Lead Information Security Risk Management and Compliance Specialist

Jeppesen is seeking an Lead Information Security (InfoSec) Risk Management and Compliance Specialist. This position will be based in Bangalore, India. The InfoSec Risk Management and Compliance Specialist role is a multifaceted role performing a host of risk management and compliance duties in support of the Jeppesen aviation software business. This role will focus on and specialize in risk management for product development risks, operational product risks, operations risks, and organizational risks to include, but not limited to, physical security and cross business function risks. Additionally, this role will work in support of compliance in a variety of national and international frameworks ensuring that Jeppesen meets and exceeds minimum risk and compliance with security controls supporting these frameworks. This role will supplement GRC Compliance Specialists, GRC Risk Management Specialists and ISMS owners. This role will focus on defining, quantitating, and developing materials such as Plan of Action & Milestone(s) (POA&M) to mitigate and resolve risks across Jeppesen. This role must see broader impacts of risks and be capable of relating risks to key stakeholders. This role will work with risks on different levels, from a technical product and vulnerability perspective to a more holistic organizational view. The role will also support compliance efforts by assisting in analyzing security practices and controls for the various frameworks, analyze Jeppesens 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.

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 employees time.

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
• Lead and support various risk management teams and boards across Jeppesen such as change control board(s) (CCB), vulnerability management, operational risk boards, business risk boards
• Will be an authority in identifying mitigations to risk including technical and operational
• Will prepare steps and efforts to mitigate and burn down risk across all levels of the business
• Work in GRC tools such as Vanta to track risk
• Will own and delegate risk ownership where appropriate
• 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):

• A bachelors degree in Engineering or higher is REQUIRED.
• Minimum of 5 years working risk management or similar functions
• Minimum of 5 years working in security practices and controls
• Extensive understanding and ability of tracing products and operational risks to business risk
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A bachelors degree or similar level of experience in a technical field
• A security or compliance certification such as CISSP, CRISC, 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

Typical Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, with 12+ years of relevant work experience. Master's degree with 11+ years' experience.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required