GRC​/Risk Management Lead

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This role leads a continuous governance, risk, and compliance program for a large federal cybersecurity contract. The position is responsible for managing the enterprise risk register and the full Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) lifecycle, from identification through remediation validation. The role involves administering the governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform and leading supply chain and third‑party risk assessments, while also building and maintaining executive risk dashboards.

• Own and maintain the enterprise risk register, including risk identification, scoring, and mitigation tracking.
• Manage the POA&M lifecycle end‑to‑end — from identification to remediation planning, tracking, and closure validation.
• Administer the GRC platform, including workflow configuration, control mapping, and evidence collection automation.
• Lead supply chain and third‑party risk assessments for new vendors, tools, and system integrations.
• Build and maintain risk dashboards and reporting for program and client leadership.
• Support continuous authorization (cATO) activities and periodic security control assessments.
• Develop and maintain risk management policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures.
• Coordinate with technical and operational teams to ensure risk findings translate into actionable remediation.
• Lead and mentor a small team of GRC analysts, providing quality review and professional development.

• 5 years of federal risk management experience, including direct experience applying the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business, or a related field (equivalent experience considered in lieu of a degree).
• Strong knowledge of FISMA, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-37, and related federal compliance frameworks.
• Experience with GRC platform administration (e.g., Service Now GRC, Xacta, RSA Archer, or similar).
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with experience presenting risk information to leadership.

• CRISC or CISM required.
• CISSP or CGRC (formerly CAP) preferred.

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