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Cybersecurity Analyst (GRC)

City of New York

New York, NYFull-time$75–100K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$75–100K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Cybersecurity Analyst (GRC) supports the City’s cybersecurity risk, audit, and compliance programs within Cyber Command. The role assesses agency cybersecurity risks and compliance, evaluates security controls and policies, and helps ensure adherence to Citywide standards and frameworks. The analyst also documents findings, communicates results to stakeholders, and tracks remediation of identified deficiencies and compliance gaps.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cybersecurity Risk AssessmentCybersecurity AuditingCompliance AssessmentControl TestingAudit MethodologiesAudit ReportingRemediation TrackingRegulatory Analysis

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or EquivalentFour Years Related Experience

Full job description

Job Description

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) leverages technology to drive opportunity, improve public safety, and help government run better across New York City. From delivering affordable broadband to protecting against cybersecurity threats and building digital government services, OTI is at the forefront of how the city delivers for New Yorkers in the 21st century. Follow us on social media @NYCOfficeofTech, and visit www.nyc.gov/oti to learn more.

At OTI, we offer great benefits, and the chance to work on projects that have a meaningful impact on millions of people. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with other passionate professionals who share your drive and commitment to making a difference through technology.

About Cyber Command

Cyber Command is charged with protecting all City systems against cyber threats, including systems that deliver vital services to New Yorkers. Headed by the Chief Information Security Officer of the City of New York, we provide in-depth support to over 100 agencies and offices to protect, detect, identify, respond to, and recover from cyber threats.

Job Description

Cybersecurity Analyst (GRC) are essential members of the Cyber Command team who build and maintain effective Citywide Cybersecurity risk, audit, and compliance programs. The Cyber Governance, Risk and Compliance Analyst will be tasked with continuously improving Cyber Command and will participate in Citywide cybersecurity risk assessments.

The Cyber Governance, Risk and Compliance Analyst will serve in a security risk, audit and compliance analyst role within the Cyber Command Audit and Compliance Division. The Analyst will help shape and assess NYC agencies' cybersecurity risks and compliance posture, enforce and ensure compliance with Citywide cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures and cybersecurity frameworks.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Review security assessment and service performance reports to identify any significant issues or variances and initiate corrective actions where necessary.

  • Review and analyze various cybersecurity risk cases, including justification and exceptions documents submitted by agencies.

  • Assist in the development of cybersecurity risk and compliance assessment procedures and testing methodologies based on established frameworks and guidelines.

  • Assess NYC Agencies’ documented information security and technology policies, procedures, and practices.

  • Conduct evaluations of cybersecurity programs or their individual components to ensure compliance with Citywide cybersecurity policies and standards.

  • Conduct risk-based cybersecurity audits of NYC agencies’ programs, projects, and initiatives, including evaluation of the design and operating effectiveness of security controls.

  • Execute audit procedures, perform technical and procedural control testing, evaluate supporting evidence, and document results in accordance with established audit methodologies.

  • Draft and present finding reports accompanied with working papers, concise controls assessments, and systems testing reports (both narrative and table based).

  • Prepare and maintain audit working papers that support observations, findings, conclusions, and recommendations; communicate audit results clearly to stakeholders.

  • Track and validate remediation of audit findings, cybersecurity control deficiencies, and compliance gaps.

  • Analyze legal, regulatory, contractual, and policy requirements relevant to cybersecurity controls and compliance; support clear documentation of compliance gaps and related recommendations.

  • Engage in communications with NYC Agencies to assist Agencies in complying with Citywide policies and standards, and

  • Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned.

HOURS/SHIFT

Day - Due to the necessary technical duties of this position in a 24/7 operation, candidate may be required to work various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.

WORK LOCATION

Brooklyn, NY

TO APPLY

  • Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration

Please go to www.cityjobs/jobs/search and search for Job ID # 809118

SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW

APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT APPROVAL

OTI participates in E-Verify

IT SECURITY SPECIALIST - 95622

Qualifications

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to projects and policies required by the particular position; or,

Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Salary Min: $ 75,000.00

Salary Max: $100,000.00

How this job compares

Set against the 1,046 open Cybersecurity Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$75–100K/yr
  • New York median$87–158K/yr24 salary ranges
  • US median$103–148K/yr757 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $88K, is 28% below the New York median midpoint ($121K) — in the lowest quarter of Cybersecurity Analyst salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 34 open Cybersecurity Analyst jobs in New York and 1,046 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Cybersecurity Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (857 postings).
Education
232 of the 1,046 open Cybersecurity Analyst jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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