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The Associate Information Security Risk Auditor (Compliance Management Lifecycle) is an early-career contributor responsible for supporting the assessment and validation of security risk policies and their associated standards across their full lifecycle. This role focuses on evaluating policies and their standards and testing against their requirements to confirm adherence. When evaluating policies and control adequacy they may need to refer to regulatory obligations, and leading frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001). The auditor works closely with policy, procedure and control owners, risk teams, and technology stakeholders to confirm remediation adequacy, identify gaps, validate evidence, and recommend improvements. Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and the ability to communicate findings clearly are essential.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Control testing/ Action Plan Validation 
  • Lead assessments of controls, action plans, processes 
  • Validate that evidence accurately measures control effectiveness
  • Maintain audit-ready documentation and assist in tracking metric adherence and reporting accuracy
• Compliance & Evidence Review
  • Perform periodic reviews of controls and procedures to test for control effectiveness
  • Escalate control effectiveness gap delays in remediation
  • Support alignment verification against frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001) and obligations (e.g., SOX, SOC 2)
• Stakeholder Support & Reporting
  • Prepare draft summary assessment results for management review
  • Participate in governance meetings and provide input on control validation status
  • Assist in control design efforts including inputs to governance routines and policy requirements
• Core Responsibilities
  • Conduct independent control and process validation
  • Support policy refresh reviews
  • Ensure audit documentation and evidence traceability are complete and accurate
  • Collaborate with risk and compliance teams to track remediation progress
    Contribute to process improvement initiatives, including automation opportunities
• Core Competencies
  • Risk Knowledge: Understanding of risk management and control frameworks and regulatory frameworks (NIST, ISO, SOX)
  • Risk & Compliance Awareness: Ability to assess metric-to-control mapping and evidence adequacy
  • Analytical Skills: Strong attention to detail in reviewing metric data and audit evidence
  • Communication: Ability to prepare clear reports and communicate effectively
  • Tool Familiarity: Experience with GRC platforms and metric reporting tools

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate's degree (or higher) in Information Security, Risk Management, Business, or related field
• 3 years of experience in information security auditing, compliance, or risk management as policy governance and control effectiveness
• 1 years of experience working collaboratively across teams in a matrixed environment
• Intermediate level of experience with control design and operation, GRC tools, and evidence collection processes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Risk Management, Business, or related field
• Certifications such as CISA, CRISC

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $72,800 to $130,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. 

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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