IHE Cybersecurity Compliance & Incident Response Specialist

Valiant Solutions is seeking an IHE Cybersecurity Compliance & Incident Response Specialist to provide senior cybersecurity compliance, breach response, incident management, and risk management support for institutions of higher education (IHEs) that handle sensitive federal data. You will help our government customer respond to cybersecurity incidents at institutions outside its system boundary, including incidents that may involve Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Federal Tax Information (FTI), and Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

You will coordinate response and remediation, manage IHE cybersecurity cases through closure, and evaluate institutional cybersecurity compliance. Your guidance, grounded in NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 3, will help institutions strengthen how they protect sensitive federal information.

Location: Remote with ad hoc travel to the Washington DC Metro area.

This position allows for 100% remote work. Remote work requires a high level of trust in our employees, and we strictly adhere to the details outlined in our Remote Work Policy below.

Required Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Eligibility Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required to obtain the necessary clearance for this position.

Required Experience:

• More than 10 years of experience in cybersecurity incident response, incident handling, cybersecurity compliance, security assessments, or cyber risk management.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• A senior industry professional certification such as CISSP or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience investigating, coordinating, documenting, and managing cybersecurity incidents through remediation and closure.
• Experience conducting or supporting cybersecurity compliance assessments and evaluating technical, administrative, and physical safeguards.
• Strong knowledge of incident containment, remediation, recovery, corrective action tracking, and cybersecurity risk management.
• Experience evaluating security controls and identifying compliance gaps and remediation requirements.
• Experience working with sensitive or regulated information such as CUI, PII, FTI, or comparable protected data.
• Ability to analyze complex cybersecurity information and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Excellent technical writing, analytical, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to work effectively with government personnel, institutional stakeholders, cybersecurity teams, auditors, technical personnel, and organizational leadership.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-61 Revision 3.
• Strong knowledge of applicable cybersecurity regulatory and control frameworks.

Responsibilities:

Incident Response and Breach Management

• Provide senior cybersecurity incident response and breach management support for IHEs that handle federal data.
• Provide incident reporting and handling guidance that helps IHEs contain, remediate, and recover from cybersecurity incidents.
• Coordinate remediation and incident response activities with reporting institutions.
• Categorize, analyze, document, track, and manage IHE cybersecurity cases through closure.
• Coordinate breach response activities across affected customer offices, customer contractors, IHEs, and affiliated organizations.
• Analyze incident information and supporting evidence to identify cybersecurity risks, compliance concerns, affected data, and required remediation.
• Track remediation activities and corrective actions through resolution.
• Develop incident reports, technical findings, recommendations, case documentation, and status updates for…