NERC CIP Administrator

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Job Summary
The Sr. Analyst for cyber compliance will administer controls to maintain adherence with regulatory rule sets and internal policy, investigate variances and escalate when needed. They will be responsible for making sure the required evidence documentation is accurate to ensure effective compliance. They will be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information assets and ensuring that compliance drives operational best practices, delivering on agreed upon service expectations and procedures. The Sr. Analyst is expected to participate in and provide support to audit processes and lead remediation steps for findings.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Investigate and address variances by performing root cause analysis and developing corrective actions to mitigate the potential of recurrence and advise management of the same.
• Produce required logs, evidentiary records & other items as needed.
• Support efforts to prepare, coordinate and submit materials responsive to regulatory reporting requirements, internal and external audits and other Requests For Information.
• Keep Process and procedures relevant to NERC CIP Standards primarily applicable to High BCS/BCA/ECAMS/PCA/TCA/IR etc.
• Track all scheduled tasks and controls applicable particularly for NERC CIP High area (GCS); work with the team members for compliance and document relevant evidence.
• Exercise critical thinking and problem solving to research and document processes supporting applicable regulations, identify efficiency and automation opportunities and work with process owners to implement agreed-upon solutions.
• Monitor stakeholder control performance and provide guidance as needed to ensure adequate evidence of compliance
• Efficiently and accurately perform periodic monitoring controls required to maintain and evidence compliance with internal and external regulatory obligations.
• Support technology key controls, tools and compliance with regulatory requirements(i.e. ERCOT, PJM, MISO, NERC-CIP)

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Experienced gained through college degree programs and/or certification in business, technology, or related field
• 6-8 years experience with an understanding in one or more of the following: NERC CIP, ISO Protocols, ISO 27001, NIST,
• Exceptional reading comprehension and written communication skills
• Experience with application development or a coding technology language such as (VBA, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, C++, etc.)
• Preferred:
• Experience facilitating agreement across a wide range of disparate stakeholders
• Experience with ICS devices, Generation or Transmission assets
• Working knowledge of agile framework and methodology
• Experience with Cloud security or Compliance best practices
• Experience in the electrical industry working in the NERC CIP space will be highly desirable.
• Experience in supporting audit conducted by the NERC regional entity such as TRE will be a plus.
• Professional certification a plus (e.g., CISM, CISA, CISSP, Digital Design)

Key Metrics

• Compliance Metrics
• % of compliance controls completed on time
• % of control performance effectiveness
• % of control performance automation

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Job Family
Information Technology

Company
Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations
Irving, Texas

Texas

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