Cyber Risk and Vulnerability Assessment SME

Gunnison Consulting Group • Washington, DC

20h • Remote

About The Position

Serve as the senior subject-matter expert for highly specialized risk and vulnerability assessment activities supporting Federal Student Aid. The role provides expert technical analysis, high-level functional systems analysis, design and integration guidance, documentation, implementation advice, and solutions to exceptionally complex technical problems.

The SME leads risk and vulnerability assessments and integrates technical findings across vulnerabilities, configurations, architectures, threats, incidents, audits, and controls to determine risk and recommend treatments. The role also provides technical and management leadership, directs staff, establishes work plans and objectives, and briefs client and senior-management stakeholders.

The position is full-time and remote, with possible ad hoc onsite needs in Washington, DC. Salary is $160,000–$180,000 per year. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Education Level 6 High Risk/Public Trust suitability determination and required system-access approvals.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• More than 10 years of experience in the subject area.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Senior industry professional certification such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent.
• Demonstrated domain expertise and technical or management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments.
• Experience establishing goals and plans that meet project objectives and directing activities to ensure technical requirements are met.
• Experience interacting with clients, conducting negotiations, and interfacing with senior management.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Education Level 6 High Risk/Public Trust suitability determination and required system-access approvals.
• Must be eligible for employment in the United States; the company is unable to sponsor candidates at this time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with NIST SP 800-30, NIST Risk Management Framework, NIST SP 800-53, vulnerability-management platforms, configuration benchmarks, POA&M processes, and enterprise risk registers.
• Experience aggregating system-level findings into enterprise risk reporting, dashboards, and Key Risk Indicators.
• Experience supporting federal agencies or other high-impact regulated environments.
• Additional certifications such as CRISC, CGRC, CISA, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject-matter expert for highly specialized cybersecurity risk, vulnerability, engineering, scientific, or technical domains.
• Provide expert technical knowledge and analysis of specialized applications and operational environments.
• Perform high-level functional systems analysis and provide design, integration, documentation, and implementation advice for exceptionally complex problems.
• Lead risk and vulnerability assessments involving systems, applications, architectures, operational environments, controls, threats, and technical weaknesses.
• Participate in planning, analysis, testing, integration, documentation, implementation, and presentation activities throughout the solution or software-development life cycle.
• Apply functional-area principles, methods, and advanced analytical techniques to difficult and narrowly defined engineering or scientific problems.
• Develop or recommend automated solutions that address complex technical and risk requirements.
• Integrate vulnerability, configuration, architecture, threat, incident, audit, and control-assessment information into risk determinations and recommended treatments.
• Develop and review formal risk assessments, technical analyses, executive summaries, recommendations, and supporting evidence.
• Provide technical and management leadership, establish work plans and objectives, direct staff, and brief client and senior-management stakeholders.

Benefits

• Bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance.
• 3 weeks of Personal Leave in the first year.
• 11 paid holidays each year.
• 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year for approved training or certifications; self-study is ineligible.
• 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of salary.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Public transportation subsidies.
• Certifications and training allowance up to $5,000 per year.

What This Job Offers

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