Aviation IT Security & Compliance Specialist

Bristow Group; Georgia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristow Group is seeking an IT Security & Compliance Analyst to support and operationalize its global information security program across aviation operations. The role focuses on security operations, vulnerability management, identity governance, third-party risk, and audit readiness.

You will work with Infrastructure, Applications, and business stakeholders to reduce risk, ensure effective controls, and advance security maturity in global IT environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent professional experience.
• Security or audit-related certifications preferred (CISSP, CISM, CISA, Security+, SSCP).
• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations, compliance, vulnerability management, or audit support.
• Experience supporting incident response, vulnerability remediation, and audit evidence production; experience with third-party providers and regulated environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and investigate security events using SIEM, EDR, email, cloud, and endpoint security tools.
• Coordinate incident response activities including containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reviews.
• Maintain and improve incident response playbooks and track response metrics and corrective actions.
• Coordinate vulnerability scanning and validation across infrastructure, endpoint, cloud, and application environments.
• Prioritize vulnerabilities based on severity, asset criticality, and exploitability.
• Track remediation SLAs, exceptions, and risk acceptances; report status and trends to stakeholders.
• Support on-premises and cloud identity platforms and secure authentication controls.
• Assist joiner/mover/leaver processes, access reviews, and privileged access governance.
• Support enforcement of MFA, conditional access, and least-privilege principles.
• Support internal and external audits including SOX ITGC, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, and contractual requirements.
• Maintain audit evidence, control documentation, and test artifacts.
• Support proactive control monitoring to reduce repeat audit findings.
• Assist with regulatory readiness including aviation-specific security requirements (e.g., EASA Part-IS).
• Support supplier security due diligence including questionnaires and review of SOC and ISO artifacts.
• Track vendor remediation actions and reassessment schedules for higher-risk suppliers.
• Partner with Procurement and Legal to support security obligations in vendor contracts.
• Support IT emergency response, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning and exercises.
• Assist with security awareness initiatives and targeted training programs.

Skills

Information security controls

Operational risk management

Documentation

Analytics

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent

Security or audit certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA, Security+, SSCP)

Job description

Bristow Group is seeking an IT Security & Compliance Analyst to support and operationalize its global information security program across aviation operations. The role focuses on security operations, vulnerability management, identity governance, third-party risk, and audit readiness.

You will work with Infrastructure, Applications, and business stakeholders to reduce risk, ensure effective controls, and advance security maturity in global IT environments.