Security and Compliance Specialist - Middletown Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States
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Charles IT
Charles IT is a Managed Service Provider specializing in Computer Consulting & IT Services for businesses of all sizes in CT. Outsource your IT departmentCharles IT is looking for a Security and Compliance Specialist to join our growing team. We are seeking passionate technology aficionados with experience in the IT industry, and who are motivated as much by providing first-class customer service as they are excited at playing with the best and shiniest tech in the industry.
Based in Middletown & Stamford CT, Charles IT is a leading IT Managed Service Provider that supports over 200 clients throughout New England. Our growth since inception in 2006 has sky-rocketed; all while keeping true to our mission of delivering exceptional customer service to our clients and an engaging, progressive work environment to our valued employees. A dog friendly office, Friday lunches, epic company outings, comprehensive benefit plans - these are just a few of the perks that have landed us on 'CT's Best Places to Work' list for 6 years running. Who says IT can't be fun?!
Due to growth we are currently seeking to add a Security and Compliance Specialist to our exceptional team. With the rapidly increasing need for sound a sound security posture, this position will serve as one of the central points of contact for your assigned clients. In this role you will serve as assist the Compliance Manager in the review, audit and analysis of your clients security posture. In addition to that you will perform annual risk assessments, updating policies and procedures and liaise on the organizations behalf during audits. You will need to be outgoing, customer-service focused, maintain professional skepticism, well organized and extremely detail-oriented.
A successful Security and Compliance Specialist would help us deliver on:
- Build and maintain strong, long-lasting client relationships - This is what Charles IT is all about!
- Serve as one of our strong internal compliance specialists ready to assist your dedicated clients in their security efforts
- Analyze clients’ POAM’s and SSP’s and update as needed to help clients maintain relevant compliance
- Assist in the performance of annual gap assessments for your clients and assist your clients for annual audits
- Assist in the timely and successful delivery of projects according to clients' business needs and objectives
- Clearly communicate the progress of initiatives through the GRC platform and within our ticketing system.
- Maintain client documentation
Responsibilities Internal:
- Incident Response (SWOT)
- vCISO Offering
- Account Management of vCISO only client
- Compliance Maintinace
- Compliance Readiness/Gap Assessments
- Internal Audits
- Internal Security Officer
- Policy Writing
- Vendor Risk Assessment
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in the IT field
- 2+ Years of experience in the IT field required
- Current security/compliance certification a strong plus
- Proven work experience in a security/compliance focused role preferred
- Proven ability to juggle multiple client needs and ability to multi-task and function independently
- Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and work with key stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including executive and C-level
- Enthusiastic and dedicated to the challenges of a growing company and client base
- Excellent follow-through to see tasks through completion
- Self-starter with the ability to perform independently with little or no supervision
- Current, valid US driver's license is required.
What we believe in at Charles IT: IT for humans by humans, building up our team through professional and personal development, an emphasis on work/life balance, and fostering a start-up-type environment founded upon passion for our mission.
What you won't find here at Charles IT: boring work days, stagnant growth, tolerance for old-school corporate norms that detract from our client and employee experience.
If you can see yourself contributing to this mission through your systems-focused skills and experience, we want to hear from you!
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: Audits C Compliance Incident response Risk assessment System Security Plan
Perks/benefits: Career development Pet friendly Startup environment Team events
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