IT Risk & Information Security Manager

100% Remote

6 Month Contract

$60.00+ hourly

Our Retail client with over $80B in annual revenue has over 2,000 stores, across 21 US states, with over 400,000 employees. This company is a leader in sustainable retailing with a passion for delivering excellence. By driving omni channel growth, efficiency in the shopping experience and continuing to develop with new technologies; this company is growing and developing continuing success. The leadership team strives for work-life balance for all its employees, with options for overtime if desired.

We are seeking an experienced IT Risk & Information Security Manager to serve as a subject matter expert in IT risk, controls, and security governance. This role will assess and strengthen our current control environment, drive policy maturity, and develop actionable remediation roadmaps aligned to NIST and industry best practices.

The ideal candidate is a self-driven leader who can confidently engage with senior leadership, translate complex security risks into clear business terms, and help elevate our IT risk and compliance program to the next level.

Responsibilities

• SME with various IT Risk and Controls frameworks including ITGC and information Security
• Reviews existing IT Policies and Procedures and performs assessment of gaps in current state.
• Supports development of a roadmap to resolve gaps.
• Performs risk analysis which also includes risk assessment.
• Provide support to plan, coordinate, and implement the organization s information security.
• Provide support for facilitating and helping agencies identify their current security infrastructure and define future programs, design and implementation of security related to IT systems.
• Provide daily supervision and direction to staff.
• Provide highly technical and specialized guidance, and solutions to complex security problems.
• Perform elaborate analyses and studies and prepare reports and gives presentations to upper management.

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Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Superior verbal/written skills and presentation skills and ability to multitask.
• Working knowledge of understanding business security practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of current security tools available such as hardware/software security implementation and experienced in all aspects of security.

Category Code: JN008