AnnouncementDetails
Open Date 11/02/2026
Requisition Number PRN46655B
Job Title Information Systems Auditors
Working Title Security Assurance & Compliance Analyst, IV
Career Progression Track P00
Track Level P4 - Advanced
FLSA Code Computer Employee
Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
Standard Hours per Week 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule Summary Monday - Friday 8am-5pm
VP Area Academic Affairs
Department 00640 - CHPC Ctr for High Perform Computing
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range $64,122 - $124,278
Close Date 01/29/2027
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) 11/28/2026
Job Summary The Security Assurance & Compliance Analyst, IV serves as an advanced individual contributor within the CHPC Security & Compliance team. This individual owns and will be the primary builder of the operational assurance and compliance lifecycle for CHPC environments supporting regulated and sensitive research. The position is responsible for compliance documentation, assessment readiness, control and evidence management, findings and remediation tracking, GRC workflows, governance documentation, and continuous improvement.
The Analyst works with technical teams and University partners to ensure applicable requirements are accurately interpreted and documented, controls are supported by sufficient and traceable evidence, findings are managed to closure, and environments remain assessment-ready. Applicable requirements may include NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, HIPAA, University information security requirements, federal contractual obligations, and other sponsor or regulatory requirements in relation to Linux and/or Windows.
Responsibilities - Maintain and reconcile System Security Plans, POA&Ms, control implementation statements, findings, risks, and related compliance documentation.
- Lead preparation for mock audits, security assessments, sponsor reviews, and other compliance evaluations.
- Evaluate security evidence for sufficiency, currency, relevance, and traceability to applicable requirements.
- Coordinate evidence requests and control validation with CHPC technical subject-matter experts.
- Track findings and remediation activities, including owners, milestones, dependencies, target dates, and closure evidence.
- Draft and maintain security policies, procedures, standards, organizationally defined parameters, and other governance documentation.
- Research and interpret cybersecurity, regulatory, contractual, and institutional requirements affecting CHPC regulated environments.
- Maintain operational compliance workflows within Hyperproof or other GRC platforms, including controls, evidence, assessments, findings, and remediation tracking.
- Perform quality reviews to identify inconsistencies among security documentation, control records, evidence, policies, and actual practices.
- Develop compliance and assurance reporting for assessment readiness, evidence status, open findings, remediation progress, and upcoming requirements.
- Coordinate complex compliance matters with University Information Security, GRC, Privacy, Research Security, IRB, Legal, contracting offices, and other institutional partners.
- Provide compliance and documentation support following security incidents or significant control changes.
- Provide subject-matter guidance and peer collaboration to other team members as appropriate.
Minimum Qualifications EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Information Systems Auditor, IV: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.
Demonstrated ability to:- Independently research and interpret security and compliance requirements.
- Develop and maintain professional security and compliance documentation.
- Evaluate security controls and supporting evidence.
- Utilize strong project and workflow discipline, including the ability to manage multiple findings, evidence requests, assessments, remediation activities, owners, dependencies, and compliance deadlines concurrently.
- Communicate and knowledge share effectively with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Feel comfortable exercising independent judgment in complex or ambiguous compliance matters.
Preferences - Experience with NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-171A, CMMC, NIST SP 800-53, HIPAA, or comparable security and privacy frameworks.
- Experience preparing for or coordinating cybersecurity audits, mock audits, assessments, sponsor reviews, or compliance evaluations.
- Experience developing or maintaining SSPs, POA&Ms, security policies, control narratives, governance documents, assessment evidence, or continuous-compliance programs.
- Experience with Hyperproof or another governance, risk, and compliance platform.
- Experience supporting higher education, research computing, high-performance computing, regulated research, government, or federally sponsored research environments.
- Experience translating technical security implementations into clear, defensible compliance documentation and evidence requirements.
- Professional certification such as CISA, CGRC, CRISC, CISSP, Security+, or a comparable cybersecurity, audit, risk, or compliance credential.
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions SummaryAdditional Information The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.
