Nicholas A. Southern, GRC and Cybersecurity Compliance Analyst
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GRC Analyst · Compliance Analyst · Information Security Analyst · ISSO. TS/SCI active. Remote, or hybrid/onsite in greater Orlando, FL. Can start immediately.

At a glance

Clearance
TS/SCI (active)
Location
Greater Orlando, FL
Work model
Remote, hybrid, or onsite in greater Orlando
Start
Immediate
Roles
GRC Analyst, Compliance Analyst, InfoSec Analyst, ISSO, IR-adjacent
Employment
Contract, contract-to-hire, or direct
Education
B.S. Cybersecurity & IA, WGU, December 2026
Certifications
GSEC, GFACT, Security+ CE, Network+, A+, ITIL 4

Verified highlights

241 systems / 24h

Zero-day mitigation across 11 sites at USAF Ramstein. The RMF documentation held with zero rework on the follow-up audit.

100% log retention

Splunk dashboard engineering backing full audit log retention on classified DoD programs at Lockheed Martin.

1,000+ incidents

Tier 1/2 monitoring, triage, investigation, and escalation across four years of 24/7 shift-based operations.

What you get

compliance that survives audits

Full control lifecycle across NIST 800-53/171, RMF, SOC 2, and ISO 27001, built by someone who’s been on both sides of an assessment.

automation by default

Python, PowerShell, and REST API pipelines for evidence collection. Drata administration from sourcing through rollout.

operational floor time

Four years of 24/7 network defense on DoD networks. I’ve worked the alerts your controls exist to prevent.

AI-era readiness

Current, hands-on LLM red-team practice: prompt injection, adversarial evaluation, AI governance fluency.

Notes for recruiters

15-minute intro calls welcome. I answer my own email, usually before the second coffee. For clearance-sensitive specifics, please use encrypted email. The resume PDF above is the canonical copy.

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