Lafayette, CO
|Remote, Hybrid
|Contract
|Job ID 70726|Posted Jun 20, 2025*completed 4 year degree (no exceptions)
*background/drug check required
This role is ideal for a cybersecurity professional with a keen eye for detail, a process-oriented mindset, and a passion for helping organizations manage third-party cyber risks effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive cybersecurity risk assessments of third-party vendors.
- Review and validate assessments completed by others for quality and completeness.
- Identify and document risks, control gaps, and mitigation strategies.
- Support continuous improvement of the third-party risk assessment process.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to drive risk-based decisions.
- Facilitate remediation actions.
- Act as a stakeholder on the GRC implementation project of Logic Gate and One Trust. Provide feedback on process design for future state.
- Utilize tools such as OneTrust and LogicGate to test new processes as a part of the system implementations.
- 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on third-party/vendor risk management. We will consider less experience with applicable certifications. (E.g. CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CISM, ISO Cert, Auditor)
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
- Demonstrated experience in designing and improving risk assessment processes.
- Preferred experience with OneTrust and LogicGate platforms.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Education Required: Bachelors
Years’ Experience Required: 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on third-party/vendor risk management. We will consider less experience with applicable certifications. (E.g. CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CISM, ISO Cert, Auditor)
We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.
In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us.
All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.