SR GRC Consultant I

CDW•Vernon Hills, IL

2d•$88,000 - $122,400

About The Position

As a Sr. Government Compliance Analyst, you will support CDW’s Global Information Security organization in maintaining continuous compliance with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), NIST 800‑171, and related government security requirements. You will perform detailed technical, documentation, and evidence‑gathering activities to support assessments, audits, and system onboarding. This includes developing remediation plans, validating control execution, documenting system architectures and connections, reviewing contractual security requirements, and ensuring accurate compliance records in the GRC platform. Your work directly contributes to audit readiness, risk reduction, and the overall effectiveness of CDW’s Security Risk Management program.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience in security risk management, audit, or compliance, or related roles, to include 2-year hands on experience with CMMC Level 2, NIST SP 800-171, or similar frameworks, OR 9 years of total Information Technology experience including 5 years of experience in security risk management, audit, compliance or related roles, to include 2-year hands on experience with CMMC Level 2, NIST SP 800-171, or similar frameworks.
Experience with SSP, documentation and remediation activities, and compliance evidence gathering.
Experience with architecture documentation and data flow diagrams.
Understanding of APIs, ports, protocols, and system interconnections.
Knowledge of cloud service provider compliance requirements.
We value experience, skills, drive, aptitude, and attitude towards university degrees and certifications.
Strong analytical, documentation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Strong attention to detail and ability to understand legal requirements in contracts.
Ability to conduct interviews and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
This role requires access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), as well as information subject to U.S. export-control laws such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Under these laws and applicable data security requirements in CDW’s U.S. government contracts, CDW must assess whether individuals in this role are legally permitted to access export-controlled technical data and certain categories of CUI. After CDW extends a conditional offer of employment, you will be asked to provide information and/or documentation needed to determine whether you are a “U.S. Person” as defined under ITAR (U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) or otherwise eligible for authorized access under applicable federal regulations, including U.S. government contract requirements for restricted or export-controlled CUI and related personnel-screening obligations.

Nice To Haves

CCMC Certified Professional (CCP), CCA, CISSP, CISA or similar compliance/security certifications, a plus.
Master’s degree, a plus.

Responsibilities

Work with control owners to ensure timely execution and effectiveness of controls.
Conduct interviews for security controls and collect objective evidence for compliance assessment.
Develop and update Operational Plan of Action (OPA) to address gaps and compliance issues.
Remediate findings, track progress, and reassess post-remediation.
Draft, update, and finalize System Security Plan (SSP) for systems in scope and new systems under evaluation.
Use the GRC platform to manage controls effectiveness status, documentation, and evidence.
Update or create policies and procedures to support compliance.
Develop detailed architecture and data flow diagrams for all in-scope systems.
Review and document all connections (APIs, ports, protocols, services) for in-scope systems and physical locations.
Identify and document all external and cloud service providers associated with in-scope environments.
Review Government contracts and RFPs to identify obligations, assess feasibility, and ensure security requirements are met before commitment.
Independently review and revise information security clauses in customer and vendor contractual agreements to ensure compliance with company policies.
Perform other work as assigned to support overall Security Risk Management team objectives.