Operational Risk Jobs in Illinois (NOW HIRING)

Please note: This is an in-office position that is located in Springfield, IL

Application Instructions: Interested candidates are encouraged to apply with a resume and cover letter detailing their experience and qualifications relevant to this position.

About Us:
At INB, your career is more than a job; it’s a chance to make a difference. As a locally owned, community-focused bank, we help individuals and businesses reach their financial goals through personalized service and trusted relationships. Our team is built on care, creativity, teamwork, balance, smart work, and enthusiasm. Join us and be part of a purpose-driven culture that makes a positive impact every day.

Job Summary: The Risk & Compliance Analyst safeguards organizational assets and ensures regulatory compliance by managing information security, risk assessments, policy reviews, and audit operations. This role also oversees third-party vendor compliance, delivers security training, and supports business continuity. Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Asset Management: Maintain an inventory of organizational information assets. Maintain workflow/process diagrams for all critical bank functions.
• Business Continuity: Maintain business continuity plans to ensure organizational resilience. Facilitate periodic disaster recovery testing.
• Risk Assessment Management: Conduct risk assessments to assist in managing risk mitigation strategies to protect organizational assets.
• Policy Management: Manage review process of all security policies, standards, and procedures in line with industry standards
• Change Management: Monitor change management processes to ensure that security impacts are assessed and managed.
• Operational Security Monitoring: Continuously monitor security operations to identify and address potential threats and verify effective controls operation.
• Identity and Access: Management: Manage identity and access controls to safeguard sensitive information. Conduct User Access Reviews periodically to ensure compliance with Role Based Access Controls.
• Audit Operations: Participate: in external audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Audit Remediation: Implement: and track remediation efforts for audit findings to ensure compliance and security.
• Third-Party Management: Assess and manage third-party vendors to ensure they meet security requirements.
• Security Awareness Training: Deliver security awareness training programs to educate employees on best practices.
• Framework and Regulatory: Compliance Management: Ensure compliance with key frameworks including NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, and regulatory compliance such as GLBA, PCI, and HIPAA.
• Management Reporting: Assist in preparation of monthly management reports
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Information Assurance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Previous banking experience preferred but not required
• Project management skills preferred but not required
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite and Visio
• Analytical/attention to detail
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with regulatory compliance
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments
• Understanding of NIST frameworks (NIST 800-53, NIST CSF)
• Understanding of regulatory compliance such as GLBA, PCI, and HIPAA

Team Culture Skills:

• Demonstrates ownership and accountability, proactively identifying and addressing risks before they escalate
• Anticipates and responds to the needs of internal and external customers
• Stays informed of emerging technologies, best practices, and regulatory changes; devotes time to professional development
• Upholds ethical standards, owns mistakes, and communicates status and challenges openly
• Responds swiftly to critical situations, demonstrating agility and a solutions-driven mindset
• Provides timely, jargon-free updates to stakeholders and non-technical colleagues
• Fosters creativity and continuous improvement

Work Environment:

• This role may require occasional after-hours or weekend work to support maintenance activities, critical issues, or after-hours walkthroughs/controls reviews.
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with cutting-edge technologies.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The employee is required to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Salary:

$50,000.00-$65,000.00 annually. The estimated hiring range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

Group Insurance Benefits and Plans

INB provides health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to all full-time employees. Coverage is also extended to their eligible dependents. Active employees make premium contributions based on plan selections. Please click the link below for all benefits that are offered. https://www.inb.com/Resources/9f1b90c4-905c-4cd7-9dee-afd9937ab37a/INB%20employee%20benefit%20flier%202025.pdf

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, or working conditions.

ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for American with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

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