SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients. Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively – anytime, anywhere, securely. We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results.
This is a contingent position based upon contract win.
SkyePoint Decisions is seeking a Cyber and Risk Management Lead to join our team supporting a federal customer. This position is contingent on contract win.
The Cyber & Risk Management Lead provides senior technical and management leadership for the customer's enterprise IT and cybersecurity risk management program, enabling the CTO, CISO, Risk Committee, and senior leadership to make informed business and technology decisions using accurate, timely, and actionable risk information. The Lead directs enterprise- and division-level risk identification, assessment, monitoring, mitigation, compliance, and reporting activities and serves as the technical authority for consistent application of customer risk management processes across organizational and technology domains. The position leads recurring risk assessments; maintains the enterprise risk register; applies defined likelihood and impact scoring; develops and monitors Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); tracks mitigation actions and emerging risks; and develops Risk Assessment Reports (RARs), dashboards, and executive-level reporting. The Lead also evaluates policies, processes, controls, audit and compliance results to identify weaknesses and noncompliance; coordinates risk owners, division risk liaisons, and process owners; and drives corrective and mitigation actions through validation and closure. Applying expert risk and cybersecurity knowledge, the Lead continuously improves ERM procedures, tools, templates, dashboards, workflows, and automation and benchmarks customer practices against COSO ERM, ISO 31000, and applicable Federal cybersecurity and risk-management requirements.
This is a remote position.
Responsibilities:
- Lead recurring enterprise and division risk assessments through stakeholder interviews and review of incidents, audits, projects, operations, and emerging threats; identify strategic, operational, reporting, compliance, technology, and cybersecurity risks.
- Maintain the enterprise risk register and apply defined likelihood/impact scoring; establish and monitor KRIs/KPIs, trends, emerging risks, and mitigation actions, including monthly follow-up with risk owners.
- Develop Risk Assessment Reports (RARs), ERM dashboards, and concise senior-leadership/Risk Committee reporting that communicates risk exposure, trends, mitigation status, dependencies, and recommended actions.
- Evaluate policies, processes, controls, audits, and compliance reviews to identify weaknesses, noncompliance, and control gaps; coordinate division risk liaisons and process owners to define, track, and validate corrective and mitigation actions.
- Provide ERM guidance, training, templates, tools, expectations, and deadlines to stakeholders; support consistent risk identification, scoring, documentation, escalation, and reporting.
- Improve ERM procedures, dashboards, workflows, and automation; benchmark practices against COSO ERM, ISO 31000, and applicable Federal cybersecurity/risk requirements, and incorporate compliance risks and improvement recommendations into the RAR.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
- Over 10 years of relevant enterprise risk management, cybersecurity/IT risk, information assurance, governance, compliance, or related experience.
- Senior industry professional certification such as CISSP or equivalent.
- Demonstrated technical/management leadership on major cybersecurity or risk assignments, including establishing goals/plans, directing multidisciplinary activities, and interfacing with senior Government/client leadership.
- Expert knowledge of enterprise/cybersecurity risk assessment, risk registers, likelihood/impact scoring, KRIs/KPIs, mitigation tracking, controls, compliance, and executive risk reporting.
- Experience evaluating security/risk requirements, policies, controls, vulnerabilities, and compliance issues and recommending solutions or corrective actions.
- Experience improving risk processes, tools, dashboards, workflows, templates, or automation and coordinating risk owners, liaisons, technical teams, and senior stakeholders.
- Ability to obtain a 6c Public Trust. At least an active Secret clearance is highly preferred.
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
Compensation:
Salary Range: TBD
The SkyePoint Decisions salary range for this position is a general guideline only. It represents an estimated range for this position and is just one piece of our total compensation package.
Salary at SkyePoint is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work schedule, the candidate’s combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability, market data and business considerations.
In addition to a competitive salary, SkyePoint offers benefits including a certification incentive program, PTO, floating federal holiday options, several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, Vision, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, and 401k matched.
What We Can Offer You:
- At SkyePoint, we go B.I.G. (beginning in GRATITUDE) by recognizing all we have and giving back to our employees, families, and communities. It instills a positive mindset that permeates all we do. By beginning in gratitude, SkyePoint can continue to spread living in gratitude each day.
- Great Benefits: Several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, floating federal holiday options, and 401k matched
- Certificate Incentive Program: To promote professional development, we recognize and reward employees who obtain new certifications aligned with business needs.
- Flexible Work Environment
SkyePoint Decisions is an established ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified small business and appraised at CMMI Level 3 for Services and Development. We possess a common vision of excellence and foster a collaborative team culture built upon individual performance and accountability. We invest in our people and systems to create value for our clients. It is the SkyePoint Way. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with exceptional people and give back to the communities we serve. Our employees value the flexibility at SkyePoint that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
SkyePoint Decisions is a participating E-Verify Employer.
U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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