IT Compliance Specialist

Location: Chicago, IL (Remote/Offsite)
Schedule: Full-Time, 40 Hours per Week, Monday-Friday
Contract Length: 12-Month Contract
Potential Extension: Possible contract extension based on business needs and performance
Compensation: $35.71/hour W2

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced IT Compliance Specialist to support IT governance, risk, and compliance initiatives. This role focuses on IT control testing, audit readiness, compliance reporting, ServiceNow IRM administration, and remediation tracking across industry-standard compliance frameworks. The ideal candidate will have experience working within IT compliance, audit, risk management, or governance environments and be comfortable managing multiple priorities independently.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute IT control testing activities and validate supporting evidence.
• Perform control walkthroughs, sampling, and testing procedures.
• Manage compliance issues and policy exceptions within ServiceNow IRM.
• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities for system and process changes.
• Track defects and remediation efforts through resolution.
• Conduct data quality reviews and reconcile compliance records.
• Create and maintain compliance reports, dashboards, and KPI tracking.
• Partner with stakeholders to document and monitor corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement of testing methodologies, templates, and quality processes.

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in one or more of the following:
  • IT Compliance
  • IT Audit
  • IT Control Testing
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
  • ServiceNow IRM
  • QA, Data Analysis, or Compliance Reporting

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience performing IT control testing and evidence validation.
• Knowledge of control testing methodologies, including sampling, walkthroughs, and re-performance.
• Hands-on experience with ServiceNow IRM or similar GRC platforms.
• Experience managing compliance issues, remediation efforts, and policy exceptions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Experience creating reports, dashboards, and KPI metrics.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and SOX ITGC frameworks.
• Experience with Power BI or other reporting/analytics tools.
• Experience supporting audit and compliance programs.
• CISA certification (or working toward certification).
• ISO 27001 Internal Auditor certification.
• PCI Professional (PCIP) certification.
• Experience improving testing procedures, controls documentation, or compliance processes.