Federal Compliance Lead / Federal GRC Manager
WiredPeople, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Lead the journey toward federal authorization and operational excellence.
- Own the readiness roadmap, manage external consultants and assessors.
- Translate complex federal requirements into clear, actionable steps for technical teams.
- Conduct readiness reviews, managing POA&Ms, and validating that controls are effective.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the C-suite and Engineering leads, providing visibility into risks, blockers, and timelines.
Requirements
- 4–7+ years in GRC, Security Compliance, or Information Assurance.
- Deep, hands-on expertise with NIST 800-53 is required.
- Exposure to CMMC, SOC 2, or NIST 800-171 is highly valued.
- Demonstrated experience implementing controls, not just auditing or documenting them.
- Elite written communication and executive reporting skills; ability to summarize complex risk postures for non-technical stakeholders.
- U.S. Citizenship is required to support federal compliance mandates.
Benefits
- Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
- Complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
GRCSecurity ComplianceInformation AssuranceNIST 800-53CMMCSOC 2NIST 800-171implementing controlsreadiness reviewsPOA&Ms
Soft skills
written communicationexecutive reportingrisk assessmentstakeholder managementadvisory skillsproblem-solvingorganizational skillstranslating complex requirementsvisibility into risksmanaging timelines