IT Program Manager Cyber Security
Cynet Systems - atlanta, GA
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Job Description: Promote CMMC Compliance as a shared responsibility across Client Research Community. Increase the skills and capabilities within the Client CMMC Security Program. Create pathways for career advancement into cybersecurity and CMMC Framework. The CMMC Program Manager role at Client has responsibilities for the following within the unit they represent, with direction and oversight from the Cyber Security Office: Oversee all CMMC Security Program activities for CUI Research Projects at Client. Collaborating with key stakeholders to determine relevant in-scope controls, to identifying significant changes that warrant special handling, to follow significant change processes. Work toward process improvement and enhance capability maturity, performing redesign and developing plans, requirements, and compliance specifications for automation. Develop and maintain the calendar of compliance requirements for assigned identified control owners. Collaborate with a range of stakeholders from individual contributors to senior leadership to external parties including Gov/Agency Partners and/or Third-Party Security Assessors. Drive activities related to the remediation of CMMC Requirements Gaps, technical security, and compliance risks with cross-functional teams, including, but not limited to, engaging third-party services, leading meetings, assigning, and tracking work items, producing reports, and escalating risks and issues. Financial management of the CMMC program to ensure maximization of investments to ensure security while increasing support for research activities. Background: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is the responsibility of the entire Client Research Community. s such, a collaborative approach is necessary for effectively protecting our digital assets and capabilities from threats attempting to obtain GTs Control Unclassified DOD Research Information. The CMMC Security Program must work with other IT and functional leaders across campus to create a balanced approach to securing our research environments while empowering our stakeholders to meet their goals and objectives. GT, like many large R1 organizations, must become CMMC 2.0 Compliant with the mandate of the Federal Government to continue to obtain Federal DOD Research Projects. CMMC 2.0 compliance is complex and multifaceted, thus requiring that we marshal all our efforts to work together to mitigate them or ensure that we maintain operations within our risk tolerance level. It is often challenging to apply one set of standards across the entire institution without causing increased friction to the progress needed for conducting core Institute business instruction, research, and service. To evolve into a Experienced CMMC Security Program that caters to the needs of our various constituents will require that all voices are represented in the development and implementation of CMMC's key policies, standards, projects, and processes.
Created: 2024-10-15