Associate Cybersecurity Risk Analyst

Role & responsibilities

• Third Party Security Risk Management
• Execute and mature the day-to-day TPRM program, including risk-based vendor tiering aligned to data sensitivity, criticality, and regulatory obligations.
• Perform vendor security assessments using questionnaires and evidence (SIG, CAIQ, custom) and review assurance artifacts such as SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HITRUST, PCI, and pen test results.
• Document findings, drive remediation to closure, and manage time-bounded risk acceptances and exceptions.
• Support continuous monitoring (security ratings, attestation refresh) and secure vendor offboarding.
• Partner with Legal and Procurement to embed security requirements in contracts (security addendums, DPAs, breach notification, right to audit).
• Customer Security Inquiries
• Manage and respond to customer security questionnaires, RFPs, and due diligence requests.
• Maintain a repository of standardized responses and supporting documentation to enable cross-functional team independence.
• Translate complex security concepts into customer-friendly language and represent FinThrives security posture to prospects and customers.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Tooling
• Work closely with IT, Engineering, Product, and Sales to ensure timely, accurate completion of both vendor and customer reviews.
• Implement and manage tools (e.g., Whistic, Vanta, security ratings platforms) to streamline and automate inquiry and assessment workflows.
• Produce metrics and dashboards covering vendor risk posture, remediation aging, inquiry volume, and SLA performance.
• Product, Infrastructure & Compliance Knowledge
• Maintain a strong understanding of FinThrives products, SaaS architecture, data flows, and security controls.
• Support FinThrives Audit and Compliance program by aligning activities to HITRUST, HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, and ISO 27001 requirements.

Preferred candidate profile

• 1-3 years of relevant experience in information security, third party risk management, GRC, or due diligence response. \
• Experience responding to customer security questionnaires and assessing vendor security posture against frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001).
• Working knowledge of security control domains: IAM, vulnerability management, encryption, logging/monitoring, incident response, and data handling.
• Familiarity with IT infrastructure (servers, firewalls, load balancers, databases), SaaS architecture, and web applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical
• concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Customer-centric mindset with experience collaborating with Sales teams and customers.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Bachelors degree (IT, Information Security, or Business Administration preferred).
• Preferred Skills
  • Security+ or similar certification.
  • Familiarity with HITRUST, NIST, PCI DSS, and GDPR/CCPA.
  • Experience with Trust Center, questionnaire management, and continuous monitoring platforms (SafeBase, Whistic, Vanta).
  • Familiarity with cloud provider assurance models (AWS/Azure/GCP shared
  responsibility) and SaaS risk patterns.