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Dragonfli Group is a cybersecurity and IT consulting firm providing services to federal agencies and Fortune 100 enterprises. Headquartered in Washington, DC, Dragonfli supports clients in securing mission-critical systems across on-site, hybrid, and fully remote environments.
We are seeking an experienced NERC O&P Compliance Advisor to provide compliance program advisory support to a large commercial enterprise in the energy and utilities sector. In this fully remote role you will help the organization strengthen its NERC Operations and Planning (O&P) compliance capabilities: building continuous compliance assurance, spotting and preventing compliance risk earlier, and keeping the organization audit-ready over time. You will also advise on mitigation and corrective action management, help the organization prepare for new and changing NERC standards, and improve visibility so leadership can make better compliance decisions. This role calls for deep NERC O&P standards experience and the ability to advise senior stakeholders. Seven or more years of relevant experience is expected.
This is a contract position involving a large commercial enterprise in the energy and utilities sector. Candidates with previous consulting or contracting experience are preferred. U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency is required. If hired, all work related to this role must be performed within the continental U.S.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise on the design and maturation of a NERC O&P compliance program, including continuous compliance assurance and ongoing control monitoring.
- Identify and prevent compliance risk earlier through risk assessment, self-assessment, and internal controls review.
- Keep the organization audit-ready over time, including evidence readiness and support for regional entity audits, spot checks, and self-certifications.
- Advise on mitigation plan and corrective action management, including tracking, root cause analysis, and closure.
- Assess readiness for new and changing NERC Reliability Standards and guide implementation planning.
- Improve compliance visibility through metrics, reporting, and dashboards that support leadership decision-making.
- Collaborate with operations, planning, and compliance stakeholders and communicate clearly at the executive level.
Requirements:
Must-Have
- Hands-on NERC Operations and Planning (O&P) compliance experience with the Reliability Standards.
- Experience building or advising on compliance programs, including continuous compliance assurance and audit readiness.
- Experience with mitigation plans and corrective action management.
- Experience assessing readiness for new or revised standards.
- Ability to advise senior stakeholders and communicate compliance risk clearly.
- U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency; able to work from within the continental U.S.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
- Experience at a utility, registered entity, or consulting firm serving the energy sector.
- Experience supporting NERC or regional entity audits, spot checks, and self-reports.
- Experience with compliance management tools and compliance reporting or dashboards.
- Prior consulting or contracting experience.
- Relevant certifications or degree (e.g., CISSP, CISA, CRISC, or an engineering or related degree).
Skill(s):
Technical Skills
- NERC Reliability Standards (Operations and Planning)
- Compliance program design and continuous compliance assurance
- Audit readiness and evidence management
- Mitigation plan and corrective action management
- Risk assessment and internal controls
- Compliance metrics, reporting, and dashboards
Soft Skills
- Advisory and consultative approach
- Executive communication and briefing
- Stakeholder management across operations, planning, and compliance
- Structured problem solving under tight timelines
- Self-directed work in a fully remote team
Benefits:
Dragonfli Group offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Medical — Multiple POS health plan options including an HSA-compatible plan
- Dental — PPO coverage for preventive, basic, and major services
- Vision — Annual exam, frames, lenses, and contact lens allowance
- 401(k) — Employer match up to 5% of eligible compensation
- Long-Term Disability — 100% employer-paid coverage at 50% of pre-disability earnings
- Life Insurance & AD&D — 100% employer-paid coverage valued at $10,000 each
- PTO — 15–25 days annually based on tenure
- Paid Federal Holidays — All 11 federal holidays observed
Dragonfli Group is a cybersecurity and IT consulting firm providing services to federal agencies and Fortune 100 enterprises. Headquartered in Washington, DC, Dragonfli supports clients in securing mission-critical systems across on-site, hybrid, and fully remote environments.
We are seeking an experienced NERC O&P Compliance Advisor to provide compliance program advisory support to a large commercial enterprise in the energy and utilities sector. In this fully remote role you will help the organization strengthen its NERC Operations and Planning (O&P) compliance capabilities: building continuous compliance assurance, spotting and preventing compliance risk earlier, and keeping the organization audit-ready over time. You will also advise on mitigation and corrective action management, help the organization prepare for new and changing NERC standards, and improve visibility so leadership can make better compliance decisions. This role calls for deep NERC O&P standards experience and the ability to advise senior stakeholders. Seven or more years of relevant experience is expected.
This is a contract position involving a large commercial enterprise in the energy and utilities sector. Candidates with previous consulting or contracting experience are preferred. U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency is required. If hired, all work related to this role must be performed within the continental U.S.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise on the design and maturation of a NERC O&P compliance program, including continuous compliance assurance and ongoing control monitoring.
- Identify and prevent compliance risk earlier through risk assessment, self-assessment, and internal controls review.
- Keep the organization audit-ready over time, including evidence readiness and support for regional entity audits, spot checks, and self-certifications.
- Advise on mitigation plan and corrective action management, including tracking, root cause analysis, and closure.
- Assess readiness for new and changing NERC Reliability Standards and guide implementation planning.
- Improve compliance visibility through metrics, reporting, and dashboards that support leadership decision-making.
- Collaborate with operations, planning, and compliance stakeholders and communicate clearly at the executive level.
