Federal IT Compliance Issues Manager
Location: Montvale, New Jersey
Country: United States
Category: Technology
Workplace Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: March 23, 2026
Job ID: 645769
Job Description
Location: Remote ( New Jersey)
Pay Rate: $83.00-$85.00
Responsibilities:
- Work with the client's stakeholders to remediate IT Compliance Findings by updating or creating SSPs, procedures, and other CMMC documentation.
- Review collected evidence for the formal CMMC Assessment, ensuring that it meets the control objectives and addresses the IT Compliance Gap.
- Drive corrective action plans to remediation by conducting regular stakeholder discussions and managing stakeholder relations.
- Report against in-progress corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues and provide management with summary information on the status of the portfolio of corrective action plans.
- Review evidence provided to close corrective action plans, ensuring that it meets the control objectives and addresses the IT Compliance Gap.
- Bachelor's degree required. CISM, CRISC, and/or CISSP preferred. RP, CCP and/or CCA preferred.
- Minimum five to eight years of experience in IT Security or IT Compliance/Audit, as well as experience with working with NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, or CMMC, as an IT Auditor tasked with auditing controls.
- Familiarity with NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-66, CMMC, NIST Framework, ISO, HITRUST, PCI, and/or other relative NIST controls.
- Must be able to work independently and hit the ground running within a short amount of time (one month).
- Strong verbal/written communication skills, with ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of responsibility and authority. Must be able to prioritize, delegate and foster the development of high-performance teams to lead/support an environment driven by customer service and teamwork.
- Strong trouble-shooting and organizational skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to participate in resource planning processes based on defined organizational plans.
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The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
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