Trusted Workforce Governance Analyst

Aretum•Arlington, VA

About The Position

Aretum is seeking a Functional Analyst to serve as a Trusted Workforce 2.0 Governance & Compliance Lead in support of a federal Personnel Vetting & Credentialing Management program. This role will translate Trusted Workforce 2.0 policy into actionable controls, support audit-ready operations, and drive risk-aware, data-driven oversight across the personnel vetting and HSPD-12 PIV credentialing lifecycle. The ideal candidate has experience in federal personnel vetting, credentialing, governance, compliance, quality assurance, audit response, and policy implementation. Due to the nature of our work as a federal consulting organization, employees may be expected to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Public Trust clearance eligibility required
Experience supporting federal personnel vetting, personnel security, credentialing, adjudication, background investigation, HSPD-12 PIV, or related federal security programs.
Working knowledge of Trusted Workforce 2.0 concepts, including risk tiers, continuous vetting, adjudicative guidelines, reciprocity, and related personnel vetting requirements.
Experience with governance, compliance, control design, control testing, audit response, QA/QC, or Corrective Action Planning and Remediation.
Ability to read, interpret, and implement federal policy and translate requirements into SOPs, control narratives, workflows, and operational guidance.
Experience developing or maintaining documentation such as policies, SOPs, control matrices, evidence plans, records schedules, workflows, or governance artifacts.
Experience supporting stakeholder meetings, governance boards, risk and issue tracking, action item management, or executive-level reporting.
Data literacy and experience supporting reporting, metrics, dashboards, data validation, or performance oversight.
Strong written communication, stakeholder management, documentation, analytical, and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting VA, OSP, PVCM, or another large federal agency environment.
Familiarity with VA-CABS, USAccess, NBIS/eApp, ServiceNow, or related federal personnel security and credentialing systems.
Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting and dashboard tools.
Experience responding to or supporting oversight inquiries, audits, or reviews from IG, GAO, OPM, DHS, OMB, or similar federal oversight entities.
Experience supporting Section 508 compliance, privacy requirements, records management, audit readiness, and federal information governance.
Experience developing training materials, change management plans, FAQs, stakeholder communications, or policy implementation materials.
Lean Six Sigma, PMP, CSM, or related certification.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain the Trusted Workforce 2.0 governance framework, including policies, standards, control catalog, SOPs, workflows, and governance documentation.
Support governance across personnel vetting and credentialing lifecycle activities, including intake, adjudication, PIV issuance and maintenance, reciprocity, and continuous vetting.
Establish, monitor, and maintain compliance controls, service level agreements, quality standards, and performance expectations.
Conduct control testing, quality reviews, compliance assessments, and Corrective Action Planning and Remediation activities through closure.
Maintain audit-ready documentation, including evidence plans, control matrices, records schedules, control narratives, process workflows, and supporting artifacts.
Support responses to oversight inquiries, audits, reviews, and information requests from entities such as IG, GAO, OPM, DHS, OMB, and other federal stakeholders.
Support VA governance boards and governance meetings by documenting policy updates, governance changes, risks, issues, decisions, action items, and metrics.
Use data, reporting, and performance insights to support decision-making, identify risks, and drive timely resolution of governance and compliance matters.
Align systems, data, and operational processes with Trusted Workforce 2.0 policy requirements.
Define business requirements, functional requirements, acceptance criteria, and documentation for system or process changes involving platforms such as VA-CABS, USAccess, NBIS/eApp, ServiceNow, and related tools.
Partner with OSP, PVCM operations, OIT, HR/security stakeholders, and external credentialing partners to ensure governance, policy, and compliance alignment.
Develop and deliver training materials, change management communications, FAQs, policy updates, SOP updates, and stakeholder briefing materials.
Ensure Section 508 accessibility, privacy, records management, and compliance requirements are embedded into processes, workflows, and deliverables.
Read, interpret, and implement federal policy requirements and translate them into practical operational guidance.
Identify process gaps, control weaknesses, compliance risks, and improvement opportunities, and recommend corrective actions.
Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and communicate clearly with government customers, technical teams, operational teams, and leadership.