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University of Texas at Austin

Public research university in Austin, TX

Cybersecurity and Compliance Senior Manager or Director

Security Governance, Risk & ComplianceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • The Senior Manager must be a U.S. citizen and have at least fifteen years of experience in IT and cybersecurity.
  • The Senior Manager must have at least ten years of cybersecurity experience, including at least five years leading cybersecurity compliance or governance, risk, and compliance programs and three years supporting regulated or government-contracted environments.
  • The Senior Manager must have a master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
  • The Senior Manager must have demonstrated expertise implementing CMMC 2.0, NIST SP 800-171, NIST 800-53, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and the Risk Management Framework.
  • The Senior Manager must have experience managing audits, assessments, and accreditation activities.
  • The Senior Manager must have experience developing and managing Plans of Action and Milestones.
  • The Senior Manager must have a strong understanding of identity management, vulnerability management, incident response, and secure architecture principles.
  • The Senior Manager must have experience presenting technical and compliance risks to executive leadership.
  • The Director must be a U.S. citizen and have at least twenty years of experience in IT and cybersecurity, including at least fifteen years of cybersecurity experience.
  • The Director must have at least five years leading cybersecurity compliance or governance, risk, and compliance programs, three years supporting regulated or government-contracted environments, and five years mentoring and leading senior managers and senior compliance analysts.
  • The Director must have experience leading federal programs through a CMMC Level 2 external audit and meet the remaining Senior Manager qualifications.
  • Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and execute enterprise-wide cybersecurity compliance strategies for controlled unclassified information environments and federal contracts.
  • Serve as the senior compliance authority for CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, DFARS, and related regulatory requirements.
  • Lead organizational readiness efforts for CMMC Level 2 and future certification assessments.
  • Develop governance frameworks, policies, standards, and procedures for secure handling of controlled unclassified information and other sensitive information assets.
  • Brief executive leadership and government stakeholders on cybersecurity risks, compliance posture, remediation activities, and audit readiness.
  • Maintain compliance across controlled unclassified information systems, enclaves, cloud environments, and engineering platforms.
  • Oversee controlled unclassified information boundary definition, system scoping, data-flow mapping, and asset inventory.
  • Ensure secure storage, transmission, retention, and destruction of controlled unclassified information in accordance with federal requirements.
  • Collaborate with program teams supporting the Department of Defense, DARPA, and other government initiatives.
  • Guide implementation of security controls and Plans of Action and Milestones management activities.
  • Provide cybersecurity governance for semiconductor fabrication, packaging, testing, and research and development environments.
  • Partner with manufacturing engineering, facilities, automation, and manufacturing execution system teams to implement secure operational technology practices.
  • Establish security requirements for manufacturing execution systems, equipment automation platforms, SCADA and industrial control systems, cleanroom operational infrastructure, supply chain and vendor connectivity, and high-performance computing and engineering compute environments.
  • Develop cybersecurity standards for semiconductor tools, vendor integrations, and production networks.
  • Lead enterprise risk assessments and control evaluations.
  • Direct internal and external cybersecurity audits.
  • Manage remediation programs, vulnerability assessments, and control validation activities.
  • Track security metrics, compliance key performance indicators, and regulatory obligations.
  • Oversee third-party risk management and supplier cybersecurity reviews.
  • Partner with Security Operations to establish continuous monitoring programs.
  • Oversee compliance-related vulnerability management, configuration management, and endpoint security initiatives.
  • Ensure audit logs, monitoring tools, and evidence repositories support compliance objectives.
  • Guide incident response activities involving regulated systems and controlled unclassified information assets.
  • Build and lead a high-performing cybersecurity compliance and governance, risk, and compliance organization.
  • Mentor cybersecurity professionals, information system security officers, auditors, and compliance analysts.
  • Manage budgets, compliance roadmaps, staffing plans, and external consulting engagements.
  • Foster a culture of cybersecurity awareness and accountability throughout manufacturing operations.

Desired Qualifications

  • More experience than the required experience outlined for the role.
  • Certification in CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CGRC (formerly CAP), Security+, CCSP, Certified CMMC Professional, or Certified CMMC Assessor.

About the Company

University of Texas at Austin

Public research university in Austin, TX

University of Texas at Austin is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional education across a broad range of fields.

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