Local candidates within 90 miles radius from LANSING, MI
Posting ID - 167793 Local candidates within 90 miles radius from LANSING, MI
Position - System Security Analyst Local candidates within 90 miles radius from LANSING, MI
Client- State of MI Local candidates within 90 miles radius from LANSING, MI
Address- 525 West Allegan Street Lansing Michigan 48933 Local candidates within 90 miles radius from LANSING, MI
Interview Process: 1st round interviews will be held virtually with a potential for a 2nd round in-person. Candidates MUST be available for an in-person interview. Local candidates within 90 miles radius from LANSING, MI
Hybrid: Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week. Local candidates within 90 miles radius from LANSING, MI
Rate- $50/hr
Local candidates within 90 miles radius from LANSING, MI
Top Skills & Years of Experience:
- Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) -3+ years (Keylight preferred)
- Experience providing audit evidence to comply with security standards such as NIST, PCI, HIPPA, FERPA - Required - 5 Years
- Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years - Required - 5 Years
- Experience leading meetings and making oral and written reports - Required - 5 Years
- Experience working as a liaison between different business and IT areas - Required - 5 Years
Job responsibilities:
Provide leadership and oversight for maintaining and updating System Security Plans (SSPs), ensuring documentation accuracy, completeness, and alignment with NIST protocol and SOM compliance standards.
Lead and coordinate the Authority to Operate (ATO) renewal process, including planning, preparing required materials, managing timelines, and ensuring successful approval and continuous compliance for all supported applications.
Ensure all applications maintain a valid ATO on a three‑year cycle and lead efforts to validate and maintain accurate security controls throughout each renewal period.
Reviews and informs management on security risk assessment results and recommends corrective actions as necessary.
Reviews, assesses risks and scope for high level security incidents. Develops new reports for management based on those collected metrics across multiple agencies: conducts trend analysis.
Work with stakeholders to address and track Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms) and other compliance requirements, ensuring timely reporting and closure.
Provide senior‑level support across multiple business areas, MDCR, MCSC & MiLEAP, with a focus on standardized security plan updates, documentation improvements, and long‑term process consistency.
Analyze existing compliance documentation, identify gaps or risks, and guide corrective actions to meet regulatory and organizational requirements.
Coordinate cross‑functional collaboration with technical teams, business owners, enterprise security personnel, and project leadership to ensure all evidence and artifacts required for SSP and ATO processes are properly completed and maintained.
Oversee review, updates, and remediation of security controls, ensuring issues are tracked, communicated, and resolved in collaboration with stakeholders.
Lead efforts to identify procedural gaps, risks, or required updates during renewal cycles, ensuring consistent application of best practices across all supported systems.
Contribute to enterprise security governance by providing guidance, maintaining accurate records, mentoring team members, and driving timely completion of compliance activities.
Leads mid to high-level Incident Responses when working to resolve incidents.
Serves as the Incident response specialist for cyber event detection, correlation, response, and recovery.
Job Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in cyber security, Information Assurance, Business Analytics, or IT Related Field
OR: 5 years of experience
Preferred Advanced Degrees, Master’s in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Information Systems / IT Leadership, or an MBA with an IT or Security Concentration
Educational or professional knowledge of NIST Framework and Controls a must
Strong aptitude for written and oral communication
Strong documentation skills
Can collaborate cross-functionally
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Skill
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Required / Desired
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Required Years of experience
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Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) -3+ years
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Required
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3+ years
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Experience providing audit evidence to comply with security standards such as NIST, PCI, HIPPA, FERPA
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Required
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5 Years
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Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years
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Required
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5 Years
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Experience leading meetings and making oral and written reports
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Required
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5 Years
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Experience working as a liaison between different business and IT areas
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Required
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5 Years
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Knowledge or experience creating supporting documentation for IT system audits
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Highly Desired
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2 Years
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Experience with the creation of Disaster Recover Plans, Business Continuity Plans, and Incident Response Plans
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Highly Desired
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2 Years
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Keylight experience strong desired
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Highly Desired
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1-3+ years
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