processes.

The role emphasizes hands-on project management for control-related initiatives and proactive risk mitigation, with a focus on cross‑functional collaboration and executive-level communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in computer science, information security, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enforce IT and platform development control standards aligned with industry frameworks.
• Lead risk assessments to identify security risks within systems and third‑party vendors.
• Define and implement security governance frameworks across the organization.
• Manage compliance programs, including gap assessment and remediation actions.
• Monitor and report vulnerabilities and control gaps to executives.
• Maintain Technology Compliance Dashboard and coordinate across IT teams.
• Stay current with changes in IT and cybersecurity regulations and standards.
• Communicate complex risks in clear terms to stakeholders.

Skills

Cyber security

IT risk management

Audit

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or information security

Tools

SOX

COBIT

NIST CSF

Job description

Service Center

CSCS TX

The Senior Analyst will lead governance efforts by developing, implementing, and enforcing IT and platform development control standards. They will play an integral role in identifying and assessing risks, creating risk mitigation strategies, and ensuring risk accountability across the organization. Additionally, this position involves hands‑on project management for control‑related projects and initiatives, emphasizing a proactive approach to both governance and risk.

The ideal candidate will be team-oriented, have strong technical communication skills, and enjoy solving opportunities within a fast‑paced exciting environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update security policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure alignment with industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST).
• Assist in defining security governance frameworks and ensure adherence across the organization.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify and evaluate security risks within systems, processes, and third‑party vendors.
• Evaluate third‑party security controls and manage vendor compliance with organizational security requirements.
• Lead the design, development, and execution of compliance program to ensure that technology and business processes meet compliance requirements.
• Assist with managing all aspects of the compliance program, including gap assessment, risk management, risk mitigation, monitoring/auditing, policy administration, addressing violations, and performing corrective actions.
• Manage the monitoring of business and technology activities and risks for compliance with applicable rules and regulations of cybersecurity.
• Communicate complex issues in simple terms to executive management and team members.
• Conduct scoping and risk assessments to determine risk impact, meaningful control design, impact, and issues with the leadership team.
• Analyze risks around platform transaction processing and impact on compliance controls.
• Track relevant laws and regulations and update operating manuals, policies and procedures documents when regulations change related to cybersecurity.
• Prepare compliance status reports for internal management, clients and auditors.
• Grow Technology Compliance capabilities on‑prem and in key cloud environments (e.g. Azure, GCP, Snowflake).
• Identify, develop, and implement monitoring activities for high risk, externally exposed applications
• Consult with key stakeholders on existing, modified, and future governance risk and controls activities including ones related to Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and Internal Controller.
• Oversee daily operations of the Technology Compliance Dashboard in order to:
  • Identify daily control gaps and monitor remediation to completion
  • Troubleshoot technology issues within the dashboard
  • Identify and document business requirements for new monitoring controls
  • Work with various IT teams to convert business requirements into new monitoring controls
• Stay informed on key changes within the IT and cyber security environments to keep Technology Compliance procedures aligned with current processes and risks
• Review, critique, and recommend best practices for improving current processes through automation
• Promote a culture of cyber security risk awareness by providing subject matter expertise on control identification, implementation, monitoring, and best practices
• Maintain and develop existing and new contacts within the professional network of cyber security and IT risk management peers and consultants/vendors
• Continuously develop knowledge of evolving best practices through peer benchmarking, industry events/associations, and educational opportunities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent

• 5+ years of experience working in cyber security, IT risk, audit, and/or IT compliance
• Strong knowledge of IT auditing and risk management techniques and IT general control processes (change management, systems development life cycle, information security, IT operations, etc.)
• Successful track record of positively influencing stakeholders
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Experience establishing strong working relationships with business partners
• Demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries, and influence others
• Ability to define and manage internal projects and milestones and demonstrated leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop and present risk information to all levels of an organization
• Experience with automating controls, data and analytics
• Strong understanding of IT Risk Management requirements and frameworks, including SOX, COBIT, and NIST CSF

Caliber uses E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.

Must be eligible to work in the U.S. with no restrictions.