Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Specialist

Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Specialist

Company:

Jeppesen Sanderson Inc

Jeppesen is seeking a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Specialist. The GRC Specialist role is a multifaceted role performing a host of compliance duties in support of the Jeppesen aviation software business. This role can be virtual in the US.  This role will work in a variety of national and international frameworks ensuring that Jeppesen meets and exceeds minimum compliance with security controls supporting these frameworks. The role will support efforts to analyze security controls for the various frameworks, analyze Jeppesen’s current state, analyze the deficiencies between current Jeppesen state and implementation of controls, determine corrective measures to address deficiencies, plan appropriate steps to implement corrections, track the implementation of corrective actions, and provide internal self-audits of both processes and operational implementation of the controls. This role works across the organization and is expected to communicate effectively with leadership, operations, and development in ensuring that Jeppesen establishes and maintains a world-class compliance team.

Position Responsibilities

• Communicate with groups from C-Level Executives to operations and development
• Willingness to speak truth on security compliance regardless of audience; the role must be willing to express deficiencies when deficiencies exist
• Understand compliance frameworks and how they interrelate in terms of controls
• Decompose security controls into actionable requirements
• Define, write, and formally document policies, standards, procedures, guidelines, and baselines
• Test policies, standards, procedures, guidelines, and baselines for compliance to security frameworks
• Determine non-compliance and/or deficiencies between control expectations and current implementation including ability to provide guidance to fully meet intention of the security control
• Analyze schedule and budgets to determine if tasks are achievable
• Understands risk management including business risk management, operational risk management, and development risk management
• Problem solver; a desire to see problems as challenges to be resolved
• Continue to learn and improve skills through both JEPPESEN provided training and self-training

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Ability to quickly change from one task to another
• Ability to work in a team and independently as needed by task
• A minimum of 3 years of experience working in compliance and/or auditor role in a highly regulated environment
• Experience working cross-functional teams providing guidance and improvements
• Experience in vulnerability management, patch management, or similar
• Experience in at least one of the following security frameworks: NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC 2.0, COBIT, Cyber Essentials, etc.

• Domestic and international travel may be required to support audit and compliance efforts at Jeppesen locations in the US and worldwide.  This is not estimated to be more than 15% of the employee’s time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or similar level of experience in a technical field
• Security or compliance certification such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCP, CCA, ISO 27001 Auditor, etc.
• Ability to effectively discuss security frameworks in detail in how compliance works to shape a business and/or business unit
• Ability to take non-specific technical controls and data and relate them to technical implementations
• Experience working in Change Control Boards (CCBs) or other oversight groups
• Experience auditing businesses, business units, or teams for compliance to a security framework
• Experience in regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, FISMA, etc.
• Experience in technical roles such as security operations, boundary defense, vulnerability management

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. 

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance prog