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Senior Cybersecurity Compliance Lead

We are seeking a senior cybersecurity compliance lead to support a university's effort to achieve CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) readiness and certification across complex research environments. This individual will serve as the central owner of CMMC compliance execution, partnering across IT Security, Research IT, Export Compliance, and faculty stakeholders to align security requirements with how research is actually conducted. The role is a blend of security architecture, compliance leadership, and program execution. This person will assess existing research environments, guide remediation efforts, and design scalable frameworks that enable multiple independent labs to operate within compliant, secure enclaves handling sensitive data (e.g., CUI, ITAR). In addition to driving audit readiness, this individual will support the full research data lifecycle, working with researchers during proposal planning to define security requirements and ensuring secure handling of data through project execution and disposal.