Security & Compliance Administrator - Mid

About the role

Join the Nalley Consulting team at Southcom HQ. Position: Security & Compliance Administrator LCAT: Mid Location: SOUTHCOM HQ, Doral, FL / On-site Office: U.S. SOUTHERN Command J2

Responsibilities

• Monitor and validate Kubernetes and data lake deployments for compliance with RMF, NIST 800-53, and DoD IL4/IL5 requirements, in collaboration with agency cybersecurity teams
• Maintain continuous monitoring dashboards and conduct vulnerability scans of deployed infrastructure and workloads, supporting the agency’s ATO process and risk posture
• Prepare and update system security documentation—including SSPs, SARs, and POA&Ms—to reflect changes to architecture, controls, or risk conditions under WO-003
• Enforce encryption, logging, and identity access policies (IAM, RBAC, audit logging) to maintain traceability and accountability across the Kubernetes-based data layer
• Submit the Security & Compliance Assessment Report, providing a summary of control effectiveness, findings, and recommended remediation actions

Requirements

• Possess the knowledge and capability to implement, monitor, and enforce security policies, frameworks, and compliance controls across cloud-based and on-premises environments
• Proficient in NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, DoD IL-4/5 security policies, and risk assessment methodologies
• Strong understanding of identity and access management (IAM), security monitoring tools (Splunk, SIEM solutions), zero-trust architecture, and vulnerability assessment frameworks is required
• Demonstrated experience in conducting security audits, assessing system compliance with DoD cybersecurity policies, and implementing security controls in cloud and hybrid environments
• Experience with security automation, endpoint protection, and incident response processes is required

Qualifications

• Required education: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Computer Science, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in security and compliance roles.

Skills

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or AWS Certified Security – Specialty