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Cybersecurity Risk Management and Compliance - Leadership

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 4/15/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2025

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is recruiting professionals to support a range of leadership roles in Cybersecurity Risk Management and Compliance, including Cybersecurity Risk Management Lead, Cybersecurity Governance Team Lead, Senior Risk and Compliance Program Manager, Cybersecurity Risk Consultant, and Risk Assessment and Compliance Manager. All positions are in the DHS Cybersecurity Service.

Duties : Requirements :

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or national.
  • You must be 18 years of age.
  • Must be registered for the Selective Service (if you are a male).
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance. Security clearance levels may vary.
  • Must be able to submit to a drug test and receive a negative result.
  • Must be able to comply with ethics and standards of conduct requirements, including completing any applicable financial disclosure.
  • May be required to serve a 3 year probationary period.

Qualifications :

This position is in the Leadership Track across a range of career levels. Employees in this career track generally :

  • Have between 5-15 years of cybersecurity work experience.
  • Have between 0-5 years of cybersecurity leadership experience.
  • Are capable of serving as a seasoned cybersecurity manager who oversees multiple DHS or Federal cybersecurity programs or DHS organizations, including employees and contract resources, through subordinate managers.
  • DHS Cybersecurity Service employees with a technical capability in Risk Management and Compliance will generally :

  • Oversee, evaluate, and support the documentation, validation, assessment, and authorization processes necessary to ensure that existing and new information technology systems meet the Department's cybersecurity and risk requirements, and provide decision makers with the knowledge to make well-informed risk decisions.
  • Ensure that strategic considerations drive investment and operational decisions with regard to managing risk to organizational operations (including mission, function, image and reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations (collaborating or partnering with federal agencies and contractors) and the nation.
  • Understand and utilize the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) series of documents.
  • DHS Cybersecurity Service employees start at career levels and salaries matching their experience and expertise. In recruiting for this opportunity, DHS may hire employees at higher or lower career levels and associated salaries. To learn more about DHS Cybersecurity Service career tracks and levels, visit our application portal

    This position is focused on Cybersecurity Risk Management and Compliance.

    DHS Cybersecurity Service jobs are structured cybersecurity specializations - called technical capabilities. To learn more about technical capabilities, visit our application portal

    DESIRED CERTIFICATION :

  • Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • DESIRED TOOLS / INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE :

  • Knowledge of federal cybersecurity requirements (e.g., Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), relevant Executive Orders, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memoranda).
  • Exposure to tools / technologies required to implement or oversee hardware / software asset management; identity, credential, and access management; data discovery; secure cloud services; intrusion detection and prevention; endpoint detection and response; cyber threat intelligence; enterprise cybersecurity risk management; supply chain risk management.
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