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Position Title:

IT Analyst•

Desktop Governance & Compliance Location:

Vienna, VA / Pensacola, FL (Hybrid)

Clearance Requirements:

None Position Status:

Contract Pay Rate:

$30

• $40 per hour

Position Description:

We are seeking an experienced IT Analyst

• Desktop Governance & Compliance to support governance, risk, and compliance initiatives within a large-scale enterprise desktop environment.

This role is ideal for professionals with expertise in desktop infrastructure, privileged access management (PAM), IT governance, audit readiness, compliance reporting, risk remediation, and access governance. As a key member of the Desktop Governance & Compliance team, you will help strengthen security controls, support audit and regulatory compliance, validate privileged access, and drive process improvements that enhance operational efficiency across the end-user computing environment. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional IT, security, and business teams while contributing to enterprise-wide governance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support enterprise access governance activities, including privileged access reviews, entitlement validation, user access recertification, exception tracking, evidence collection, audit readiness, and remediation efforts.
• Review elevated access requests to ensure alignment with business requirements, security policies, risk standards, and compliance obligations.
• Analyze desktop infrastructure and access control processes to recommend governance improvements and strengthen preventive controls.
• Develop and maintain compliance dashboards, governance reports, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and operational documentation.
• Utilize Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and advanced reporting techniques, to analyze data, validate controls, and support risk-based decision-making.
• Support internal and external audits through evidence management, documentation, control validation, and remediation tracking.
• Participate in IT projects and process improvement initiatives by assisting with planning, implementation, tracking, and documentation.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, compliance, and business stakeholders to ensure consistent governance practices.
• Communicate technical concepts, findings, recommendations, and project updates effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support governance and compliance objectives.