Governance, Risk, & Compliance Analyst | 57/hr POST NUMBER: 450027

• SOC II or FedRAMP auditing experience

• ISO 27001 experience
• Gathering audit evidence
• Building a common control framework

• Lead the vendor security review process, including intake, risk assessment, documentation, and re-evaluation cycles.
• Collaborate with IT and Legal to embed security and privacy requirements into contracts and onboarding workflows.
• Maintain the vendor inventory and risk classification system; track remediation items and expiration of security attestations (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.).
• Assess cloud platforms, SaaS tools, and third-party services against security, compliance, and privacy requirements.

• Coordinate responses to client security assessments, due diligence requests, and audits.
• Coordinate with attorneys, business development, and compliance teams to support contractual commitments.
• Maintain a centralized repository of audit evidence and standard responses using tools such as Loopio.

• Support the day-to-day management of our ISO 27001-certified ISMS, including control implementation and documentation.
• Assist in preparation for surveillance and recertification audits and maintain alignment with ISO 27001:2022 control requirements.
• Track risk treatment plans, control testing, and internal audit findings.

• Draft, update, and socialize firmwide security and privacy policies.
• Maintain a control library mapped across multiple frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST 800-171, CMMC, and client-specific standards.
• Support the intake and processing of exceptions to security policies, ensuring proper documentation and leadership awareness.

• Assist with maintaining the risk register, including identification, analysis, and tracking of risks and mitigations.
• Coordinate with internal teams during security incidents to ensure proper documentation, containment, and reporting.

• Administer employee training programs including mandatory awareness training and role-specific modules.
• Coordinate phishing simulations and follow-up education for at-risk users.
• Partner with Marketing and IT to drive behavior change through campaigns, posters, and communication.

• Maintain and optimize the GRC toolset (e.g., UpGuard, KnowBe4, Loopio).
• Drive process improvements in risk assessments, audits, and reporting dashboards.
• Support annual penetration testing coordination and track remediation progress.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

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Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

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Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
• Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
• Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
• Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.