Principal, NERC Cybersecurity Compliance (CIP)
Posted Sep 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a CIP audit you helped prepare for. What did you learn?
What they are checking: Whether they have real audit experience and know where findings usually come from.
This role has no direct reports. How do you get work done through others?
What they are checking: Whether they can influence site teams and IT without formal authority.
What would you do
A site can't patch a device within the required window. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they know mitigation plans and documentation rather than letting a gap become a violation.
How do you handle a possible violation you discover internally?
What they are checking: Whether they would self-report honestly and fix the root cause, which regulators expect.
How do you build training that helps field and IT staff follow CIP rules without feeling buried in paperwork?
What they are checking: Whether they can make compliance practical and clear for the people doing the work.
About the work
Walk me through how CIP-002 categorization drives which other CIP standards apply.
What they are checking: Whether they understand how BES Cyber System impact levels set the scope of compliance work.
What's different about securing OT at a generation site compared with an IT network?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that uptime, legacy devices and safety change how security controls work in OT.
How do you design internal controls that show compliance with CIP-007 patching or CIP-010 baselines?
What they are checking: Whether they can build controls that both work and produce evidence an auditor will accept.
What does Standards advocacy mean to you, and why would a company engage in it?
What they are checking: Whether they understand commenting on draft standards to make rules workable for operators.
How do physical security requirements like CIP-006 play out at remote renewable sites?
What they are checking: Whether they understand practical access control and monitoring challenges at unstaffed sites.
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