Senior IT Business/Compliance Analyst

Senior IT Business/Compliance AnalystJob#: 3058454Job Description:The primary duty of this position is performing as the compliance authority and liaison among business partners, technical teams, security groups, and management. The Senior Analyst ensures that requirements, processes, and documentation align with standards, NIST protocols, and enterprise security governance. This role guides stakeholders through complex compliance cycles, drives consistency across application areas. They will also work and collaborate with people outside of the Compliance Team such as vendors, auditors, project managers, and analysts.Job responsibilities:Provide leadership and oversight for maintaining and updating System Security Plans (SSPs), ensuring documentation accuracy, completeness, and alignment with NIST protocol and compliance standards.Lead and coordinate the Authority to Operate (ATO) renewal process, including planning, preparing required materials, managing timelines, and ensuring successful approval and continuous compliance for all supported applications.Ensure all applications maintain a valid ATO on a three‑year cycle and lead efforts to validate and maintain accurate security controls throughout each renewal period.Reviews and informs management on security risk assessment results and recommends corrective actions as necessary.Reviews, assesses risks and scope for high level security incidents. Develops new reports for management based on those collected metrics across multiple agencies: conducts trend analysis.Work with stakeholders to address and track Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms) and other compliance requirements, ensuring timely reporting and closure.Provide senior‑level support across multiple business areas with a focus on standardized security plan updates, documentation improvements, and long‑term process consistency.Analyze existing compliance documentation, identify gaps or risks, and guide corrective actions to meet regulatory and organizational requirements.Coordinate cross‑functional collaboration with technical teams, business owners, enterprise security personnel, and project leadership to ensure all evidence and artifacts required for SSP and ATO processes are properly completed and maintained.Oversee review, updates, and remediation of security controls, ensuring issues are tracked, communicated, and resolved in collaboration with stakeholders.Lead efforts to identify procedural gaps, risks, or required updates during renewal cycles, ensuring consistent application of best practices across all supported systems.Contribute to enterprise security governance by providing guidance, maintaining accurate records, mentoring team members, and driving timely completion of compliance activities.Leads mid to high-level Incident Responses when working to resolve incidents.Serves as the Incident response specialist for cyber event detection, correlation, response, and recovery.Job Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in cyber security, Information Assurance, Business Analytics, or IT Related Field OR: 5 years of experience Preferred Advanced Degrees, Master’s in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Information Systems / IT Leadership, or an MBA with an IT or Security ConcentrationEducational or professional knowledge of NIST Framework and Controls a mustStrong aptitude for written and oral communicationStrong documentation skillsCan collaborate cross-functionallySkillRequired / DesiredRequired Years of experienceGovernance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) -3+ years Required3+ yearsExperience providing audit evidence to comply with security standards such as NIST, PCI, HIPPA, FERPARequired5 YearsExposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 yearsRequired5 YearsExperience leading meetings and making oral and written reportsRequired5 YearsExperience working as a liaison between different business and IT areasRequired5 YearsKnowledge or experience creating supporting documentation for IT system auditsHighly Desired2 YearsExperience with the creation of Disaster Recover Plans, Business Continuity Plans, and Incident Response PlansHighly Desired2 YearsKeylight experience strong desiredHighly Desired1-3+ yearsEverforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. 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