Analyst, GRC – Public Sector

Socure•Carson City, NV

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About The Position

Socure is seeking an Analyst, GRC – Public Sector to execute and enhance the company’s governance, risk, and compliance operations for its public sector business. Reporting to the Director of GRC – Public Sector, this role drives measurable improvements in compliance efficiency and audit readiness by managing vulnerability remediation, continuous monitoring, access oversight, and evidence preparation that allow Socure to meet the rigorous standards of FedRAMP, GovRAMP, and related frameworks. The Analyst collaborates across Security, Engineering, IT, DevOps, Product, Legal, and other teams to operationalize regulatory requirements, automate workflows, and offers the opportunity to shape the GRC strategy for Socure’s fast-growing public sector business.

Requirements

5+ years of cybersecurity or identity management experience, including 1+ year in the public sector.
Direct experience with FedRAMP, GovRAMP, and NIST frameworks (800-53, 800-63, 800-171).
Proven ability to manage continuous monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and compliance reporting.
Experience using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Glean, Gemini) and machine-readable formats (e.g., OSCAL) to automate and streamline compliance processes.
Strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Ability to adapt to changing requirements
Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents) residing in the United States and be able to obtain a U.S. OPM NACI clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience in regulated industries (e.g., financial services, healthcare) and knowledge of privacy and compliance frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, and key NIST standards.
Professional certifications preferred (CISSP, CISM, CISA, IAPP).
Proven success leading certification and compliance initiatives (FedRAMP, GovRAMP, NIST 800-63/171)
Skilled in continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, policy updates, and audit coordination across cross-functional teams.
Strong understanding of evolving cybersecurity standards and digital identity regulations, with the ability to translate them into practical risk and compliance improvements.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day coordination and execution of external Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO) assessments and responding to auditor requests for evidence and documentation.
Maintain and update FedRAMP and GovRAMP controls and documentation in alignment with organizational and regulatory requirements, including controls aligned with NIST SP 800-53 rev 5 and other related frameworks.
Prepare certification and authorization packages and maintain related documentation such as the System Security Plan (SSP) and associated appendices.
Lead the day-to-day FedRAMP continuous monitoring process including vulnerability management lifecycle, from identification through remediation and verification, coordinating with Security, Engineering, and DevOps teams to address issues identified with tools such as Wiz, Burp Suite, AWS native services, and other platforms and resolve issues within FedRAMP and GovRAMP timelines.
Coordinate recurring continuous monitoring compliance activities such as access reviews, incident response exercises, and contingency plan testing.
Oversee access controls for FedRAMP environments, including access requests, least privilege reviews and role-based access control validation and quarterly access certifications.
Design, implement and deliver FedRAMP training programs to promote compliance awareness
Create and manage automated workflows to improve efficiency.
Maintain compliance evidence repositories. audit preparation materials, and reporting artifacts.
Conduct internal reviews of logged events and control activities, escalating issues or gaps to the Director of GRC and provide status updates and reports highlighting trends, risks, and remediation progress.
Collaborate with the Director of GRC to design and implement AI-enabled compliance workflows, leveraging automation tools to streamline evidence generation, reporting, and audit readiness
Support the development, rollout, and maintenance of machine-readable compliance documentation (e.g., OSCAL or comparable structured formats) to facilitate interoperability
Partner with automation and engineering teams to integrate structured compliance data into Socure’s broader risk management and monitoring ecosystem including vulnerability remediation, access requests, and compliance reporting.
Monitor regulatory and industry trends for potential impacts to compliance strategy.
Serve as a security subject matter expert for public sector sales activities, including prospect briefings, RFP/RFQ responses, contract negotiations, and integration discussions.
Support development of external communications such as press releases and customer-facing materials related to security certifications and authorizations.
Monitor new and evolving requirements and perform gap analyses including
Updates to applicable NIST Special Publications and other government standards
Contract security requirements from new customers
Updates to the FedRAMP Program requirements and processes as the program evolves
Provide input to standards bodies on evolving standards when applicable