26 Jul
Cyber Policy Legislative Specialist
District of Columbia, Washington 00000 Washington USA

Vacancy expired!

Direct Hire facilitates development of effective cyber policy and processes across a Federal agency, including drafting of cyber and information security policies, standards, processes, procedures, and technical guidance and shepherding them through the appropriate agency review processes.

Job Requirements:
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with senior management and leadership.
  • Familiarity with NIST Risk Management Framework at the subject matter expert level, particularly including SP 800-30, 37, 39, 53, and 53-A.
  • Ability to guide the development of enterprise-specific implementation guidance for agency management.
  • Ability to analyze and interpret Federal legislation, directives, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandates, and guidance provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) against existing information security and privacy policy to identify required updates. Ability to conduct research on new and emerging information technologies and develop comprehensive information security and privacy policy, standards/guidelines, and procedures to facilitate the implementation of information security and privacy controls. Must have working knowledge of the Privacy Act of 1974 (as amended), the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA).

Certifications/Licenses:
  • 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience.
  • 10 years of cyber policy development or related experience, including cyber process development and/or technical writing.

Additional Experience Preferred:
  • Experience conducting stakeholder interviews to document procedure to facilitate the implementation of security and privacy controls.
  • Possesses an in depth understanding of the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF).
  • Ability to provide recommendations and guidance to the customer which enables them to enhance and optimize their information security program.

Position Responsibilities:
  • Assist with planning and overseeing agency cyber and information security policies, processes, and procedures management activities. Analyzing the impacts of the proposed changes to the policies, procedures, and guidance and providing analysis results to the agency for consideration.
  • Preparing, editing, and maintaining policy documentation; maintaining schedules; maintaining accountability of various tasks; developing and processing records management; reviewing and editing staff created documents prior to internal and external dissemination; facilitate and participate in agency and program cybersecurity policy discussions and working groups; researching, developing, updating, and distributing related communications; coordinate the publication and distribution of new and revised policies; maintaining accurate records and historical changes of policies and procedures.
  • Enhancing agency security planning policy that addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and compliance; and procedures to further facilitate the implementation of NIH’s Cyber and Information Security planning policy and associated security planning controls.
  • Assessing Agency overall cyber policies and provide recommendations for enhancement.
  • Facilitating development of policy, process governance, and optimize organizational structure to improve mission assurance of weapon systems, networks, and ancillary systems throughout their life cycle in the face of advanced cyber threats.
  • Responding to data calls for policy reviews as needed in accordance with the requested time frames.
  • Perform other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.
  • Travel to our office in Washington DC and the customer's location in Bethesda MD may be required.

ABBTECH is an EOE/Minorities/Women/Disabled Individuals/Veterans

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