Risk Manager

Job Title: Risk Manager
Location: Washington, DC Metropolitan Area (Onsite)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Clearance: Active TS or Q level clearance is preferred

Management Solutions, LLC (MSLLC) is an award-winning management consulting firm delivering solutions for our partners’ most complex challenges. Since 2002, we have supported federal and commercial clients throughexpertisein project and program strategy, delivery and implementation, engineering and technical advisory services, workforce solutions, and digital solutions.

We are distinguished by our reputation for managing mission-critical projects and helping organizations improve performance through innovative, people-centered solutions. MSLLC has been recognized as Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Energy, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory and has been named one of the Top Employers in the Greater Knoxville area.

At Management Solutions, we believe our people are the foundation of our success. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and caring culture where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. We seek professionals who think critically, solve complex problems, and are dedicated to building and sustaining a high-performing, people-centered organization.

Management Solutions is seeking a Risk Manager to support delivery of mission-critical services within a federal IT and cybersecurity environment. This role is client-facing and supports program leadership in identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating risks associated with large, complex federal initiatives involving cyber operations, IT modernization, and mission systems.

The Risk Manager provides subject matterexpertisein enterprise risk management, program risk governance, and strategic planning to help the organization meet mission-criticalobjectives. This role includesestablishingand maintaining risk management processes,facilitating risk-informed decision-making, and supporting program execution in a highly regulated federal environment. The position requires strong analytical skills, technical knowledge, leadership capability, and the ability to engage effectively with senior government stakeholders, including Intelligence Community organizations.

This position is required tobe performedonsitewithin the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

• Serve as the Risk Manager supporting delivery of consulting services within a federal IT and cybersecurity environment.

• Provide subject matterexpertisein enterprise risk management, operational risk, cyber risk, and program risk management.

• Develop,maintain, and execute comprehensive risk management strategies aligned with programobjectivesand contractual requirements.

• Facilitate identification, assessment, prioritization, and mitigation of risksimpactingmission-critical operations.

• Support government leadership in implementing risk-informed decision-making processes.

• Ensure risk management activities align with client strategic goals and federal mission requirements.

• Maintain consistent billableutilizationaligned with organizational and contract expectations.

• Represent the organization professionally in all client engagements.

• Establish andmaintainrisk management frameworks, methodologies, and governance processes.

• Lead risk identification and assessment activities across technical, operational, cybersecurity, financial, and organizational domains.

• Develop andmaintainrisk registers, risk dashboards, and mitigation plans.

• Facilitate recurring risk review boards, governance meetings, and stakeholder working groups.

• Coordinate with project and program leadership to ensure risks are appropriately managed throughout the program lifecycle.

• Monitor emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and operational impacts that could affect program execution.

• Support integration of risk management activities into project planning, scheduling, and execution processes.

• Ensure risk documentation ismaintainedand aligned with federal requirements and organizational standards.

• Track and report risk status, mitigation effectiveness, and risk trends across the program.

• Develop executive-level risk briefings, dashboards, metrics, and reporting artifacts.

• Provide periodic risk assessments and strategic recommendations to senior government leadership.

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative risk analyses to support program decision-making.

• Maintain risk governance processes and associated documentation.

• Support audits, inspections, assessments, and compliance reviews related to risk management activities.

• Ensure traceability of risks,mitigationactions, decisions, and residual risk acceptance.

• Support initiatives related to cyber operations, IT infrastructure, cloud services, and mission systems.

• Coordinate with cybersecurity, engineering, and operational stakeholders toidentifyand mitigate…