Job Title: IT Compliance & Controls Analyst (USGCI / PCI / CMMC)

Location:

• Frisco, TX (priority – strong local talent pool)
• Overland Park, KS (finance-heavy market, but IT focus needed)
• Hybrid: 3 days onsite per week

Duration: Contract (long-term, potential to extend/convert)

Target Start: October 12

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Conduct annual IT controls testing across applications and servers (PCI, USGCI, CMMC, NIST 800-171, etc.).
• Perform live walkthroughs with control owners/operators, validating evidence and operational effectiveness.
• Identify, document, and escalate compliance issues while maintaining a collaborative, professional tone.
• Work within ServiceNow CMDB to track and manage control data.
• Partner with cross-functional IT and compliance teams to support audits for government, financial, and privacy regulations (USGCI, PCI, NSA, HIPAA, GBLA, COPA).
• Manage high control volumes across multiple applications (scope growing due to new acquisitions).

 

Must-Haves

• 5–7+ years in IT audit / compliance with strong NIST 800-171 experience.
• 3+ years working with CMMC (CCP or CCA certification highly preferred).
• Proficiency with USGCI compliance frameworks.
• Hands-on expertise with ServiceNow CMDB.
• Strong soft skills: empathy, ability to diffuse defensiveness, articulate findings in plain English.
• Proven ability to manage stress in high-volume, high-stakes environments.

Pluses

• Familiarity with Steven Covey’s Speed of Trust principles.
• Experience balancing IT + audit responsibilities in large-scale environments.
• Prior success in teams managing thousands of controls across 150+ applications.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 50.00/hr.