Sr. Policy Strategist/Architect

Overview

 

SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients. Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively – anytime, anywhere, securely. We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results.

 

Join the SkyePoint team and become part of a highly skilled, professional workforce dedicated to delivering mission-critical solutions. Our exceptional technical experts provide innovative services and solutions to federal agencies, making a meaningful impact every day. At SkyePoint, we value top talent and foster an environment where your ideas and contributions truly matter. Be part of a team that values excellence and rewards innovation—your future starts here!

 

This is a contingent position based upon customer approval.

Responsibilities

SkyePoint Decisions is seeking a Sr. Policy Strategist/Architect to support the Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program providing leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative, effective, and secure business processes. 

 

This position is located in Arlington, VA and will be onsite 5 days a week. No hybrid/telework allowed. 

 

Responsibilities:

• Execute the planning, design, development and implementation of policies and procedures associated with cyber security and the evolving technological landscape while ensuring policies and security standards encompass the risk appetite based on enterprise acceptance.
• Determine the impact of changes to the Department’s IT environment, to include use of new and emerging technology, software, hardware, and firmware; develop technical rationale for policy and standard changes.
• Review, assess, and create Policy impact reports on the impact of new or revised National Level and Departmental policies and regulations affecting Department of State cyber security policies, standards and/or CTS programs or operations.
• Identify and diagnose operational issues and implement design alterations based on policy trends and reports.
• Recommend changes to Department of State cyber security policies, standards, and/or CTS programs or operations to comply with new or revised National Level and Departmental policies and regulations.
• Participate in intra-agency policy working groups.
• Develop processes for policy task automation; support user related system development life cycle activities, to include requirements definition, functional design, and user acceptance testing. Additionally, using Department policies, standards, and RMF/CSF controls to reduce enterprise wide risks
• Produce weekly, monthly, and quarterly updates and deliverables to the customer detailing the teams work efforts, accomplishments, and gaps.
• Review the current organization of the ET Division for opportunities for collaboration on specific priority objectives. Create a growth plan with the Customer to determine areas that require additional integration.
• Understand and unify the non-Peraton contract organizations technical capabilities into alignment for the overall Office.
• The following are the current technical needs that require additional lift:
  • Work with the cross functional teams in division to improve visioning on their mission and activities understanding the trade space of non-mapped PWS requirements or new mission directives.
  • Work with external organizations to collect requirements that ET can fill to better focus prioritization of work activities.
  • Provide business consulting (requirements collection) for future Applications so that we can get a head start in growth on the ADWS organization.
  • Develop a quarterly report of emerging technical trends that DS will need to mature; similarly, develop a quarterly report for on cyber/communications controls that impact security of Posts.
  • Assist the Policy Division in developing mission requirements to build an updated FAM/FAH that is relevant to new NIST 800-53 revision standards, NIST RMF, CSF 2.0, and federal mandate.
  • Develop an understanding of the current stakeholder lists necessary across State and support offices both within and outside our bureau.

 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 9 years of relevant experience; 7 years with Masters; 4 years with PhD. An