NERC CIP Compliance & OT Operations Lead

Peyton Resource Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Peyton Resource Group seeks a Compliance & Operations Analyst to support NERC CIP compliance and daily OT/TMS operations in a regulated utility context. You will work with Operations, Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Compliance to manage risks, maintain controls, and ensure audit-ready documentation across critical infrastructure.

The role emphasizes change management, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration to maintain secure and compliant transmission operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in regulated OT, transmission ops, cybersecurity, NERC compliance, or electric utility environments.
• Working knowledge of NERC CIP standards and their application.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and managing: Policies Plans Procedures Standards Compliance documentation Audit evidence.
• Experience with Transmission Management Systems (TMS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), OT, or other critical infrastructure.
• Understanding of cybersecurity practices including vulnerability, patch, access, configuration/baseline management.
• Experience supporting compliance audits with evidence collection and audit readiness.
• Strong change management in regulated or mission-critical environments.
• Ability to coordinate across technical teams, compliance teams, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• NERC CIP & Regulatory Compliance – Maintain and enhance NERC CIP policies, plans, procedures, standards, and supporting documentation.
• Monitor compliance with applicable NERC CIP, regulatory, cybersecurity, and organizational requirements.
• Maintain compliance evidence repositories and ensure documentation remains audit-ready.
• Support internal and external compliance audits, assessments, and evidence requests.
• Identify compliance gaps and assist in developing corrective actions.
• Help ensure cybersecurity and compliance controls remain effective and aligned with regulatory requirements.
• TMS / OT Operations – Support daily operational activities within the TMS environment.
• Coordinate with Ops, Eng, Cybersecurity to support reliability and security of critical systems.
• Support vulnerability management, patch management, and baseline configuration monitoring.
• Change Management – Coordinate with stakeholders to evaluate proposed operational changes and ensure proper documentation.
• Process Improvement & Risk Management – Analyze processes to identify improvements and mitigation strategies.
• Stakeholder Coordination – Liaise between technical teams, leadership, and business units; translate complex concepts into business terms.

Skills

OT compliance experience

NERC CIP knowledge

Regulated utility experience

Audit readiness

Change management

Stakeholder coordination

Regulatory communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Cybersecurity/Engineering/CS/Business

Job description

Peyton Resource Group seeks a Compliance & Operations Analyst to support NERC CIP compliance and daily OT/TMS operations in a regulated utility context. You will work with Operations, Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Compliance to manage risks, maintain controls, and ensure audit-ready documentation across critical infrastructure.

The role emphasizes change management, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration to maintain secure and compliant transmission operations.