Governance, Risk, & Compliance Specialist (REMOTE)

Beacon Hill is now hiring for a fully-remote GRC specialist who has experience working in the energy sector. This is a contract to hire position with occasional travel. If you or anyone you know is interested, please apply online and we will reach out!

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Specialist

Overview

Seeking a GRC Specialist to support the Information Security team by managing security compliance, audits, risk assessments, policy governance, and regulatory requirements across enterprise technology environments. This role will help strengthen the organization's security posture through effective governance and continuous compliance monitoring.

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in GRC, cybersecurity compliance, IT audit, information security, or related areas.
  • Knowledge of frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and CIS Controls.
  • Experience supporting audits, control testing, evidence collection, and remediation activities.
  • Ability to develop and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures.
  • Experience with risk assessments, compliance reviews, and vendor risk management.
  • Strong documentation, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Experience collaborating with IT, Security, Engineering, Legal, Compliance, and other business teams.
  • Working knowledge of cloud security, identity and access management, vulnerability management, and incident response.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in regulated or critical infrastructure industries.
  • Relevant certifications such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, Security+, or ISO 27001.
  • Experience with GRC platforms including ServiceNow GRC, Archer, OneTrust, AuditBoard, LogicGate, Drata, or Vanta.
  • Familiarity with privacy, data protection, and third-party risk management programs.
  • Experience creating compliance reporting, risk dashboards, and executive-level presentations.
Responsibilities
  • Support governance, risk, and compliance initiatives across the organization.
  • Maintain security documentation, policies, and compliance records.
  • Coordinate audit activities and compliance evidence collection.
  • Track remediation efforts, audit findings, exceptions, and risk treatment plans.
  • Conduct control testing, risk assessments, and vendor reviews.
  • Assist with mapping controls to security and compliance frameworks.
  • Maintain risk registers, control inventories, and compliance reporting.
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to support security and regulatory requirements.
  • Monitor compliance trends and contribute to continuous improvement of the security program.
Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply. California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Company Profile

Beacon Hill Technologies, a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, provides world class technology talent across all industries utilizing a complete suite of staffing services. Beacon Hill Technologies' dedicated team of recruiting and staffing experts consistently delivers quality IT professionals to solve our customers' technical and business needs.

Beacon Hill Technologies covers a broad spectrum of IT positions, including Project Management and Business Analysis, Programming/Development, Database, Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, Production/Support and ERP roles.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting

Benefits Information

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefi
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