Third Party Cyber Security Risk Analyst

TEKsystems•North Chicago, IL

4d•$45 - $45•Onsite

About The Position

The Cybersecurity Sr. Analyst is a member of the team that evaluates and monitors third party risks. The selected candidate will develop a deep understanding of the client's vendor relationships (including completing reviews of material vendor relationships/programs consistent with policy), as well as participate in monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on other risk areas that could potentially impact the client.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in relevant field
Candidate must possess strong analytical skills, an ability to work independently, inquisitiveness about different aspects of client businesses, desire to help others, and interpersonal skills that allow the candidate to work collaboratively with both internal and external customers.
Risk assessment
Third party risk
Vendor Risk
ServiceNow GRC
GRC
cybersecurity
Audit
Risk management
Risk analysis
Information security

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience with ServiceNow Engage and/or other vendor management software for tracking and managing the vendor management lifecycle.
Understanding of procurement & risk processes is an added advantage
Ability to multitask and to complete difficult assignments within tight deadlines
Skilled at managing issues through to resolution
Knowledge of information security and risk control
Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of concepts, best practices and controls in a breadth of information security areas/domains
Collaborate across multi-departments to promote industry best practices and strategic organizational security efforts the development of our IT security policies
Possess expertise in valuing and implementing industry standards such as the ISO 27001/2, SOC 2, HITRUST and FedRAMP Information Security standard and the ISO 22301 Business Continuity Standard.
Experience with implementation and operational use of GRC toolsets (Governance Risk and Compliance)
Possess CISSP/CISM certification (or similar) and be knowledge of national and international regulatory compliances and frameworks such as ISO, SOX, BASEL II, EU DPD, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.
Lead Auditor Training for ISO 13485, or ISO 9001 (ASQ), or relevant experience, for Quality Systems/GxP-impacting assessments and audits

Responsibilities

Manage vendor risks as defined by the Technology Vendor Risk Management process and procedures
Perform daily tasks using operational GRC toolsets (Governance Risk and Compliance)
Audit the initial approval of new vendor relationships to ensure vendor approval policies are being followed and to identify specific risks that should be monitored.
Act as a resource to Business Division Leaders and Senior Leadership to assist in the monitoring and analysis of identified risks and performance metrics.
Analysis of operating statistics and portfolio quality/performance of vendor relationships making recommendations to mitigate risks.
Regular monitoring of vendor performance to ensure compliance with vendor agreements and commitments.
Perform periodic reviews of Third Party vendors to confirm risk rating
Support the advancement of cyber threat and vulnerability management program to ensure consistent identification, analysis, response, and monitoring of cyber security threats, events, and vulnerabilities.
Guide business units, application development teams, and third-party vendors to achieve program requirements while enabling the business.
Apply technical knowledge of Quality System Controls to reviews vendors ability to perform, quality audits, review quality events, document control and training management.
Participate in cross-team coordination to achieve defined security goals as well as meet technical requirements in support of detailed implementation plans for security projects.
Support management in the development of strategies, policy and standards to protect information and technology assets.