Governance and Compliance Delivery Team Lead

Description

Position Summary 

The Governance and Compliance Delivery Team Lead provides strategic oversight and operational leadership for governance and compliance activities supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) under the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. This role ensures adherence to regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and internal standards while driving process improvements and risk mitigation strategies. The Team Lead collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to develop, implement, and monitor compliance frameworks, ensuring alignment with MDA objectives and mission-critical initiatives. Responsibilities include managing governance processes, leading audits and assessments, and delivering actionable insights to maintain program integrity and operational excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the budget and resource allocation of the Governance and Compliance Delivery Team.
• Be responsible for the personnel assigned to this team along with the daily/weekly/yearly prioritization of their time and effort alignment.
• Hold employees accountable to meeting mission needs and deadlines.
• Approve employee timecards and expense reports.
• Provide input to employee performance throughout the year.
• Support employee growth/knowledge expansion in mission domain.
• Assist with authoring, publishing, and enforcing compliance with governance and policy.
• Assessments of Software Applications being introduced into the MDA environment.
• Assessments and Authorizations of Cross Domain Solutions.
• Provide support and complete cyber risk assessment for projects executed within the MDA environment.
• Develop and continually review/update Risk Management Framework (RMF) Artifacts.
• Develop and continually review/update cybersecurity Policies and Procedures.
• Continually review/update the enterprise Mission Assurance Support Services (eMASS) tool.
• Assist with the continual preparation for a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection (CCRI).
• Other tasks as necessary to continually improve the cybersecurity posture of the MDA.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Must have, or obtain, an active DoD Secret Security Clearance
• Must have 10, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
• May be reduced with completion of advanced education
• Must have 8, or more, years of directly related experience
• Must have 4, or more, years of experience working in a management or leadership role
• Must have experience with the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF).

Desired Requirements:

• Have experience participating in a DoD Command Cyber Readiness Inspection (CCRI)
• Have experience with the enterprise Mission Assurance Support Services (eMASS) tool.
• Have experience with managing and administering cyber related applications.
• Have experience with establishing Cross Domain Solutions.
• Have experience with Software Review and Approval process.
• Have experience with BMC Remedy and AGILE Project Lifecycle.

Physical Demands and Work Environment 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. 

Travel

Up to 10%

Shift

• Hours and shift determined by location.

Note

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other