Assessment Lead

Everforth ECS is seeking an Assessment Lead to work in our Portland, OR office.

The Assessment Lead is responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing structured assessments to evaluate the organization's security, risk, compliance, or operational posture. This role provides technical leadership, quality control, and stakeholder coordination across assessment activities, ensuring findings are accurate, defensible, and actionable.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills, deep subject-matter expertise, and leadership ability to guide assessment teams and communicate results clearly to technical and executive audiences.

Key Responsibilities

Assessment Leadership & Planning

• Lead end-to-end assessment efforts, including scoping, methodology selection, scheduling, and execution.

• Define assessment objectives, success criteria, and deliverables.

• Ensure assessments align with organizational risk priorities, regulatory requirements, and business goals.

Execution & Quality Assurance

• Oversee technical and procedural assessments, including security controls, policies, architecture, and operational processes.

• Review assessment evidence, methodologies, and findings for accuracy and consistency.

• Ensure assessments follow approved frameworks, standards, and best practices.

Analysis & Reporting

• Analyze assessment results to identify risks, gaps, strengths, and trends.

• Validate findings and risk ratings using recognized risk or compliance frameworks.

• Produce high-quality assessment reports, including executive summaries and detailed findings.

• Ensure recommendations are practical, prioritized, and aligned to risk tolerance.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary point of contact for assessment stakeholders.

• Brief leadership and senior stakeholders on assessment status, risks, and outcomes.

• Translate technical findings into clear business and risk language.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead and mentor assessment team members and contributors.

• Assign tasks, review work products, and ensure timely delivery.

• Support standardization and continuous improvement of assessment processes.

Continuous Improvement & Governance

• Maintain and improve assessment methodologies, templates, and tooling.

• Track remediation progress and support follow-up or reassessment activities.

• Contribute to organizational governance, risk management, and audit-readiness efforts.

• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a DOE "L" clearance after start.
• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, risk management, compliance, or technical assessment roles.
• Proven experience leading formal assessments or audits.
• Strong understanding of assessment frameworks and standards such as NIST, ISO, CIS, SOC, and industry best practices.
• Experience evaluating policies, technical controls, and operational processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.