GRC Analyst

About This Role

Working as a GRC Analyst, you will develop, update, and maintain practical cybersecurity policies and procedures, supporting initiatives aligned with CIS 18 Controls and related best practices. This role involves translating security policies into actionable technical and operational controls and actively monitoring adherence to established policies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain practical cybersecurity policies and procedures
• Support cybersecurity initiatives aligned primarily with the CIS 18 Controls and related cybersecurity best practices
• Translate security policies into actionable technical and operational controls
• Actively monitor adherence to established cybersecurity policies and identify areas that require remediation
• Partner directly with infrastructure, security, application, and business teams to resolve security gaps
• Work with stakeholders to address issues such as patching, vulnerable devices, inappropriate services/configurations, and other situations that fall outside established security policy
• Support Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery initiatives
• Support emerging areas including AI governance and OT/ICS cybersecurity
• Operate independently, prioritize work, and drive issues through resolution without requiring significant day-to-day oversight
• Communicate technical security requirements effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Build effective working relationships with teams across the organization to drive security improvements
• Work with cybersecurity technologies supporting areas such as asset management, vulnerability management, endpoint security (including tools such as CrowdStrike), security logging and monitoring, and SIEM/security monitoring platforms

Requirements

• Understand how to develop practical, basic cybersecurity policies; CIS 18 Controls are particularly relevant
• Experience implementing and enforcing those Cybersecurity policies; this is the biggest distinction from a traditional GRC analyst
• Understanding cybersecurity tools and operations
• Familiarity with asset management and vulnerability management tools
• Understanding of logging/monitoring tools and SIEM-type environments
• Enough technical depth to understand what the policy is governing and how it applies in the actual environment
• Ability to work independently
• Communicate and influence
• Strong interpersonal skills are important because the analyst may need cooperation from teams they do not directly manage

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical/dental/vision insurance
• HSA
• FSA
• 401(k)
• Life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees
• Paid time off for salaried personnel
• Paid sick leave for hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project

About the Company

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.