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# Security Governance Specialist/NIST

- **Company:** Connvertex Technologies Inc.
- **Location:** Wilmington, DE, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Data Structures, Power BI, SQL Databases
- **Published:** August 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usb0fea91389e4f2e714d20b78dc5ce72d

## About the Role

CANDIDATES WILL NEED TO BE ONSITE IN WILMINGTON, DE EITHER 2-3 TIMES A WEEK OR EVEN ONCE A WEEK IF THEY LIVE A LITTLE FARTHER AWAY CANDIDATES MUST BE WITHIN A ONE- OR TWO-HOUR COMMUTE TO WILMINGTON, DE AND BE WILLING TO DO OCCASIONAL TRAVEL.
CANDIDATES MUST HAVE GOOD TENURE AND/OR LONG PROJECTS. CANDIDATES WITH VERY RECENT LOCAL PROJECTS REQUIRED. NO RELOCATION
This role owns the measurement and reporting layer of the security program. The focus is turning security activity into clear metrics, trends, and business risk insight. The person will map the organization's practices against the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, identify where formal control plans exist versus where gaps remain, and build the reporting that lets executives see risk before it becomes an incident., 10+ years in security governance, risk, compliance (GRC), or security program management.
Strong working knowledge of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and how it applies to business control plans.
Experience building metrics, dashboards, or reporting programs, ideally in Power BI.
Comfortable working with data pulled from SQL based sources; does not need to write complex queries, but should understand the data structure.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to present risk and metrics to executive audiences in plain business terms.
Experience working in a Microsoft centric IT environment.

## Description

Build and own a security metrics program that tracks control coverage, risk trends, and program maturity over time.
Map current security practices to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and clearly document where formal control plans exist and where they do not.
Translate technical security data into business language executives can act on.
Design and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports that give leadership ongoing visibility into security posture.
Identify emerging risk trends early and flag them before they turn into incidents.
Partner with security, IT, and business stakeholders to build remediation and mitigation plans for identified gaps.
Establish recurring reporting cadences and executive briefings on program health.
Recommend and track key risk indicators (KRIs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) tied to the security program., Executives have a clear, ongoing view of security risk and trends through Power BI reporting.
Gaps in control plans are identified and documented against NIST before they become incidents.
Remediation plans are in place and tracked for every identified risk.
The organization shifts from reactive security reporting to proactive risk prevention.


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