Job Opening- Security Governance Specialist- Local to Wilmington, DE- USC or GC or H4 EAD only

Hello,

This is Deep, Senior Technical Recruiter at Zeal Hire. After reviewing your background, I believe your experience aligns exceptionally well with a position we are currently seeking to fill.

 

Job Description

Title: Security Governance Specialist-13+ Years of experience 

Location: Wilmington, DE- Locals only

Visas: USC/GC/H4-EAD

Need LinkedIn, VISA DL

 

NEW REQUIREMENT!! Requirement Notes (Candidate Job description below) : 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. Experience building metrics, dashboards, or reporting programs, ideally in Power BI.

***** THIS IS A SENIOR IT SECURITY GOVERNANCE (NOT NETWORK OR CLOUD SECURITY) RESOURCE (SME) THAT WILL COME IN AND DO A DISCOVERY OF THEIR CURRENT STATE AND GOALS AND THEN RECOMMEND THE REQUIRED SOLUTION. THIS IS A HEAVY IT SECURITY GOVERNANCE POSITION. **** 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 RECENT LOCAL PROJECTS REQUIRED. – NO RELOCATION

*** Experience required on a resume and for submittal:

 1. How many years working with: Security Governance Specialist/NIST – NOT NETWORK OR CLOUD SECURITY

2. How many years working with: NIST

3. How many years working with: Building metrics, dashboards, or reporting programs, ideally in Power BI.

4. How many years working with: Translate technical security data into business language executives can act on.

5. How many years working with: Map current security practices to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

 

Job Description:

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.

 

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Success Looks Like

• 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

 

*** Please provide all the below information in the required format for Client submittal along with State ID or Driver’s License. All the requested details must be supplied for client submittal.

• Full Name:
• Candidates Rate: 
• Candidates current (Now) Location: 
• Availability to Interview: One Day’s notice
• Availability to Start: 
• Email Address:   
• Phone Number: 
• Visa Status:
• Education – College/Year of graduation:
• Link to LinkedIn? 
• Certifications (Please list)?          

 

Kind Regards,

 

Deep Patel

Sr. Technical Recruiter

ZealHire Inc.

Email: Deep@zealhire.com

14 Wall Street 20th Floor | New York, NY 10005

www.zealhire.com