Risk Assessment

Contract: Chicago, Illinois, US

Salary Range: 70.00 - 75.00 | Per Hour

Job Code: 360808

End Date: 2025-05-15

Days Left: 25 days, 0 hours left

Job Title: Third-Party Risk Assessor (Onsite)
Location: Chicago, IL (100% Onsite)
Duration: 12-Month Contract-to-Hire
Pay Range: $70–$75/hour

Job Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Third-Party Risk Assessor to support enterprise-wide information security and risk initiatives by evaluating third-party vendors and their compliance with security, data privacy, and business continuity standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical foundation, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with both internal teams and external vendors.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct information security, business continuity, and risk assessments of third-party vendors.
  • Evaluate vendor documentation to determine the adequacy of security controls and risk mitigation practices.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders and vendor representatives to define assessment scope and ensure readiness.
  • Identify control gaps, document risk findings, and provide actionable recommendations.
  • Participate in ongoing risk mitigation efforts, remediation tracking, and reporting to leadership.
  • Assist with continuous improvement efforts across third-party risk assessment processes.
  • Ensure alignment with relevant frameworks such as NIST, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SOX, and COBIT.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • 5–7 years of experience in Information Security, IT Risk, or Third-Party Risk Management.

Hands-on operational knowledge of:

  • DLP technologies (Data Loss Prevention – email, endpoint, or network-based)
  • Endpoint protection suites (e.g., CrowdStrike, McAfee)
    Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)
  • EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response)
  • Windows and Linux systems
  • Understanding of the design and purpose of key security tools and controls (e.g., patching, network security).
  • Strong experience conducting assessments and documenting risk findings.
  • Familiarity with industry standards and frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, COBIT, and ITIL.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience performing third-party/vendor risk assessments.
  • Background in IT audit or risk advisory (Big 4 or internal audit functions is a plus).
  • Experience working with IT General Controls (ITGC) and ITDC controls.
  • Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex technical data into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and an analytical mindset.

 

Job Requirement
  • Third Party Risk Assessment
  • Data Loss Prevention
  • DLP
  • email
  • endpoint
  • network
  • Endpoint Protection
  • CrowdStrike
  • McAfee
  • Intrusion Prevention Systems
  • IPS
  • EDR
  • Endpoint Detection & Response
  • Information Security Controls
  • IT General Controls
  • ITGC
  • ITDC
  • Audit
  • Risk Management
  • Vendor Security Assessment
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  • Email
  • Phone
  • Tanupriya Ganguly
  • tanupriya.ganguly@collabera.com
  • 7032890198
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