Requirements:
Must-Have
- Hands-on NERC Operations and Planning (O&P) compliance experience with the Reliability Standards.
- Experience building or advising on compliance programs, including continuous compliance assurance and audit readiness.
- Experience with mitigation plans and corrective action management.
- Experience assessing readiness for new or revised standards.
- Ability to advise senior stakeholders and communicate compliance risk clearly.
- U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency; able to work from within the continental U.S.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
- Experience at a utility, registered entity, or consulting firm serving the energy sector.
- Experience supporting NERC or regional entity audits, spot checks, and self-reports.
- Experience with compliance management tools and compliance reporting or dashboards.
- Prior consulting or contracting experience.
- Relevant certifications or degree (e.g., CISSP, CISA, CRISC, or an engineering or related degree).
Skill(s):
Technical Skills
- NERC Reliability Standards (Operations and Planning)
- Compliance program design and continuous compliance assurance
- Audit readiness and evidence management
- Mitigation plan and corrective action management
- Risk assessment and internal controls
- Compliance metrics, reporting, and dashboards
Soft Skills
- Advisory and consultative approach
- Executive communication and briefing
- Stakeholder management across operations, planning, and compliance
- Structured problem solving under tight timelines
- Self-directed work in a fully remote team
Benefits:
Dragonfli Group offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Medical — Multiple POS health plan options including an HSA-compatible plan
- Dental — PPO coverage for preventive, basic, and major services
- Vision — Annual exam, frames, lenses, and contact lens allowance
- 401(k) — Employer match up to 5% of eligible compensation
- Long-Term Disability — 100% employer-paid coverage at 50% of pre-disability earnings
- Life Insurance & AD&D — 100% employer-paid coverage valued at $10,000 each
- PTO — 15–25 days annually based on tenure
- Paid Federal Holidays — All 11 federal holidays observed
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Automotive
- Banking & Financial Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in compliance advisor jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in business, law, finance, or a related field
- Knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks such as SOX, HIPAA, or FINRA rules
- Experience conducting compliance audits, risk assessments, or internal investigations
- Strong written communication skills for drafting policies, reports, and regulatory filings
- Professional certification such as CCEP, CRCM, or CAMS preferred or required
- Familiarity with governance, risk, and compliance software platforms
Tips for Your Compliance Advisor Job Search
Tailor your resume to each regulation
Compliance advisor postings often name specific frameworks like FINRA, HIPAA, SOX, or GDPR. Pull the exact regulatory language from each job description and mirror it in your resume's work history so your experience maps directly to what the hiring team is screening for.
Highlight investigations and remediation outcomes
Generic compliance experience blends in. Hiring managers want to see what you fixed or prevented. Call out audits you led, findings you resolved, or policy gaps you closed, and frame each in terms of the regulatory or operational risk it addressed.
Pursue a certification before you apply
Credentials like the CCEP, CRCM, or CAMS signal domain fluency that a job title alone can't. If you're targeting a specific sector, a recognized certification in that area often moves your resume past the first screen more reliably than additional years of general experience.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists compliance advisor openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for scenario-based interview questions
Compliance advisor interviews frequently include hypotheticals: a business unit pushes back on a policy, an auditor flags a discrepancy, or a new regulation conflicts with current practice. Practice talking through your reasoning process, not just the outcome, so interviewers can assess how you handle real tension.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
Compliance roles vary widely in authority. Before accepting an offer, clarify whether you have direct access to executive leadership, whether your recommendations are advisory or binding, and how the function is staffed. These structural factors affect your day-to-day influence and your longer-term career trajectory.
Compliance Advisor Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most compliance advisors?
The most active employers for compliance advisors right now are Capital One, TikTok, and CarMax, and the most openings are in Virginia, California, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Financial services, healthcare systems, and large insurers consistently post the highest volume of compliance advisor roles.
How many compliance advisor jobs are remote?
About 90% of compliance advisor openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with availability varying by industry and seniority. Policy development, training coordination, and regulatory research functions tend to offer the most location flexibility, while roles that involve on-site audits or in-person regulatory liaison work are more likely to require a physical presence.
How do you become a compliance advisor?
Start with a bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as business, law, finance, or healthcare administration, then build experience in a compliance-adjacent role like audit, legal operations, or risk management. Earning a recognized credential such as the CCEP or CRCM strengthens your candidacy significantly. From there, targeting roles in a specific regulated industry lets you build the deep sector knowledge that moves you into senior advisory positions.
Can you get a compliance advisor job with little experience?
Entry-level compliance roles do exist, particularly at larger organizations that hire compliance analysts or associates and develop them internally. A relevant internship, a certification like the CCEP-I, or demonstrated familiarity with a specific regulatory framework can substitute for years of direct experience. Targeting industries you already know well, such as healthcare if you have a clinical background, is one of the most effective ways to get a first foot in the door.
What does the compliance advisor interview process look like?
Most compliance advisor interviews begin with a recruiter screen focused on your regulatory background and industry experience, followed by a panel or hiring manager interview. That stage typically includes scenario-based questions where you are asked how you would handle a policy conflict, a regulatory finding, or pushback from a business unit. Some employers add a written exercise such as drafting a brief policy memo or summarizing a regulatory change, particularly for roles with significant writing responsibilities.
Where can I find and apply to compliance advisor jobs?
You can find and apply to compliance advisor jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing.
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