Senior Information Risk Consultant

Company : Highmark Health Job Description : JOB SUMMARY This job works closely with infrastructure architecture/engineering/operations, compliance, privacy, business teams and other areas necessary to identify risks to the business and drive solutions ranging from education and awareness to the adoption of new/existing policies, standards, processes, controls and technologies

The scope of this position is to proactively test for compliance with security policies and procedures and to recommend potential new approaches

This position is required to comply with all HM Health Solutions Corporate Policies and Information Security Policies, Standards and Procedures

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Lead in conducting information risk assessments as assigned to the team

Request and analyze documentation necessary to perform appropriate assessment and conduct necessary interviews in order to collect and review relevant materials necessary to produce results of the assessment

Clearly and concisely document and communicate risk assessment results with requester, security architects and management, as appropriate

Conduct and formulate appropriate risk scoring, as it relates to threat, vulnerability, likelihood, impact, security controls/countermeasures, etc

Understand and contribute to inventory of risk register tracking, scoring and associated risk statements

Perform follow up activities related to assigned risks, ensuring mitigation activities stay on track

Communicate risk treatment methodology, risk avoidance, risk acceptance, risk transference and risk mitigation to appropriate groups