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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Risk & Compliance Specialist - **Company:** Amica - **Location:** Lincoln, NE, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $68,912.0 - $103,235.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Cyber Security, IT Management - **Published:** August 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b415381efb65d3e7 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree and 2 years' experience with IT process analysis, or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. * CISA, CRISC, CISM or relevant certifications a plus. * Committed to continuous learning through training sessions, seminars and other avenues including but not limited to the immediate job. * Ability to handle routine work independently and learn increasingly more complex work. This includes the needed functional/technical skills as well as the ability to appropriately problem solve. * Ability to communicate effectively within the immediate team to gain details about planned work, report on completed work and suggest possible next steps. Is beginning to communicate across teams. * Strong business writing skills and analytical skills. * Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. * Organization skills to support multiple complex assignments. * Strong influencing and negotiating skills. * Experience within an agile DevOps environment a plus. ## Description Our Lincoln, RI office is seeking an IT Risk & Compliance Specialist who will collaborate with business unit management to manage and assess, on an ongoing basis, all aspects of technology and operational risk. This position participates in strengthening the control environment and reducing risk against the business unit's risk profile and tolerances., * Collaborate with IT Leadership, Enterprise Cybersecurity, Internal audit and Enterprise Risk Management as well as Divisional risk and compliance teams. * Build, challenge, test, document and assess risks and controls of CIS business processes in support of internal and external regulations and policies. * Coordinate the development of IT policies, communicate those policies and standards within CIS and across Amica, and ensure compliance with internal and external regulations and policies. * To be CIS custodian of the enterprise GRC tool; to train and develop internal procedures and guidelines. * Identify, create, and manage risk issues from remediation to closure. * Function as a data steward to assess third party risks. * Lead in the identification, collection and management of metrics related to various IT risk and control areas. * Coordinate internal and external audit testing, documentation, and remediation activities. * Develop, maintain, and mature an effective end-to-end IT risk and compliance management program. * Provide subject matter expertise regarding regulations, operational risk, governance, security, and control frameworks that affect CIS. * Develop a broad and detailed understanding of the organization's landscape, culture, and technology. * Understand the various businesses and the applicable regulations which govern them. * Share knowledge to ensure individuals and teams have the appropriate breadth and depth to offer support to the business, projects, and day-to-day operations. This may include mentoring, providing effective guidance and/or feedback. * Serve as an internal champion of change initiatives undertaken by the organization. * Actively seek out opportunities to learn and apply emerging trends such as best practices and standards. * Look for challenging assignments that add value to the organization and apply learnings from those opportunities in his or her own role. * Independently learn from failures or missteps and apply learnings in various contexts. * Foster a culture that values learning and creativity both individually and as a team. * Identify continuous improvement opportunities to automate development, provisioning, and release work to accelerate and improve the quality of solutions delivery. * May be called upon to handle other duties as required. ## Related Videos - [Applying Agile Principles to Incident Management ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/101-applying-agile-principles-to-incident-management) - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [Thinking Differently - How to Make Money from Cyber Attacks & Cheats](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/745-thinking-differently-how-to-make-money-from-cyber-attacks-cheats) - [Your Manager Doesn’t Come with a User Manual (But You Can Totally Write One)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1495-your-manager-doesn-t-come-with-a-user-manual-but-you-can-totally-write-one) - [Agile work at CARIAD – Creating a customer web application for controlling the vehicle ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/200-agile-work-at-cariad-creating-a-customer-web-application-for-controlling-the-vehicle) - [Reporting Active Exploits in 24 Hours: Are You Ready for the CRA?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100248-reporting-active-exploits-in-24-hours-are-you-ready-for-the-cra) ## Related Articles - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer) - [How to land a developer job in Amsterdam](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/36-how-to-land-a-developer-job-in-amsterdam) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Mastering Remote Work: Tips for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/558-mastering-remote-work-tips-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)