Enterprise Cybersecurity and IT Risk Management Operations Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•McLean, VA

24d•$112,800 - $257,000

About The Position

Direct the daily operations of the cybersecurity and IT risk management team, overseeing core workflows including user exception management, product risk assessment execution, security findings tracking, vulnerability risk coordination, AI use case risk review support, and enterprise risk register maintenance. Manage operational intake, triage, assignment, tracking, reporting, and escalation processes to ensure cybersecurity risk workflows are executed consistently, efficiently, and in alignment with established enterprise risk governance standards. Maintain a hands-on approach to daily execution, collaborating with technical teams, control owners, product owners, business stakeholders, and security operations teams to support timely risk treatment, accurate risk records, and actionable operational reporting. Report to and partner with the Enterprise IT and Cybersecurity Risk Evolution Lead to provide operational insights, workflow metrics, exception trends, findings data, vulnerability themes, and risk register inputs that inform enterprise risk strategy, governance improvements, executive reporting, and maturity roadmap priorities. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

8+ years of experience working in cybersecurity IT risk leadership
Experience managing day-to-day cybersecurity and IT risk operations, including enterprise risk register maintenance, security findings tracking, user exception workflows, and operational risk intake
Experience coordinating product risk assessment workflows and supporting AI use case risk reviews in alignment with established enterprise risk governance standards
Experience managing the operational lifecycle of security findings, including intake, assignment, tracking, aging, reporting, and escalation, while remediation remains owned by accountable control, system, technology, product, or business owners
Experience coordinating vulnerability risk tracking and reporting in partnership with technology and security operations teams responsible for remediation
Experience generating operational risk reports, workflow metrics, compliance inputs, exception trends, findings status, and control-related data for technical teams, business stakeholders, and risk governance forums
Ability to monitor operational cybersecurity controls and workflow adherence to identify process gaps, data quality issues, and opportunities for improvement
Ability to prioritize daily functional tasks, manage team workflows, resolve operational blockers, and collaborate with peer leaders to maintain cybersecurity and IT risk management discipline across multiple enterprise programs
HS diploma or GED
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

7+ years of experience in people management, directing daily team operations, managing workload distribution, and developing talent in a fast-paced environment
Experience with tracking risk data and managing workflows in enterprise GRC tools, such as Archer and ServiceNow
Experience identifying operational trends, data quality issues, workflow bottlenecks, and recurring exception patterns to support risk governance and process improvement
Knowledge of security controls and alignment to key regulations, such as NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, FedRAMP, CMMC, or SOC 2 Type II
Ability to triage complex operational problems, determine level of effort, secure resources, and drive tasks to closure with minimal supervision
Bachelor’s degree
Cyber risk certifications, including CISSP, Certified Governance Risk and Compliance (CGRC), or Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification

Responsibilities

Direct the daily operations of the cybersecurity and IT risk management team.
Oversee core workflows including user exception management, product risk assessment execution, security findings tracking, vulnerability risk coordination, AI use case risk review support, and enterprise risk register maintenance.
Manage operational intake, triage, assignment, tracking, reporting, and escalation processes to ensure cybersecurity risk workflows are executed consistently, efficiently, and in alignment with established enterprise risk governance standards.
Maintain a hands-on approach to daily execution, collaborating with technical teams, control owners, product owners, business stakeholders, and security operations teams to support timely risk treatment, accurate risk records, and actionable operational reporting.
Report to and partner with the Enterprise IT and Cybersecurity Risk Evolution Lead to provide operational insights, workflow metrics, exception trends, findings data, vulnerability themes, and risk register inputs that inform enterprise risk strategy, governance improvements, executive reporting, and maturity roadmap priorities.
Monitor operational cybersecurity controls and workflow adherence to identify process gaps, data quality issues, and opportunities for improvement.
Prioritize daily functional tasks, manage team workflows, resolve operational blockers, and collaborate with peer leaders to maintain cybersecurity and IT risk management discipline across multiple enterprise programs.