Cybersecurity Risk Manager

TX-HHSC-DSHS-DFPS • Austin, TX

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About The Position

This position is open to permanent residents or U.S. citizens only.

The Cybersecurity Risk Manager serves as a senior leader within the HHSC Office of the CISO and is responsible for establishing, maturing, and operationalizing the enterprise cybersecurity risk management program across the agency’s complex technology environment. This role ensures that cybersecurity risks are proactively identified, assessed, communicated, and managed in alignment with Texas DIR requirements, NIST frameworks, HIPAA, IRS Safeguards, CMS, and other federal and state regulatory obligations.

The Risk Manager provides strategic oversight of risk governance processes including system risk assessments, control validation, risk exception management, POA&M tracking, third-party risk coordination, and executive risk reporting. This position plays a critical role in enabling informed risk-based decision making by translating complex technical risks into clear business impacts for executive leadership.

This role partners closely with Security Operations, Cloud Security, Privacy, Legal, Enterprise Architecture, Internal Audit, and program leadership to ensure risks are managed consistently and that security controls scale with agency technology growth.

The Cybersecurity Risk Manager operates with a high degree of independence, exercises sound judgment in evaluating enterprise risk posture, and functions as a trusted advisor to the CISO, Deputy CISO and GRC Director.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of regulatory environments
• Strong understanding of governance platforms such as RSA Archer or similar GRC tools.
• Deep knowledge of frameworks such as: NIST 800-53 NIST CSF Texas DIR Security Control Standards HIPAA IRS Safeguards CMS requirements
• Executive-level risk communication skills
• Strategic thinking and program development skills
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills
• Leadership and team development skills
• Conflict resolution and stakeholder management skills
• Strong executive communication and briefing skills.
• Ability to translate technical risk into business impact
• Ability to maintain the security and integrity of critical infrastructure systems by preventing unauthorized access and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations related to national security and foreign ownership restrictions
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Systems, Risk Management, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, risk management, compliance, or IT security.
• 2+ years in leadership or program management capacity.
• Experience conducting enterprise risk assessments and presenting to executives.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred
• Professional certifications such as: CISSP CISM CRISC CISA

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise cybersecurity risk management program for HHSC.
• Direct and oversee agency-wide security risk assessments and control evaluations.
• Establish standardized methodologies for risk identification, scoring, and reporting.
• Maintain executive-level risk dashboards and brief leadership on emerging threats and systemic exposure.
• Oversee POA&M governance to ensure timely remediation of identified control gaps.
• Manage the risk exception process, ensuring formal documentation, compensating controls, and appropriate risk acceptance authority.
• Coordinate with compliance teams to support audits including DIR, CPA, CMS, IRS Safeguards, and HIPAA reviews.
• Partner with Security Operations to ensure operational risks are escalated and tracked appropriately.
• Provide cybersecurity risk input for major technology initiatives including cloud migrations, enterprise platforms, AI adoption, and network transformation.
• Guide third-party and vendor risk activities in coordination with procurement and legal.
• Develop and maintain cybersecurity risk policies, standards, and procedures.
• Promote a strong risk-aware culture across business and technology teams.
• Supervise risk analysts and support staff as assigned, including ITSAC staff.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more

What This Job Offers

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