Remote Info Protection Advisor: CMMC & Federal Compliance

Cigna Healthcare; Bloomfield (CT); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

PTO 18+ days

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Cigna Group seeks an Information Protection Advisor to support federal compliance programs, maintaining accurate, audit-ready security documentation and coordinating with business, technology, and control teams. You will help ensure systems meet evolving federal standards, including NIST and CMMC, while driving quality and consistency in security processes.

You will track evidence, assist with assessments and remediation, and collaborate across teams to close gaps and strengthen compliance

Qualifications

• 4+ years of information security, IT risk, compliance, audit, cybersecurity, or related field with a bachelor’s degree; or 8+ years with no degree.
• Working knowledge of risk management, compliance, audit, and security documentation practices.
• Experience interpreting NIST requirements and translating them into actionable documentation and compliance activities.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain federal SSPs and related compliance documentation for audit readiness.
• Collaborate with owners, engineering, and SMEs to validate control implementations and system boundaries.
• Track documentation updates, open items, remediation activities, and evidence requirements.
• Maintain control evidence and artifacts in approved repositories.
• Support compliance assessments, audits, and certification activities by coordinating documentation and responding to requests.
• Identify documentation gaps and potential compliance concerns, escalating issues as needed.
• Maintain compliance artifacts including POA&Ms, policies, procedures, and control mappings.
• Support CMMC readiness through control mapping, evidence collection, gap assessments, and remediation follow-up.
• Assist with defining and maintaining compliance scope, system boundaries, inventories, and asset populations.
• Contribute to templates, procedures, and quality reviews to improve consistency and documentation standards.
• Communicate project status, risks, and priorities while managing multiple deliverables and deadlines.
• Support additional security, regulatory, contractual, and audit-related initiatives.

Skills

Information security

Risk management

Compliance

Audit

Documentation

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or 8+ years experience)

Job description

The Cigna Group seeks an Information Protection Advisor to support federal compliance programs, maintaining accurate, audit-ready security documentation and coordinating with business, technology, and control teams. You will help ensure systems meet evolving federal standards, including NIST and CMMC, while driving quality and consistency in security processes.

You will track evidence, assist with assessments and remediation, and collaborate across teams to close gaps and strengthen compliance