Security Risk Analyst

College Board•Remote - Virginia, VA

3d•$72,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

The Information Security Governance Risk and Compliance (ISGRC) team at the College Board works closely with other teams across the organization to assess and certify the security of College Board’s information systems and processes. This dedicated team facilitates information security governance and compliance by assessing College Board’s vendors, reviewing and negotiating contractual commitments to information security, planning for disaster response and recovery, testing system strength using industry-recognized frameworks (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS and SOC2) and obtaining related compliance certifications, implementing information security policies, promoting security awareness and training, and testing the acumen of College Board employees through robust and innovative training and phishing campaigns. As a Security Risk Analyst, you will have the critical role of being responsible for evaluating and managing exceptions to IT security policies, for managing the Organization’s Risk and Control Issues Register (Risk Register), and for developing reports and metrics. Your strong technical communication and negotiation skills will help you build relationships and collaborate with diverse stakeholders and reduce risk to the organization and ensure compliance. Under the direction of management, you will manage the Risk Register and perform security policy exceptions to help the College Board understand its critical risks.

Requirements

5-7 years of experience managing or supporting IT Security Risk and Control Risk Register and processing policy exceptions.
Strong understanding of risk management techniques such as risk identification, risk scoring, risk mitigation, and risk tracking.
Proven ability to lead conversations balancing risk and multiple business needs that result in positive outcomes with multiple stakeholders.
The capacity to assess risk information and make risk recommendations independently.
Strong organization and prioritization skills and the proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, both independently and as a member of the team.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Vendor Risk Management policies and procedures.
Bachelor’s degree required.
The ability to travel 2-4 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business.
A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
Authorization to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Experience with governance, risk, and compliance tools (e.g., OneTrust) preferred.
Experience with information security and privacy frameworks such as ISO 27001, COBIT, NIST-CSF, NIST 800-53, GDPR etc.
Current Information Security Certification (e.g., CISSP, CRISC, CISM, CISA, or related security certification) preferred or the ability to attain one within 6 months of hire.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, IT management or four years equivalent IT and security industry experience.

Responsibilities

Leads the management of the issues and risks and quickly escalates any untimely completion of audit actions.
Works independently to communicate risks and works with others to problem-solve risks to tolerance levels based on data and evidence.
Maintains data quality of Risk Register and executes any required data clean-up exercises.
Understands College Board work to be able to drive Risk or Control Owners to ensure consistent application of policies and standards.
Raises awareness about Risk & Control Issues, Policy exceptions, and available risk reduction options.
Fosters a culture of risk awareness and compliance within the technology department and across the organization.
Independently analyzes policy exception submissions and provides risk assessment reports for critical service lines, applications, and infrastructure hosted on-prem and in the cloud.
Evaluates and manage exceptions to IT security policies.
Manages materials for the Exception Review Board and presents exception information to executive leadership and senior team members.
Maintains an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of IT security policies and principles.
Maintains a customer-focused attitude in all interactions with customers and colleagues.
Support the Vendor Risk Management program by understanding policies and procedures.
Perform New Vendor Risk Assessments and Reassessments.
Serve as backup to the Sr. Risk Analyst.
Provides weekly and monthly reporting for the Risk Register and policy exceptions.
Produces trending metrics and escalate exceptions.
Performs other duties as assigned.