Common Control Governance SME

ECS Tech Inc • Washington, DC

6h • Onsite

About The Position

ECS is seeking a Common Control Governance SME to work in our Washington, DC office.

Position Responsibilities:

Be a driver of holistic and enterprise-scale changes in cyber-security programs within large Federal clients.  Act as a “disruptor to the status-quo” to drive needed changes to cybersecurity and common control governance to ensure that security and privacy best-practices and statutory and regulatory requirements are met in a holistic and cost-effective manner.

Provide consultation expertise at various levels with a large Federal agency to develop and maintain an enterprise-scale NIST RMF common control program that reacts quickly to changing regulatory and operational drivers, including emerging technical, operational and management risk-drivers:

Participate in Daily, Weekly, and Monthly status meetings with key Government personnel, at times on short notice, to ensure stakeholders are informed of program status and progress on various cyber initiatives. Provide an opportunity to set priorities, identify opportunities or concerns, and coordinate resolution of identified problems.

Develop program level security documentation, audit liaison activities, and compliance oversight activities to strengthen the enterprise-level security program and promote compliance with the Risk Management Framework (RMF).

Support the performance of independent security and privacy control assessments in support of Security Assessment & Authorization (SA&A).

Support the management and implementation of continuous monitoring solutions to increase the visibility and transparency of network activity.

Requirements

• 8+ years of cyber RMF consulting experience advising Cybersecurity programs in large federal organizations.
• Experience managing NIST RMF common controls throughout their life cycle.
• Experience producing, implementing, or advising on NIST RMF common control policy.
• Strong interpersonal and human relations skills, including ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical personnel.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, including demonstrated ability to interact effectively with Senior Agency management and leadership.
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills with staff at all levels, including ability to collaborate with people of varied technical backgrounds and management levels.
• Advanced understanding of and experience with GRC tools, policy, procedures, and processes, including (but not limited to) FISMA audits and compliance, NIST, RMF, and recent Executive Orders.
• Experience with NIST Risk Management Framework and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) and cybersecurity capabilities/tools.
• Strong familiarity with NIST Risk Management Framework at the subject matter expert level, particularly including SP 800-30, -37, -39, -137, -53, and -53A/B.
• Ability to guide the development of enterprise-specific implementation guidance for agency management.
• Ability to analyze and interpret Federal legislation, directives, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandates, and guidance provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) against existing information security and privacy policy to identify required updates.
• Ability to conduct research on new and emerging information technologies and develop comprehensive information security and privacy policy, standards/guidelines, and procedures to facilitate the implementation of information security and privacy controls. Must have working knowledge of the Privacy Act of 1974 (as amended), the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014.
• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in systems engineering, computer science, computer engineering, information technology, management information systems or equivalent.
• Combined 8+ years in cyber, IT or related fields.
• At least one Cybersecurity or related certification.
• Active Secret clearance or higher.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
• Certified Authorization Professional (CAP)
• Project Management Professional (PMP).

Responsibilities

• Be a driver of holistic and enterprise-scale changes in cyber-security programs within large Federal clients.
• Provide consultation expertise at various levels with a large Federal agency to develop and maintain an enterprise-scale NIST RMF common control program that reacts quickly to changing regulatory and operational drivers, including emerging technical, operational and management risk-drivers
• Participate in Daily, Weekly, and Monthly status meetings with key Government personnel, at times on short notice, to ensure stakeholders are informed of program status and progress on various cyber initiatives.
• Develop program level security documentation, audit liaison activities, and compliance oversight activities to strengthen the enterprise-level security program and promote compliance with the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Support the performance of independent security and privacy control assessments in support of Security Assessment & Authorization (SA&A).
• Support the management and implementation of continuous monitoring solutions to increase the visibility and transparency of network activity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level