Virtual IT Compliance Specialist Work From Home

Naukri Mitra; United States; Remote; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Naukri Mitra is seeking an IT Compliance Specialist to map new data protection guidelines to existing controls in a fully remote, flexible schedule environment. The role blends policy, audit, and vendor risk across the business, with diverse, non-repetitive work each week.

You’ll lead scheduled and ad-hoc audits, draft corrective action plans, and communicate requirements clearly to non-compliance teams, all while balancing workload in a virtual setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT compliance or information security governance.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks applicable to IT.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and map new regulatory changes to existing controls.
• Conduct scheduled and ad-hoc audits across IT systems and policies.
• Draft and implement corrective action plans when gaps are found.
• Perform risk assessments and translate findings into recommendations.
• Partner with IT, legal, HR and operations to keep policies aligned.

Skills

IT compliance

Information security

Regulatory frameworks

Audits

Communication

Tools

GRC software

Job description

Regulatory frameworks shift constantly, and organizations need someone who can keep pace without missing a beat. This IT Compliance Specialist position is built for exactly that person — someone who reads a new data protection guideline and immediately starts mapping it against existing controls, rather than waiting to be told. The role is fully remote, and both full-time and part-time schedules are currently open. You'll be joining a compliance function that touches nearly every part of the business, from information security policy to vendor risk. The work is steady but never repetitive: one week might involve a full internal audit cycle, the next could be spent updating documentation ahead of an external review or briefing a department head on a new regulatory requirement.

What This Role Actually Covers

• Monitor existing compliance frameworks and identify where controls are drifting out of alignment
• Conduct scheduled and ad-hoc audits across IT systems, policies, and vendor agreements
• Draft and implement corrective action plans when gaps are found, then track them to closure
• Perform risk assessments and translate findings into practical, prioritized recommendations
• Build and refine compliance strategies that hold up as regulations evolve
• Track regulatory changes relevant to the industry and flag their operational impact early
• Partner with cross-functional teams — IT, legal, HR, and operations — to keep policies consistent across departments

The Background

• Demonstrated experience in IT compliance, information security governance, or a closely related discipline
• Working knowledge of common regulatory frameworks and how they apply to IT environments
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to spot patterns across large sets of policy and audit data
• Sharp attention to detail — small documentation errors in compliance work tend to become large problems later
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication, since much of this role involves explaining requirements to non-compliance colleagues
• Comfort managing your own workload in a fully virtual setting, with minimal day-to-day oversight

Nice-to-Haves That Set Candidates Apart

• Familiarity with recognized compliance or information security certifications
• Prior experience supporting audits for a distributed or remote-first organization
• Exposure to compliance management or GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) software tools
• A track record of building compliance documentation from scratch rather than maintaining someone else's system

How the Team Works

Everyone on this team works remotely, so communication happens deliberately rather than by accident — with regular check-ins, clear written updates, and a shared expectation that questions are raised early rather than left unasked. At Naukri Mitra, we focus on connecting the right talent with the right opportunity, and that same philosophy shapes how this team operates internally: people are matched to the work that suits their strengths, and autonomy is given in proportion to trust earned. You won't be micromanaged, but you also won't be left guessing about priorities. Weekly syncs keep everyone aligned on what's urgent versus what can wait, and there's a genuine open-door culture around escalating concerns before they become bigger issues.

Compensation and Schedule

This position is offered at $25,000 per year for the full‑time track, with part‑time hours available for candidates who need a lighter weekly commitment. Both schedules come with the same expectations around quality and ownership — the difference is purely in hours, not responsibility level. Remote compliance roles like this one give you room to structure your day around focused audit work and collaborative check‑ins, without a commute eating into either.

Where This Role Can Take You

Compliance work builds a skill set that transfers well — into risk management, information security leadership, or broader governance functions down the line. This isn't a role designed to keep you in place; it's designed to give you enough real ownership that your next move, whenever you're ready, is a step up rather than a lateral shift. You'll also get exposure to how compliance decisions ripple across an entire organization, which is the kind of context that's hard to build in a narrower role.