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Cybersecurity GRC Team Lead

University of Texas at Austin

Role at a glance

Category: GRC
Work arrangement: Remote
Location: Austin, TX
Salary range: $110,000 to $140,000
Posted: Jun 13, 2026

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University of Texas at Austin is hiring a Cybersecurity GRC Team Lead in Austin, TX. This is a GRC role in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $110,000 to $140,000. Review the full details below and apply directly with University of Texas at Austin.

In this critical Cybersecurity GRC Team Lead role at the University of Texas at Austin, you will oversee compliance and governance frameworks for highly sensitive, controlled research environments across the university. Higher education faces intense regulatory scrutiny, and you will drive deep alignment with NIST 800-171, DFARS, and CMMC standards. You will guide a team of risk analysts, conduct rigorous security assessments, and build robust risk mitigation strategies. This position offers a unique opportunity to protect groundbreaking academic research data while shaping the broader cybersecurity posture of a premier higher education

Full responsibilities and requirements are on University of Texas at Austin's application page.

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Location and market context

This is a remote cybersecurity governance role, so it draws from a national talent pool rather than a single metro. Remote governance and compliance roles reward candidates who can show they work effectively across time zones and distributed legal, security, and product teams. Confirm any residency, travel, or occasional-onsite expectations directly with University of Texas at Austin.

About cybersecurity governance roles

Cybersecurity governance connects security control frameworks to business and regulatory risk, covering policy, risk assessment, and control assurance rather than hands-on operations. Roles like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, and security risk and control-assurance practices.

How to position yourself for this cybersecurity governance role

Strong candidates emphasize security control frameworks, risk assessment, policy and standards, and translating technical security posture into governance and board-level reporting. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how University of Texas at Austin would apply NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, and security risk and control-assurance practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.