CISA & CISM Roles on a CMMC Assessment Team

Delivered by Virtual Infrastructure Services LLC — an accredited ISACA Training Organization.

A CMMC Level 2 programme needs more than tools — it needs people in the right roles. Two ISACA credentials map cleanly to the two halves of that work: CISA for audit and evidence, and CISM for security-programme leadership.

The audit and evidence role — CISA

Certified Information Systems Auditors plan risk-based assessments, collect and evaluate evidence, and report against controls. On a CMMC team they own the assessment readiness, evidence quality and internal control reviews that a C3PAO will scrutinise.

The security-management role — CISM

Certified Information Security Managers own the security programme, the SSP and POA&M, risk decisions, and the communication of risk to leadership. They keep the programme governed and funded between assessments.

How the roles work together

CISA verifies; CISM governs. Together they cover the "assess it" and "run it" halves of a CMMC programme, so gaps are found and owned rather than falling between roles.

Building the team

Contractors can credential existing staff into these roles rather than hiring cold. Read CISA for CMMC and CISM for CMMC for how each maps to the framework.