IT Governance Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama.

📋 Description

• Oversee architecture governance artifacts, decision logs, materials for the Architecture Review Board, and Architecture Decision Records.

• Assist with exception registers, compliance documentation, traceability matrices, and governance reports.

• Manage requests for security documentation and gather audit and compliance evidence.

• Monitor risks, issues, action items, mitigation plans, owners, and due dates for both program and client stakeholders.

• Aid in reporting for the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan and documentation of performance.

• Develop meeting agendas, capture outputs from meetings, document decisions, and maintain records of actions.

• Ensure traceability between approved standards, governance decisions, and implementation activities.

• Create regular status reports, process documentation, and governance metrics.

• Collaborate with technical, security, and program teams to maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date documentation.

• Support audit readiness and initiatives aimed at continuous process improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is mandatory due to federal contract stipulations.

• Candidates must reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S., and all work must be conducted in the U.S.

• Candidates should have lived in the U.S. for three (3) full years within the last five (5) years.

• A Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Systems Analysis, Business Analysis, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field; or a high school diploma with four (4) additional years of relevant experience in place of a bachelor's degree.

• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant Systems Analyst experience is required.

• Experience in supporting architecture governance, program governance, compliance management, risk management, or enterprise technology modernization initiatives.

• Proven experience in maintaining architecture repositories, decision logs, risk registers, issue logs, action trackers, compliance documentation, and governance reporting artifacts.

• Familiarity with Architecture Review Boards (ARBs), technical governance reviews, design approvals, and Architecture Decision Record (ADR) processes.

• Experience in supporting enterprise architecture documentation, including reference architectures, solution blueprints, standards, waivers, exceptions, and implementation guidance.

• Demonstrated experience in maintaining Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), exception registers, compliance evidence repositories, audit records, and governance workflows.

• Knowledge of tracking architecture, security, compliance, and governance decisions to ensure traceability, accountability, and audit readiness.

• Experience in supporting security authorization activities, ATO documentation, compliance reviews, security assessments, POA&M tracking, and risk remediation activities.

• Knowledge of cybersecurity, risk management, and compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-53, Zero Trust Architecture, FedRAMP, FIPS, RMF, and Federal security controls.

• Familiarity with tools like Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Terraform, enterprise data governance tools, and analytics platforms.

• Experience collaborating with Architects, Security Engineers, Product Managers, Program Leadership, Governance teams, Compliance teams, and Government stakeholders.

• Proven ability to develop governance dashboards, status reports, executive briefings, action-item reporting, compliance summaries, and leadership communications.

• Experience supporting audits, independent assessments, governance reviews, operational readiness reviews, and regulatory compliance activities.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills are essential.

• Experience in supporting Federal government, healthcare, or other highly regulated environments is required.

• Experience working in Agile, cross-functional delivery teams supporting cloud, analytics, AI/ML, cybersecurity, or enterprise platform modernization initiatives.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are necessary.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple activities simultaneously.

• Exceptional attention to detail and dedication to documentation accuracy.

• Capable of working independently while effectively collaborating across cross-functional teams.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and customer service orientation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer

• Reasonable accommodations for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs

• Confidential accommodation support

• Benefits information provided under the Transparency in (Benefits) Coverage Act