Senior National Security & Resilience Advisor

The Southern Company; Atlanta (GA); Vor Ort; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Southern Company seeks a Principal Advisor, National Security & Resilience to connect federal partners with company experts and translate intelligence into practical actions for cyber, geopolitical, and systemic risks to utility operations. The role collaborates across energy, communications, and financial services to address enterprise risks.

The position requires 8–12 years in federal intelligence or cyber operations, a bachelor’s in a security field, and TS/SCI eligibility.

Qualifikationen

• 8–12 years of federal intelligence or cyber operations experience; a master’s degree does not reduce this requirement.
• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, intelligence, computing, engineering, technology, cyber policy, or a related security field, or equivalent experience.
• Willing and able to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) eligibility.
• Knowledge of agency missions, capabilities, intelligence collection, and risk analysis.
• Experience handling classified and unclassified intelligence; knowledge of DoD and DHS information sharing and operational security.
• Knowledge of IFC/SCADA and energy systems, electric and gas sector threats, supply chain risk, foreign influence operations, and risks where OT and IT connect.
• Familiarity with NERC CIP, DOE C2M2, and NIST RMF/CSF; knowledge of incident triage, attribution, and escalation under NERC CIP and DOE guidance.
• Ability to use threat modeling, operational risk mapping, and geopolitical analysis to explain intelligence implications for utility operations.

Aufgaben

• Federal relationships: Maintain federal partnerships, represent company positions, and coordinate information sharing.
• Intelligence and advice: Explain classified and unclassified intelligence in business terms with recommended actions.
• Policy coordination: Advise leaders on threats and policy impacts; coordinate priorities with CISO and security staff.
• Cross-sector work: Coordinate with utilities, government, energy, comms, and financial services partners.
• Operational support: Help risk owners identify and mitigate enterprise risks across the company.
• Project delivery: Plan initiatives, identify gaps, address barriers, track commitments across teams.
• Partnership improvements: Establish contracts to enable high-level risk discussions with Title 10/50 customers.

Kenntnisse

Federal intel / cyber ops

TS/SCI eligibility

DoD/DHS info sharing

NERC CIP / DOE C2M2 / NIST RMF

Threat modeling / geopolitical分析

Cross-agency collaboration / influence

Strong communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, intelligence, computing, engineering, technology, cyber policy, or related security field

Graduate degree in cybersecurity, national security, energy systems, risk management, or related field

Jobbeschreibung

Southern Company seeks a Principal Advisor, National Security & Resilience to connect federal partners with company experts and translate intelligence into practical actions for cyber, geopolitical, and systemic risks to utility operations. The role collaborates across energy, communications, and financial services to address enterprise risks.

The position requires 8–12 years in federal intelligence or cyber operations, a bachelor’s in a security field, and TS/SCI eligibility.