Information Security Strategist

NLB Services; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NLB Services is seeking an experienced Information Security Specialist to analyze and safeguard the organization's information environment. You will work with management, risk staff, auditors, and IT teams to implement security plans protecting software, hardware, and networks.

The role requires strong knowledge of NIST controls, experience with government IT compliance, and the ability to translate security requirements into practical policies and procedures across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of information security experience required.
• BS/BA degree in a related field.
• Airline industry experience is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with multi-platform environments and IT auditing.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of information security technology tasks and projects.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management.
• Generate, coordinate, and maintain project plans.
• Develops cost analysis estimates for information security tasks and projects.
• Keep project plans updated as required.
• Interact with customers as required by project objectives.
• Understanding of business process as it relates to information security.
• Define, redesign, and document security processes and procedures.
• Coordinate the development and delivery of awareness for information security.
• Work with resource owners to determine appropriate security policies for securable resources.
• Consult with IT staff to evaluate, select, install, and configure hardware and software systems that provide appropriate security functions.
• Assist resource owners in understanding and responding to security failures/problems.
• Assist in determining cause of security related events and identify potential security related events.
• Communicate to appropriate personnel on normal and exception processing of security authorization requests and/or breaches.
• Assist with documentation of security policies; maintain resource classification, may be required to present on security status, project status, and security training to management and IT personnel as needed.
• Assist in proactively protecting the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information in the custody of or processed by the company.
• Consult with business units to ensure selection and use of realistic enforcement mechanisms.
• Aid in review of security policies and auditing of logs.
• Assist in developing and maintaining effective disaster recovery plans, processes, and procedures.
• Assist inResearch, evaluate, design, test, recommend, and plan implementation of new or improved information security research, evaluate, design, test, recommend, and plan implementation of new or improved information security technology.
• Train information owners in the implementation of necessary computer security controls.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

NIST 800-171

NIST 800-53

CMMC

SSP development

Policy drafting

Audit testing

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Security governance

Education

BS/BA degree

Job description

NLB Services is seeking an experienced Information Security Specialist to analyze and safeguard the organization's information environment. You will work with management, risk staff, auditors, and IT teams to implement security plans protecting software, hardware, and networks.

The role requires strong knowledge of NIST controls, experience with government IT compliance, and the ability to translate security requirements into practical policies and procedures across multiple projects.