Principal Security Assessment Risk Management

Overview: Tek Ninjas is a global software consulting and digital services company built for speed, scale, and innovation, headquartered in Carrollton, Texas.

Job Title: Principal, Security Assessment & Risk Management

Location: Fort Worth, TX 76134.

Duration: 4 months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

THE ROLE:

Job Details:

Must Have Skills:

• Lead complex risk assessments, audits, security evaluations, and control reviews across assigned programs, technologies, or business areas.
• Evaluate risk scenarios, control gaps, and remediation options; provide recommendations that align with business objectives and regulatory expectations.
• Partner with business, technology, compliance, privacy, quality, audit, and security stakeholders to develop and track risk mitigation plans.
• Hands -on experience on ServiceNow, JIRA

Nice to have skills:

• Pharma Regulations
• Computer System Validation

Detailed Job Description:

• The Principal II, Security Assessment & Risk Management, independently leads complex security assessments and risk management activities across assigned business areas, technologies, or initiatives. This role serves as a senior subject matter expert for assigned domains, translates security risk into business impact, and supports risk-informed decision-making while balancing security, compliance, operational resilience, and business enablement. Principal II operates with significant independence but typically remains focused on assigned programs, platforms, or business functions rather than enterprise-wide strategy.
• Applicable degree and years of service: Bachelor's degree in information security, cybersecurity, information systems, computer science, risk management, quality, compliance, or a related discipline; typically 7+ years of relevant security, risk, compliance, audit, technology, or regulated industry experience. Advanced degree or relevant certifications may support equivalency.
• Lead complex risk assessments, audits, security evaluations, and control reviews across assigned programs, technologies, or business areas.
• Evaluate risk scenarios, control gaps, and remediation options; provide recommendations that align with business objectives and regulatory expectations.
• Partner with business, technology, compliance, privacy, quality, audit, and security stakeholders to develop and track risk mitigation plans.
• Review and challenge risk assessments, exception requests, remediation plans, and security decisions within assigned scope.
• Monitor compliance with security policies, standards, and procedures; provide guidance on remediation and control improvement activities.
• Support significant incidents, investigations, and remediation efforts by assessing risk and recommending corrective actions
• Prepare and present risk findings, recommendations, and status updates to management in business-relevant terms.
• Mentor team members and promote consistency, quality, and repeatability in assessment work products.
• Improve assessment documentation, methodologies, templates, reporting, and workflows through standardization and continuous improvement.

Tek Ninjas Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About TekNinjas

TekNinjas is a global IT staffing partner placing skilled professionals with leading enterprises and system integrators across the US, Canada, UK, India, and the EU. We focus on the right fit - not just the fast fill - and stay engaged with our consultants well beyond the start date.

We're the right partners in your success.

TekNinjas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.