Senior Archer IRM Developer ​/ Analyst (Contract-to-Hire

Job Title: Senior Archer IRM Developer / Analyst (Contract-to-Hire)
Location: Columbus, OH or Merrillville, IN
Work Model: Hybrid — Tuesday through Thursday onsite, Monday and Friday remote
Local Candidates: Required
Rate: $65–$76/hour
Contract Term: September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027
Contract-to-Hire: Yes
Employment Type: W-2 Only
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizens Only | Green Card holders also eligible; no visa sponsorship available

We are seeking a Senior Archer IRM Developer / Analyst to support an enterprise Archer Agile Product Line across both Archer SaaS and Archer On Prem environments. This role will support the organization’s Integrated Risk Management platform, which enables standardized governance, risk, compliance, issue management, policy management, third-party risk, cybersecurity risk, business continuity, and regulatory compliance capabilities across the enterprise.

The Senior Archer IRM Developer / Analyst will be responsible for supporting design, build, configuration, testing, release readiness, production support, and ongoing enhancements across Archer environments. This role will work closely with Product Owners, Archer developers, business stakeholders, GRC super users, vendor partners, and professional services resources to translate business requirements into scalable Archer solutions.

The ideal candidate is an Archer subject matter expert with strong hands-on configuration and development experience, solid GRC process knowledge, and the ability to operate in an Agile product team supporting multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. This person should be comfortable working in both strategic and tactical spaces, from designing scalable solutions to troubleshooting configuration issues and supporting releases.

• Configure, enhance, and support Archer applications across SaaS and OnPrem environments.
• Configure and maintain Archer questionnaires, workflows, fields, layouts, calculations, notifications, reports, dashboards, access roles, and data-driven events.
• Support new use case builds as well as enhancements to existing Archer applications.
• Translate business requirements into scalable Archer configuration and workflow solutions.
• Support platform maturity efforts, including standardization, documentation, knowledge transfer, and reduction of single points of failure.

• Support Archer use cases across governance, risk, and compliance functions, including:
  • Compliance management
  • Issues and risks
  • Policy management
  • NERC CIP
  • NERC 693
  • TSA compliance
  • Centralized compliance
  • Third-party risk management
  • Supply chain risk
  • IT/OT risk
  • Business continuity
  • Enterprise risk capabilities
• Partner with GRC stakeholders and super users to understand business processes and convert them into sustainable Archer workflows.
• Help reduce manual workarounds by building automation, reporting, evidence tracking, issue management, and scalable compliance capabilities.
• Support risk, compliance, cybersecurity, audit, and policy management processes through Archer platform enhancements.

• Develop, support, and maintain Archer data feeds, APIs, system integrations, data imports/exports, bulk updates, reporting, and workflow automation.
• Support integrations and data connections with systems such as Service Now, Workday, Mule Soft, Qualys, Ariba, and related enterprise platforms.
• Troubleshoot data quality, mapping, integration, reporting, and workflow issues.
• Support API and integration-related activities that improve automation, evidence tracking, reporting, and process efficiency.
• Collaborate with IT infrastructure, solution architecture, and vendor teams on application availability and integration-related needs.

• Support Agile sprint delivery, including requirements refinement, backlog review, user story development, configuration, unit testing, UAT support, defect resolution, release planning, and production deployment support.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, testing coordination, release readiness, and post-release support.
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