Remote Information Protection & Compliance Advisor

The Cigna Group; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The Cigna Group seeks an Information Protection Advisor to support federal compliance programs and ensure our systems meet evolving cybersecurity and regulatory requirements. You will partner with business, technology, cybersecurity, and control teams to maintain accurate, audit-ready security documentation and support compliance initiatives aligned with federal standards.

This role focuses on CMMC, NIST, and DoD-inspired controls, with responsibilities spanning evidence collection, gap

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in information security, IT risk, compliance, audit, cybersecurity, or a related field with a bachelor's degree; or 8+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Working knowledge of risk management, compliance, audit, and security control documentation practices.
• Experience interpreting NIST requirements and translating them into actionable documentation and compliance activities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with system owners, control owners, engineering teams, and subject matter experts to validate control implementations, system boundaries, and security documentation.
• Track documentation updates, open items, remediation activities, and evidence requirements through completion.
• Gather, organize, and maintain control evidence and supporting artifacts in approved repositories.
• Support compliance assessments, audits, and certification activities by coordinating documentation, responding to requests, and monitoring deliverables.
• Identify documentation gaps, inconsistencies, and potential compliance concerns, escalating issues when appropriate.
• Maintain compliance artifacts including POA&M, policies, procedures, control mappings, assessment records, and remediation documentation.
• Support CMMC readiness efforts through control mapping, evidence collection, gap assessments, issue tracking, and remediation follow-up.
• Assist with defining and maintaining compliance scope, system boundaries, inventories, and asset populations supporting federal operations.
• Contribute to templates, procedures, and quality reviews that improve consistency, efficiency, and documentation standards across the compliance program.
• Communicate project status, risks, and priorities while managing multiple deliverables and deadlines.
• Support additional security, regulatory, contractual, and audit-related initiatives as business needs evolve.

Skills

Security compliance

Documentation

NIST knowledge

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

POA&M management

Control mapping tools

Job description

The Cigna Group seeks an Information Protection Advisor to support federal compliance programs and ensure our systems meet evolving cybersecurity and regulatory requirements. You will partner with business, technology, cybersecurity, and control teams to maintain accurate, audit-ready security documentation and support compliance initiatives aligned with federal standards.

This role focuses on CMMC, NIST, and DoD-inspired controls, with responsibilities spanning evidence collection, gap