Senior Cybersecurity and Governance Advisor, Northern, VA; Must have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph, Immediate Hire

Synertex LLC • McLean, VA

20d • Onsite

About The Position

Synertex LLC is seeking an experienced Senior Cybersecurity and Governance Advisor (CISO Advisor) to provide strategic guidance and technical expertise in support of a mission-critical Intelligence Community customer. In this high-visibility role, the advisor will counsel senior leadership on enterprise cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management, and help navigate security policies, authorization decisions, and interagency coordination.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph; polygraph type must meet customer requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in business or a STEM-related field, plus the required years of relevant experience, subject to confirmation of the customer's contractual requirements.
• Experience advising executive leadership on cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management for complex enterprises.
• Experience with security frameworks and concepts such as RMF, NIST CSF/SP 800-53, zero trust, and identity and access management.
• Experience improving ATO processes and promoting reciprocity, and developing security policies, standards, and implementation guidance.
• Ability to work on-site in Northern Virginia.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or CDPSE.
• 10 or more years of progressively senior cybersecurity advisory or program experience supporting the Intelligence Community or DoD.
• Experience supporting a CISO, CIO, or their front office, including drafting for senior leaders.
• Experience with Intelligence Community directives and standards, including ICD 503, and authoring or coordinating IC-wide cybersecurity policy.
• Experience overseeing incident response planning, vulnerability management, and security monitoring.
• Experience integrating cybersecurity into acquisition and system engineering through security-by-design and DevSecOps.
• Experience briefing senior leaders and coordinating across multiple organizations, including interagency teams.
• Experience with cloud security architecture and enterprise cloud authorization.

Responsibilities

• Advise the CISO and senior leaders on cybersecurity strategy, governance, and enterprise risk management.
• Provide Risk Management Framework (RMF) and authorization-to-operate (ATO) expertise, including improving ATO processes and promoting reciprocity across organizations.
• Advise on management of the process for Internal Use Software.
• Develop and review cybersecurity policies, directives, standards, and technical implementation guidance.
• Brief senior leaders and coordinate cybersecurity matters across government organizations and interagency working groups.
• Support security architecture, identity and access management, and zero trust planning and implementation.
• Oversee or advise on incident response planning, vulnerability management, and security monitoring (SOC/SIEM).
• Draft briefings, decision papers, budget inputs, and responses to taskers and data calls for the front office.
• Build security into acquisition and system engineering from the start through security-by-design and DevSecOps.

What This Job Offers

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