Information Technology Risk Manager

4 days ago


Houston, Texas, United States Emergent Professional Resources L.P. (EPR) Full time

Our Specialty Insurance client is looking to add an
IT Risk Consultant
to their team to their team. This opportunity is located in the
Jersey Village area of Huston and offers hybrid flexibility.
This role works closely with IT, cybersecurity, compliance, and business units to ensure the effective management of risks across systems, applications, and processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Risk Identification & Assessment

  • Identify potential IT and cybersecurity risks across infrastructure, applications, vendors, and business processes
  • Conduct regular IT risk assessments, gap analyses, and control evaluations
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and threats to determine associated risk exposure
  • Support risk scoring, prioritization, and reporting in alignment with the enterprise risk management framework

Risk Mitigation & Control Management

  • Recommend, implement, and monitor risk mitigation strategies and IT controls
  • Collaborate with system owners to remediate control gaps or vulnerabilities
  • Validate the effectiveness of technical and procedural controls (e.g., access management, change management, backup/recovery)
  • Support policy and standards development for IT governance and security

Compliance & Audit Support

  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, NIST)
  • Assist internal and external auditors with IT audit activities, supplying evidence and documentation
  • Monitor adherence to IT policies, procedures, and best practices

Reporting & Documentation

  • Prepare regular IT risk reports and dashboards for senior management and risk committees
  • Maintain risk registers, assessment records, and audit logs
  • Communicate complex risk concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Incident & Vendor Risk Management

  • Support incident response activities, including root-cause analysis and corrective action planning
  • Conduct vendor and third-party risk assessments, focusing on security posture and contractual compliance

Required Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in IT risk, cybersecurity, IT audit, or governance
  • Knowledge of frameworks and standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, COBIT, and CIS Controls
  • Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, applications, cloud environments, and security practices
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills
  • Experience with GRC tools (e.g., Archer, ServiceNow, LogicGate, RSA)


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