Sr. Cybersecurity & Compliance Administrator
About Us
Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.
Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other – and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.
At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.
Your Opportunity + Impact
Responsible for ensuring that Larson Design Group’s information assets comply with internal policies, industry standards, and legal regulations, while also designing, implementing, and maintaining security controls to protect networks, systems, and data. Acts as a liaison with the Legal Department and collaborates with IT and business units to mitigate risks and respond to incidents.
Key Responsibilities
- Cybersecurity
- Research, implement, and operate cybersecurity solutions in compliance with LDG’s applicable security policies and standards.
- Assist in the review and update of cybersecurity policies, architectures and standards.
- Assist in responding to audits, penetration tests and vulnerability assessments.
- Conduct regular security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and potential risks.
- Train and educate employees on cybersecurity requirements.
- Analyze and make recommendations to improve network, system and application architectures.
- Work with IT and internal business partners to ensure that security is factored in the evaluation, selection, installation and configuration process of hardware and software.
- Stay abreast of the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack methods.
- Evaluate and implement new security technologies to address emerging threats.
- Compliance
- Research, and apply relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards to the organization's information systems and practices.
- Conduct regular compliance assessments to identify and remediate compliance gaps.
- Train and educate employees on compliance requirements.
- Respond to regulatory inquiries and audits to support the Legal Department.
- Maintain compliance documentation and records.
- Stay up to date on emerging compliance issues.
- Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with cybersecurity requirements.
Education and Experience
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in information technology, information security, computer science, cybersecurity, or related field.
- Experience: A minimum of two (2) years of experience in cybersecurity.
- Licensure/Certification: N/A
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive understanding of cybersecurity and privacy principles
- Demonstrates strong auditing, reporting, and project management skills
- Shows strong ability to troubleshoot and make decisions
- Proficient in VPNs, firewalls, intrusion detection, scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
- Familiar with NIST800-171/CMMC, HIPAA.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook)
- Excellent organizational and time management skills to handle multiple tasks and meet project deadlines effectively.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team
EEO Statement
Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.