Job Title: Database Compliance Analyst

Location: Remote in EST / CST time zones

Salary/Payrate: $85K - $100K + Benefits

Work Environment: REMOTE

Term: Full-time

Bachelor’s degree required: Yes

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500

Job Description:

This role will work within Database team, as Compliance Analyst as hands on liaison between SOC 2 Auditors and Cybersecurity team.

Position Summary

The Database Compliance Analyst will partner closely with the SOC 2 Auditor, Cyber GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) team to ensure all compliance-related activities are clearly defined, effectively tracked, and completed in a timely manner. This role is responsible for maintaining strong governance practices across risk, audit, and operational processes while supporting regulatory and internal compliance requirements.

In addition, the position will perform database maintenance activities across multiple platforms, supporting security, data integrity, availability, and recovery readiness. The ideal candidate will combine technical database knowledge with strong organizational and risk management skills to ensure operational excellence and compliance adherence.

Major Responsibilities

Audit Management

• Work with GRC team to ensure all audit processes and requirements are maintained throughout the year
• Policy Updates
• Work with auditors as required to coordinate internal discussions and provide evidence as necessary

Change Management

• Ensure all changes are submitted, approved, and closed properly

Risk and Fraud Management

• Maintain and update the risk register
• Run quarterly subcommittee meetings to review risks and mitigation strategies
• Serve as escalation manager for risk-related issues

Incident Management

• Oversee issue tracking and remediation activities
• Maintain the issue register
• Prepare monthly executive summaries for incidents and problems

Vulnerability Tracking and Remediation

• Maintain vulnerability tracking list
• Act as escalation manager for vulnerability-related risks

User Reviews

• User reconciliation
• Role reviews
• Access monitor

Disaster Recovery (DR) Management

• Design and implement DR and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) strategies
• Maintain and execute plans
• Perform database restorations for DR exercises
• Maintain inventory, Recovery Time Objectives (RTO), and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)

Inventory and Configuration Management

• Maintain up-to-date inventory of cloud and on-premises assets
• Ensure configuration of cloud applications are appropriate and secure relative to defined baseline policies

Required Education/Professional Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Math, Computer Science, Data Science or related field

Required Skills

• Experience with GRC concepts and practices
• Experience with ITSM principles including incident, service, problem, and change management
• Experience supporting or participating in SOC 2 audits and/or other equivalent audits
• Comfortable ingesting, storing, and retrieving data across major database technologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to clearly explain complex topics to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience with database administration, particularly within Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience with data science, statistical analysis, data wrangling, and/or data processing
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or other major cloud providers (preferred)
• Experience with Snowflake and Databricks (preferred)
• Comfortable working on new products in dynamic, evolving environments while balancing tactical and strategic priorities
• Ability to perform high-quality work within deadlines, both independently and with minimal supervision