What are the responsibilities and job description for the GRC Consultant Third party risk management position at Ztek Consulting?
Job Role: GRC Consultant Third party risk management
Location: Hunt Valley, MD
Job Description:
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
- Individual who can independently assess vendor risk, evaluate control effectiveness, and align security practices with enterprise policies and cybersecurity best practices.
- Aware of enterprise security policies, data protection standards, and frameworks such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
- Experience with GRC and risk intelligence platforms such as RSA Archer, Onspring, BitSight, UpGuard, Security Scorecard, ServiceNow, or similar tools to manage risk lifecycle activities.
- Operate independently in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple concurrent assessments while maintaining high-quality documentation and professional integrity.
- Must be a strong, clear, and concise communicator that is self-starting and can remain organized when faced with multiple assignments that require granular-level tracking
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead and execute end-to-end third-party/vendor risk assessments across technology, supply chain, SaaS, and hybrid environments, identifying control gaps and recommending risk mitigation strategies.
- Perform deep technical reviews of solution, application, and solution
- architectures, security controls, and cloud solutions from a security engineering perspective, translating findings into actionable remediation guidance.
- Conduct hands-on SOC 2 analysis, evaluate control design and operating effectiveness, and clearly articulate control gaps and risk impacts to stakeholders.
- Ensure alignment of third-party assessments and internal practices with enterprise security policies, data protection standards, and frameworks such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
- Leverage and administer GRC and risk intelligence platforms such as RSA Archer, Onspring, BitSight, UpGuard, Security Scorecard, ServiceNow, or similar tools to manage risk lifecycle activities.
- Coordination with business partners such as Legal, Procurement, IT, Privacy, Audit, and Security Operations to drive timely assessment completion and remediation tracking.
- Develop and report meaningful risk metrics and program insights to leadership, demonstrating effectiveness and continuous improvement of the TPRM program.
- Contribute to the development, enhancement, and rationalization of information security policies, standards, and exception processes based on risk findings and industry best practices.
- Communicate complex technical and risk concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders; build trusted relationships across business units.
Generic Managerial Skills, If any
- Good communication, reporting skills
- Ability to communicate complex technical and risk concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders; build trusted relationships across business units
Education
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science
Salary : $120,000 - $150,000