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Cybersecurity/IT Risk Governance Lead

Austin, TX, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago

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On-site

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Neos Consulting

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Skills

Reporting
IT Security
Onboarding
Auditing
Sustainability
Taxonomy
Cyber Security
IT Risk
IT Risk Management
Risk Management
Oracle Linux
Workflow
Documentation
Knowledge Transfer
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Summary

City : Austin

State : Texas

Neos is Seeking a Cybersecurity/IT Risk Governance Lead for a contract role with our client in Austin, TX.

***REMOTE (TEXAS) - ONLY CANDIDATES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN TEXAS WILL BE CONSIDERED***

No calls, no emails, please respond directly to the "apply" link with your resume and contact details.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Define end to end governance workflows for:
o Risk identification and intake
o Risk review and validation
o Risk acceptance, mitigation, or transfer
o Ongoing monitoring and periodic reassessment
Establish roles and responsibilities for risk owners, reviewers, and governance bodies.
Design escalation and reporting processes for high risk and accepted risks.
Engage key stakeholders across business, technology, security, and governance functions to validate risk requirements and workflows.
Facilitate working sessions or workshops to socialize the risk register and governance processes.
Support onboarding of initial risks into the enterprise risk register.
Produce clear, audit ready documentation covering:
o Risk register structure and data definitions
o Risk scoring methodology
o Governance workflows and decision authorities
Provide knowledge transfer to designated security staff to ensure sustainability beyond the contract term.

The contractor shall provide the following deliverables during the engagement:

Enterprise Risk Register Framework
o Standardized risk register template and taxonomy
Risk Scoring and Prioritization Model
o Documented likelihood and impact scales
o Scoring methodology and prioritization logic
Risk Governance Model
o Defined workflows for risk intake, review, acceptance, and monitoring
o Roles and responsibilities matrix
Initial Population of Risk Register
o Initial set of documented risks reflecting current cybersecurity and technology risk posture
Final Documentation Package
o Consolidated guidance and operating procedures for ongoing risk management

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

8 years Required Experience with Risk Register Design and Framework

8 years Required Experience with Risk Scoring and Prioritization Model

8 years Required Experience with Governance Processes and Workflows

8 years Required Experience with Stakeholder and Enablement

8 years Required Demonstrated skill with documentation and knowledge transfer

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Company Info

About Neos Consulting

What makes Neos unique and different from other firms? We treat our consultants like valued customers. The owners of Neos are career onsite IT consultants. We understand the demands of being a consultant at a customer site – we lived it every day. We’ve built and run Neos to provide a first-class experience for our consultants. Neos has been twice recognized as a Best Places to Work by the Austin Business Journal. Founded in South Austin in 2003, Neos is an IT consulting and staffing firm specializing in state and local government, public agencies, K-12, and higher education customers. Neos is the #1 provider of IT Staff Augmentation services to Texas state and local governments via the Texas Department of Information Resources. We have been recognized twice by Inc. magazine as one the fastest-growing companies in America and twice by Austin Business Journal as a Fast 50 company in Central Texas.

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