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Job Specifications

Job: Cybersecurity Risk Analyst
Duration: 6 Months

Job Description:
The Information Risk Analyst/Consultant is responsible for creating risk assessment questionnaires, performing risk assessments of applications (on-premises and cloud), infrastructure (on-premises and cloud), as well as vendors assessments against a defined risk framework. These assessments will be conducted through a formalized risk assessment program. The Information Risk Analyst will have the ability to identify risks that are associated how business and technology workforce utilize information technology and in supporting technological systems.

Principal Responsibilities:
• Research technology security issues, cybersecurity best practices, and create risk assessments questionnaires that can be used to assess applications and infrastructure.
• Schedule and perform information risk assessments using methodology; identify, document and communicate control deficiencies in business processes and technology systems.
• Partner with the Enterprise IT to agree on cybersecurity risk findings identified through the risk assessment (e.g., Databases, Operating Systems, Networking Devices, Storage Systems, Cloud Systems, etc.), new initiatives, and ad hoc processes.
• Provide risk remediation recommendations that the business and technology may implement to mitigate identified control gaps.
• Partner with business and IT to ensure that risks are clearly articulated in a manner that is understood by business and technology audiences.
• Evaluate management responses to ensure that remediation plans and tasks adequately address identified control gaps.
• Create asse3ssment reports and dashboards that will be communicated with various IT owners.
• Document risk issues in the designated risk register
• Assist the business and technology groups through the process for policy exceptions and risk acceptance.
• Participate in and influence information risk assessment process improvement.

Experience:
• 5+ years of risk assessment experience in one or more areas: application, infrastructure, vendor risk management
• Financial Services Industry experience a plus but not required.
• Proficiency with Information Risk Management best practices
• Proficiency with information technology in general and cybersecurity technical issues

Knowledge and Skills Required:
• Proven technical knowledge of infrastructure, networks, databases and systems and how they affect an organization’s cybersecurity risk.
• Proven knowledge of security methodologies, policies, standards and best practices.
• Proven knowledge of information technology systems, infrastructure and operations.
• Ability to explain and articulate technical concepts using both technical and non-technical terms.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Excellent presentation skills (MS PowerPoint)
• Ability to manipulate data in a spreadsheet (MS Excel)
• Ability to work collaboratively by building consensus and influencing decision making to foster forward progress with projects and initiatives.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, coupled with ability to be versatile and flexible.
• Sound business judgment and the ability to work successfully with all levels of management.
• Excellent grammar and style skills; ability to adapt writing style for different audiences and media.

Education, Training and Certification:
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• CISSP/CISM/CRISC/CCSP certification preferred

About the Company

eTeam was formed in 1999 with the goal of becoming the supplier of choice for clients, employees and contingent workers. Today, we're one of the fastest-growing companies in New Jersey and ranked as one of the best companies to work for by Staffing Industry Analysts and New Jersey Business. We're also an honored member of Deloitte's Technology Fast 50. eTeam provides high-volume staffing, SOW and pay rolling services to structured contingent workforce programs and projects across the U.S., Canada and India. We also offer ... Know more