Cloud and Infrastructure Governance Analyst

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Summary

In this role you will operationalize and mature governance processes across cloud and infrastructure teams to ensure cloud and IT infrastructure operations align with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. You will own and mature governance processes across infrastructure and cloud teams, including governance intake, exception management, policy lifecycle, control alignment, stakeholder engagement, governance reporting, decision forums, and continuous improvement. You will partner closely with IT, Engineering, Security, Operations, and business stakeholders to promote consistency, risk awareness, compliance, and operational excellence across the technology environment.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of cloud and infrastructure governance policies, standards, and procedures.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, engineering, and security teams to operationalize governance processes, align technical practices with governance standards, and drive consistency across enterprise technology environments
• Ensure infrastructure provisioning and operational activities align with established governance guidelines and internal controls.
• Participate in risk assessments and compliance reviews, including gathering and organizing audit evidence for internal and external assessments.
• Monitor regulatory, policy, and control requirements impacting cloud and infrastructure environments.
• Partner with IT, Engineering, Security, and Operations teams to reinforce governance expectations and provide clarification on requirements.
• Collect, analyze, and report on data related to infrastructure usage, cost optimization, operational efficiency, and security posture.
• Maintain dashboards and reporting mechanisms that track governance metrics and provide insights to leadership.
• Support oversight of cloud service providers and vendors to ensure alignment with governance and compliance standards.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, documentation enhancement, and automation to strengthen governance effectiveness.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.
• 5 or more years of experience in IT governance, cloud computing, infrastructure operations, compliance, risk management, or a related technology environment required.
• Experience building, coordinating, and operationalizing governance, compliance, and risk-related processes in cloud or infrastructure organizations required.
• Experience with public cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud required.
• Experience with governance and control frameworks ITIL, COBIT, NIST, ISO required.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and assess potential risks or gaps required.
• Proven experience working cross-functionally with technical and business stakeholders required.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a structured and deadline-driven environment required.
• Experience supporting audit preparation or regulatory assessments preferred.
• Exposure to cloud financial governance or cost optimization practices preferred.

Estimated Hiring Range:

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $88,900.00 to $155,500.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

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