CareerPlan

Principal, Information System Security Officer & Security Operations Lead

Irvine, CA, United States of AmericaFull-time$133k–$227k2026-11-04 → 2026-11-10
On-site · United StatesUnited States citizens only

Core

Owns the security and compliance posture of the CUI enclave end-to-end, including authoring security plans, leading NIST 800-171A assessments, and operating the SIEM for threat hunting and incident response.

Role type

Principal, Information System Security Officer & Security Operations Lead

Builds

CUI enclave security posture, SSP/POA&M documentation, and regulatory compliance evidence

Domain

Defense contracting / Cybersecurity / GRC

Required skills

NIST SP 800-171A expertise, SIEM operation (BigQuery), incident response execution, threat hunting, SSP/POA&M authoring, CMMC 2.0 Level 2 knowledge, regulatory reporting (DIBNet), security policy writing

Preferred skills

CISSP, CISA, CMMC CCP/CCA, GIAC certifications, FedRAMP inheritance familiarity, FIPS-validated cryptography concepts

Technologies

BigQuery, Looker, Google Workspace, DIBNet, SIEM

Responsibilities

Author and maintain State System Security Plan (SSP) and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M); Lead control assessments against NIST SP 800-171A; Operate SIEM for business-hours monitoring and triage; Execute incident response runbooks; Manage C3PAO certification engagement; Govern Google Workspace security configuration; Maintain CUI program handling and retention

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC