Cybersecurity Management Consultant - Cyber Hygiene Job at ANSER in Alexandria

Company Overview:

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.

Position Overview:

ANSER is seeking a Cybersecurity Management Consultant to support a federal program in cybersecurity planning, analysis, development, and promulgation of cybersecurity strategies. In this role you will support DoD CIO’s Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) /Cyber Hygiene related working groups.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Support DoD efforts to operationalize and identify/refine objectives, metrics, and monitoring actions.
• Assist in metric alignment with FISMA data and the development, sustainment, and improvements to DoD Cybersecurity Scorecards including priority risk areas and cyber hygiene.
• Draft meeting minutes including discussion points, action items, and major outcomes; provide attendee lists; and support general logistical functions.
• Assist teams in managing and analyzing data feeds from the Combatant Commands /
• Services / Agencies (CC/S/As).
• Help develop FISMA reporting according to Office of Management and Budget Congressional reporting guidance using gathered information.

• Establish and satisfy complex enterprise-wide cybersecurity requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
• Assist in tracking the DoD Ports, Protocols, and Services Management (PPSM) Program policy development.
• Support PPSM leadership with the PPSM Configuration Control Board organization and actions. Provide subject matter expertise for CS and DCO requirements and resources, Enterprise Solutions Steering Group meetings, POM initiatives as required, and engagements with Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP), Major Automated Information System (MAIS), and the Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (CSP&S) program offices to ensure that strategies and activities meet requirements.
• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of strategy, doctrine, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Provide cybersecurity expertise during policy, initiative, manual, and instruction development to identify vulnerabilities and enhance security engineering and cyber defense across DoD networks and capabilities.
• Advise and assist during collaborations with various agencies during coordinated policy development and international CS/DCO engagements.
• Provide technical subject matter expertise to research evolving CS management methodologies.
• Support ongoing and future enhancements of a seamless integrated enterprise-wide decision structure for cybersecurity risk management (RMF) that aligns to guidance and policy.
• Create and maintain capability deployment concept of operations and strategy document outlining capabilities, gaps, deployment timelines, roadmaps, and measures of effectiveness and performance.
• Provide support to the DCIO-CS for the development and promulgation of cybersecurity requirements for cloud capabilities.

Required Qualifications:

• Active Secret Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity related field, Program Management or other similarly related field
• Five (5) or more years progressive relevant experience providing government or defense agencies decision support, analysis, technical program support related to cybersecurity and/or systems engineering and supporting cybersecurity, technology programs.
• Understanding and knowledge of FISMA and cyber hygiene.
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of cybersecurity standards.
• Knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs, systems and infrastructure.

Preferred qualifications:

• Previous experience presenting or briefing high level stakeholders, military officials and policy makers.
• Cybersecurity certifications such as CEH, CRISC, CISM, CISA, CISSP, GIA

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail Recruiting@anser.org

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.