Job Type
Full-time
Description
MBL Technologies is seeking an experienced
S enior Cyber Policy & Strategy Consultant to support a federal client in the development, coordination, and implementation of enterprise-level cybersecurity and information technology policy and strategy.
The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with extensive experience translating complex cybersecurity and IT risks, requirements, and capabilities into actionable policies, strategies, and recommendations. This individual will serve as a bridge between technical teams, program leadership, and senior decisionmakers to ensure cybersecurity policies and strategic initiatives align with federal requirements, organizational priorities, and mission objectives.
The Senior Cyber Policy & Strategy Consultant will work closely with technical and business stakeholders to evaluate emerging requirements, develop strategic guidance, support policy implementation, and provide senior leaders with clear, risk-informed recommendations that strengthen the organization's cybersecurity posture and advance mission objectives.
Key Responsibilities: - Lead and support the development, review, coordination, and implementation of enterprise-level cybersecurity and IT policies, strategies, frameworks, and strategic plans.
- Translate complex cybersecurity risks, technical capabilities, and IT requirements into clear strategic recommendations for senior and executive leadership.
- Analyze existing and proposed federal cybersecurity and IT policies, regulations, standards, and guidance to determine organizational and mission impacts.
- Ensure cybersecurity policies and strategies align with applicable federal laws, regulations, standards, organizational priorities, and mission requirements.
- Assess cybersecurity policy and strategy gaps and recommend improvements to strengthen governance, risk management, and organizational resilience.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, IT, risk, legal, compliance, program, and mission stakeholders to develop coordinated policy and strategic solutions.
- Facilitate working groups, planning sessions, and stakeholder discussions to develop and coordinate cybersecurity policies and strategic initiatives.
- Draft and maintain cybersecurity policies, strategic plans, executive briefings, decision memoranda, white papers, implementation guidance, and other senior-level deliverables.
- Develop executive-level presentations and brief senior leaders on cybersecurity risks, policy considerations, strategic priorities, and recommended courses of action.
- Evaluate emerging cybersecurity threats, technologies, regulatory requirements, and federal initiatives to identify potential policy and strategic implications.
- Support the development of cybersecurity governance structures, strategic objectives, implementation roadmaps, and performance measures.
- Coordinate policy and strategy activities across multiple organizational components to promote consistency and alignment with enterprise objectives.
- Provide strategic cybersecurity guidance and recommendations to program and organizational leadership.
- Support continuous improvement of cybersecurity governance, policy, and strategic planning processes.
Required Experience Skills & Qualifications: - Seven (7) or more years of professional experience in cybersecurity policy, cybersecurity strategy, IT policy, strategic planning, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience developing and coordinating federal cybersecurity and/or IT policy and strategy at the enterprise or mission level.
- Experience working in complex environments involving multiple technical, business, mission, and leadership stakeholders.
- Demonstrated leadership experience supporting cybersecurity policy, strategy, governance, or planning initiatives.
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity risk, governance, and the relationship between technical cybersecurity capabilities and organizational mission objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical IT and cybersecurity risks into clear strategic recommendations for nontechnical and executive audiences.
- Strong experience researching, drafting, reviewing, and coordinating cybersecurity policies, strategies, guidance, and executive-level documents.
- Experience interpreting federal laws, regulations, policies, standards, and guidance and assessing their impact on organizational cybersecurity programs and operations.
- Demonstrated experience preparing and delivering briefings, recommendations, and decision-support materials to senior and executive leadership.
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex issues and develop practical, risk-informed recommendations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong technical and policy writing capabilities.
- Ability to facilitate cross-functional working groups and build consensus among technical, program, policy, and leadership stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work products in a fast-paced federal environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information policy, or related field.
- Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security clearance.
Preferred Requirements :
- Prior experience supporting a large federal agency or complex federal cybersecurity program.
- Experience supporting enterprise cybersecurity governance, risk management, policy development, or strategic planning.
- Familiarity with federal cybersecurity frameworks, standards, and guidance.
- Experience developing cybersecurity strategic plans, implementation roadmaps, governance models, or performance measures.
- Relevant cybersecurity, risk management, policy, or program management certifications.
MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODES (MOS codes): 170A, 170D, 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, 24B, 25B, 47D, 94F, IT, 17 5309, 6203, 9735, 9740, 9890, 9891
Benefits: MBL Technologies offers a competitive salary adjusted for candidate qualifications partnered with an industry-leading benefits package. This package includes incentive plans with corporate and individual-based performance bonuses, 401K, PTO, remote work, health and wellness programs, employee discounts, and learning and development reimbursement.
