Senior Security Controls Designer & Tester (Hands-on)

Insight Global (United States); McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in McKinney, TX, seeks an IT Risk QA Senior Analyst to translate cybersecurity standards into testable controls and independently test those controls for design and operating effectiveness. This hands-on role requires collaboration with IT SMEs and control owners throughout the testing lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in cybersecurity GRC or related fields, strong experience in designing controls, and familiarity with NIST/ISO frameworks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cybersecurity GRC, IT Risk, IT Audit, or security controls experience.
• Experience designing and creating net-new cybersecurity controls.
• Translating cybersecurity standards into clear, testable controls.
• Hands-on design and operating effectiveness testing.
• Review processes, evidence, samples, exceptions, and control gaps.
• Experience with technical IT SMEs and control owners.
• Ability to drive controls from design through testing and completion.
• Knowledge across IAM, cloud security, cryptography, network security, vulnerability management, and data protection.
• Knowledge of NIST, FFIEC, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, or SOX ITGC.
• Financial services or highly regulated industry experience.
• CISA, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, Security+, or similar certification.
• Experience with Archer or similar GRC platforms.

Responsibilities

• Translate established cybersecurity standards into testable controls.
• Design and implement net-new security controls.
• Test controls for design and operating effectiveness.
• Collaborate with technical IT SMEs and control owners.
• Drive controls from design through testing and completion.

Skills

Cybersecurity GRC

Security controls design

Test design & testing

IAM

Cloud security

Network security

Archer knowledge

Education

CISA

CISSP

CISM

CRISC

Security+

ISO 27001

Tools

Archer

Job description

Insight Global in McKinney, TX, seeks an IT Risk QA Senior Analyst to translate cybersecurity standards into testable controls and independently test those controls for design and operating effectiveness. This hands-on role requires collaboration with IT SMEs and control owners throughout the testing lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in cybersecurity GRC or related fields, strong experience in designing controls, and familiarity with NIST/ISO frameworks.