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CLA is currently seeking a GRC Associate Consultant to join our growing Cybersecurity Team.
As a Cybersecurity GRC Associate, you’ll play an essential role in helping clients assess, design, and improve cybersecurity control environments. Your responsibilities will include:
Control Assessment & Design
Evaluate existing cybersecurity control frameworks and recommend practical enhancements tailored to the client's operating environment.Identify control gaps and evaluate associated risks, considering both likelihood and potential impact.Support the development of risk treatment plans and risk acceptance rationales.Assist with control design across people, process, and technology domains to align with regulatory, framework, and industry standards.Collaborate with clients to assess control risk ratings, prioritize remediation efforts, and communicate residual risk.Report Creation Documentation Support
Prepare clear, well-structured reports that communicate control deficiencies, risk implications, and prioritized recommendations.Document findings and observations in a manner suitable for senior leadership, audit committees, and regulatory audiences.Support clients in the development of remediation plans and internal reporting artifacts.Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information technology, or a related discipline.Relevant certifications (including associate status) such as CISA, CISSP, CRISC, Security+, or similar are desirable, but not required.Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks like NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001/27002, COBIT, or CIS Controls.Strong analytical ability and meticulous attention to detail.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Experience with GRC tools, audits, and risk assessments is a bonus.Exemplify our CLA values – curious, collaborative, transparent, inclusive, and reliable.Passion for doing impactful work, accountability for actions, initiative to make visions a reality, integrity that places honesty and trust above all else, professionalism, and conscientiousness.Our Perks:
Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)Up to 12 weeks paid parental leavePaid Volunteer Time OffMental health coverageQuarterly Wellness stipendFertility benefitsComplete list of benefits here#LI-RC1
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Wellness at CLA
To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.
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