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IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Analyst

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Why Choose Us

Joining the American Red Cross means you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best.

What You Need To Know About The Job

As an IT GRC Analyst, you will help mature and maintain the organizations, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) program. You focus on control assessment by evaluating, reviewing, tracking and supporting policies and controls aligned with NIST 800-53/171, COBIT, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 frameworks. Work cross?functionally with IT, Information Security, Internal Audit, Legal, and Finance to assess risks, improve processes, and support audit readiness.

This position is virtual and located/work?from?home; you will work east?coast hours with a typical workday starting at 8am.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily GRC operations, policy development, and audit readiness.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to strengthen internal controls and ensure compliance with federal regulations and industry standards.
• Promote control awareness and accountability through training and consultation.
• Maintain GRC tools (e.g., ServiceNow IRM) and stay current on technology trends.

Control Assessment

• Evaluate IT control effectiveness across infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments.
• Review documentation, identify gaps, and recommend improvements.
• Track and report control findings, risks, and remediation plans.
• Support exception and risk acceptance processes.

Audit Support

• Coordinate with internal/external auditors and business units during assessments.
• Provide consulting and first?level support for audit activities and findings.
• Assist in developing and executing remediation strategies.

Policy & Standards

• Assist in drafting, reviewing, and implementing IT policies, standards, and procedures.
• Analyze regulatory requirements and recommend updates to improve compliance.

Scope

Individual contributor that works under limited supervision. Apply subject matter knowledge. Capacity to understand specific needs or requirements to apply skills/knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in IT audit, compliance, or Information Security.
• Strong understanding of control frameworks: NIST, ISO, COBIT, FedRAMP, SOC 2.
• Experience with control assessments, documentation review, audit coordination, and utilizing ServiceNow IRM (preferred) to manage GRC workflows, automate evidence collection, and streamline issue remediation.
• Skilled in drafting and reviewing IT policies, standards and procedures.
• Strong communication, analytical, and project management skills.
• Experience working cross?functionally with technical and business teams.
• Familiarity with SAFe Agile or similar iterative delivery frameworks.
• Certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CISM are a plus.
• Combination of candidates education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to descriptions minimum education and general experience years combined (management experience cannot be substituted).

Pay Information

The annual salary range for this position is $90K - $110K. We do not offer an annual bonus for this role.

Benefits For You

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 19 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

Equal Opportunity

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.