GRC Analyst

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YipitDataSecurity compliance
This role may be performed fully remotely within the United States., Work hours are flexible, but most employees work East Coast hours.Full-Time
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Requirements

  • Have experience in security, compliance, risk, audit, privacy, vendor risk, or another related field.
  • Have hands-on SOC 2 experience, including supporting Type I or Type II audits.
  • Be able to test controls, validate evidence, coordinate with auditors, and track remediation through completion.
  • Be familiar with SOC 2, NIST CSF, or similar security and compliance frameworks.
  • Be able to connect policy or framework requirements to real-world practices in teams and systems.
  • Write clearly and translate complicated requirements for people unfamiliar with security frameworks.
  • Notice inconsistencies, missing information, and answers that do not add up.
  • Organize multiple workstreams, meet deadlines, and follow through.
  • Communicate with technical and non-technical teams and explain why requirements matter.
  • Use good judgment, take ownership, and know when to work independently or escalate.

Responsibilities

  • Drive GRC workstreams from initial request through evidence collection, testing, remediation, and completion.
  • Keep the company audit-ready throughout the year.
  • Test security controls and assess whether they are working.
  • Conduct risk assessments, identify gaps, and help teams develop remediation plans.
  • Map controls across SOC 2 and other frameworks.
  • Coordinate access reviews, control testing, policy reviews, risk updates, and audit evidence requests.
  • Review vendors’ security practices and support customer security questionnaires.
  • Draft and maintain policies, standards, control narratives, risk records, metrics, and program documentation.
  • Track findings and remediation commitments, follow up with owners, and keep issues moving toward resolution.
  • Simplify and automate repetitive GRC work and help develop governance for AI products, agents, and new ways of handling data.