Compensation Range- $130,000-$150,000

Job Overview:

The Sr. Cybersecurity Data Governance and Protection Analyst applies advanced knowledge to implement data governance in the corporate environment, recommends regulatory data requirements, and defines data security controls for the organization, ensuring data protection across UNFI. This role also ensures compliance with HIPAA, NIST, SOX, PCI, and other applicable frameworks, driving initiatives to safeguard sensitive information and maintain regulatory adherence. The position acts as a resource for others, involving data governance frameworks, data discovery, and classification processes. The position will lead engagements and provide direction to direct teams at UNFI to instill guidelines and policies across the organization.

What does it mean to be part of the Information Technology Team?

A role in Information Technology at UNFI involves being a part of the transformation of food for all through many innovative technology products such as myUNFI, our customer ordering platform or our warehouse management systems that optimize service. You will have an opportunity to be a part of the technology journey to transform food for all through collaboration and building solutions across teams that directly contribute to our OneUNFI strategy. Roles include network automation, infrastructure unification and modernization, data services and analytics, and digital offering. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Regulates, implements, and monitors the security of digital information, and guides the development and documentation of data policies, standards & procedures, and establishes data governance processes.
• Identify and mitigate data-related risks, developing controls and monitoring mechanisms to safeguard data integrity and privacy by partnering with internal stakeholders to ensure mitigation application.
• Develop plans to safeguard company files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs and implement them across the organization.
• Lead small projects to resolve data governance and analytic opportunities for continuous improvement and application.
• Perform risk assessments and execute tests of the data processing system to ensure the functioning of data processing activities and security measures, create recommendations.
• Conduct HIPAA risk assessments and gap analyses, develop remediation plans to maintain regulatory compliance.
• Develop and enforce policies and procedures aligned with HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, including data access and breach response protocols.
• Manage IT controls across SOX, HIPAA, and PCI DSS frameworks, including design, documentation, testing, and remediation.
• Support enterprise risk assessments and compliance reviews across IT systems and processes.
• Provide expert knowledge about emerging industry or technological trends and understand how that impacts UNFI.
• Acts as a resource for associates with less experience.

Job Requirements:

Education/ Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or related field.
• At least 1 industry-recognized data, compliance, and/or cybersecurity certification required.

Experience:

• 3+ years of data governance experience
• 5+ years of hands-on data and/or cybersecurity experience within IT environments.

Knowledge/Skills/ Abilities:

• Proven experience in data governance, data management, or related roles, preferably in a large enterprise environment.
• Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available.

Physical Environment/Demands:

• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at a desk or computer terminal.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephones, and other office equipment in the course of a normal workday.
• Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in the completion of job duties.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with Company policy and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified may vary within each department and/or location.

Remote Role:

• This position is classified as remote where the associate will perform remote work from their primary residence. Remote associates are welcome to work from the office but are not required to do so. While remote associates are not required to work from an office on a regular basis, they may be required to come to the office or other UNFI locations for necessary business reasons or if directed to do so by their manager.

About UNFI: We are North America’s premier grocery wholesaler, delivering the widest variety of fresh, branded, and owned brand products to community grocers and retail chains alike. A pioneer in natural and organic foods, we are growing and transforming to meet the needs of an evolving workplace. Our 29,000+ employees work across America in our 50 Distribution Centers and corporate offices. Learn more: Organic, Natural and Conventional Food | Wholesale Food Distributors | UNFI  

Benefits: Competitive 401k, Flexible PTO, Remote, Health benefits – first of the month following 30 days of employment, mentorship program/developmental opportunities.