Information Security Management System Lead (IC)

Information Security Management System Lead (IC)

Company:

Jeppesen Sanderson Inc

Jeppesen is seeking an Information Security Management System Lead or Principal (IC), this role can be virtual within the US. The ISMS Manager role is a multifaceted role performing a host of leadership and management functions in support of Jeppesen aviation software business. This role will focus on owning the ISMS, policies, standards, procedures, and baselines for Jeppesen. This role will be a deputy supporting role to the Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) at Jeppesen. As the owner of the ISMS, the ISMS Manager will focus on maintaining the policies, standards, and procedures that govern Jeppesen. The ISMS Manager will provide expert guidance on policies, standards, procedures, risk management, risk mitigation, and compliance to junior members of the GRC staff and to various teams and groups, including executives, throughout Jeppesen. As needed by schedule ISMS Manager will support and participate in risk management efforts and compliance efforts. This ISMS Manager will work directly with the Director of GRC in proposing measurable improvements to the Jeppesen business in terms of GRC; similarly, this role will path find efforts for future security frameworks and certifications including scheduling and resource allocation, deficiencies, etc. This role will supplement the management of Jeppesen’s GRC tool, GRC Compliance Specialists and GRC Risk Management Specialists. This role will support defining, quantitating, and developing materials such as Plan of Action & Milestone(s) (POA&M) to mitigate and resolve risks across Jeppesen. The role will also support compliance efforts by assisting in analyzing security practices and 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
• Provide ownership and guidance for Jeppesen ISMS
• Deputy to the Director of GRC
• Works across the Jeppesen business as an authority on both ISMS and GRC
• Work in GRC tools such as Vanta to track risk
• Understand compliance frameworks and how they interrelate in terms of controls
• Decompose security practices and 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):

• Minimum of 5 years working in a leadership role in GRC
• Minimum of 7 years working in GRC and/or risk management
• Minimum of 7 years working in security practices and controls
• Ability to supplement all areas of GRC at Jeppesen as schedule(s) dictate
• Ability to quickly change from one task to another
• 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
• A security or compliance certification such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCP, CCA, ISO 27001 Auditor, etc.
• Ability to effectively discuss security f