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Senior NERC CIP Compliance Analyst

$130K–$160K

Middletown, Connecticut +2 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026

Location
Middletown, Connecticut
Oswego, New York
New Haven, Connecticut
Experience
Minimum 5–10 years in regulatory compliance, power utility operations, or industrial cybersecurity; at least 5 years hands-on managing NERC CIP across Medium or High-impact assets.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline (equivalent direct experience considered).
Visa sponsorship
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must not require employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future.

About the job

Leads on-site NERC CIP cybersecurity compliance at generating stations, maintaining audit readiness, protecting cyber assets, and coordinating security and remediation activities.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain compliance processes, asset inventories, baselines, access controls, and evidence for NERC CIP requirements.
  • Lead audit preparation and responses, routine compliance activities, self-assessments, and remediation coordination.
  • Oversee patch management, incident response and recovery plan testing, vulnerability assessments, training, and supply chain risk activities.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline, or equivalent direct experience.
  • Minimum 5–10 years of experience in regulatory compliance, power utility operations, or industrial cybersecurity, including at least 5 years implementing and managing NERC CIP across Medium or High-impact assets.
  • Demonstrated experience drafting RSAWs, preparing ERT responses, and managing audit or spot-check RFIs.
  • Pass the mandatory NERC CIP-004 Personnel Risk Assessment and background check; be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

Nice to have

  • Power generation plant, transmission control center, or EMS/GMS experience; NCCP designation.
  • CISSP, CISA, CISM, SANS GIAC GCIP or GICSP; direct audit experience with the relevant Regional Entity.

Pay

USD 130,000–160,000 per-year base salary

Tools

NERC CIP, RSAW, ERT, CIP-007/010, CIP-005/006, CIP-013, CIP-008, CIP-009

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)