CMMC Compliance Specialist

Location: Remote, US
Job Type: Short Term--Full Time-- 3Months
Department:IT / Security / Compliance
Salary -- $50-$65/hour, depending on experience for this position

Clearance Requirement: Active DoD Secret Clearance or higher.(Preferred)

Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) is a dynamic IT and Management Consulting firm based in the Washington, DC area. Founded in 1996, Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) has evolved into a company of highly qualified professionals that provides full-cycle IT consulting and Management support in both the private and public sectors.

Horizon's culture is based on our core values, and we PRIDE ourselves on a diverse, employee and family-centric approach.

Horizon Industries seeks a security-focused Microsoft Administrator to lead a GCC High configuration. This role ensures audit readiness, SIEM integration, and secure cloud operations.

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  Administer Microsoft 365 E5 GCC High tenant with FedRAMP High controls.

  
  
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  Configure and manage Duo MFA, Purview, Entra ID, Sentinel SIEM, InTune, Defender, BitLocker, Windows Hello.

  
  
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  Implement RBAC and Conditional Access policies.

  
  
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  Support regex-based DLP rules for CUI email handling.

  
  
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  Integrate Sentinel with Azure Activity, Office 365, and other log sources.

  
  
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  Maintain SSP, POA&M, and compliance portal entries.

  
  
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  Coordinate onboarding/offboarding with HR and IT for CMMC controls.

  
  
• Participate in mock cyber incident exercises and desktop walkthroughs.

• Education: Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or equivalent experience.
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  5+ years in Microsoft cloud environments (Azure, M365).

  
  
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  Experience with GCC High and CMMC Level 2 implementation.

  
  
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  Knowledge of NIST SP 800-171, DFARS 252.204-7021, FIPS 140-2.

  
  
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  Understanding of CUI handling and enclave segregation.

  
  

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  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator
  • Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert
  • CMMC Registered Practitioner (RP)
  • CompTIA Security+, GIAC GSEC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
  
  
  
  

Horizon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and it is our policy to consider allapplicants for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or nationalorigin.

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