Senior Cybersecurity & GRC Leader: NIST, GDPR & SOX

Emergent Staffing, LLC; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Emergent Staffing, LLC is assisting a client in Hartford, CT to hire a Senior Cyber Security & GRC Engineer. The role leads an enterprise-wide security, governance, risk, and compliance program, owning the Vanta platform and driving NIST CSF 2.0, GDPR, and SOX ITGC compliance across multiple entities.

The ideal candidate combines strategic leadership with hands-on security operations, policy development, vendor risk management, and effective communication with executives and auditors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of information security, cybersecurity, or risk management experience with progression into senior program ownership responsibilities.
• Hands-on experience administering a GRC platform, preferably Vanta.
• Experience implementing, operating, or auditing against NIST CSF, SOX ITGC, and GDPR requirements.
• Demonstrated success developing and implementing security policies, controls, and governance programs.
• CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or CISA certification(s).
• Strong technical knowledge of cloud security, IAM, endpoint security, vulnerability management, logging, and security operations.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage technical teams, business leaders, auditors, and executives.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and drive accountability across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own and mature the enterprise cybersecurity and risk management program across a multi-entity organization.
• Design, implement, and maintain a harmonized control framework supporting NIST CSF 2.0, GDPR, and SOX ITGC requirements.
• Lead enterprise governance activities, including risk reviews, KPI/KRI reporting, executive reporting, and steering committee meetings.
• Serve as the primary liaison for auditors, assessors, clients, and internal stakeholders regarding security and compliance matters.
• Administer and optimize Vanta as the enterprise GRC system of record.
• Configure controls, integrations, tests, evidence collection, continuous monitoring, and audit workflows within Vanta.
• Develop, maintain, and manage enterprise security policies, standards, procedures, exceptions, and policy lifecycle processes.
• Lead SOX ITGC readiness and compliance efforts.
• Operationalize GDPR requirements, including records of processing, DPIAs, data subject rights management, vendor oversight, and breach response.
• Conduct NIST CSF 2.0 assessments, maturity reviews, gap analyses, and remediation planning.
• Manage enterprise risk assessments, risk registers, third-party vendor risk programs, and remediation initiatives.
• Oversee vulnerability management, patch coordination, access reviews, and technical security controls across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Lead incident response activities, including preparation, detection, containment, recovery, and post-incident reviews.
• Provide security architecture guidance for new systems, integrations, cloud solutions, and data platforms.
• Build and manage security awareness, phishing simulation, and employee training programs.
• Partner with business and project teams to ensure security and privacy requirements are incorporated into solution design.

Skills

Information security

GRC program ownership

NIST CSF

GDPR compliance

SOX ITGC

Cloud security

Audit coordination

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Security / Cybersecurity

Tools

Vanta

Job description

Emergent Staffing, LLC is assisting a client in Hartford, CT to hire a Senior Cyber Security & GRC Engineer. The role leads an enterprise-wide security, governance, risk, and compliance program, owning the Vanta platform and driving NIST CSF 2.0, GDPR, and SOX ITGC compliance across multiple entities.

The ideal candidate combines strategic leadership with hands-on security operations, policy development, vendor risk management, and effective communication with executives and auditors.