Sr. Program Lead, Critical Infrastructure Strategy & Integration
We are seeking a senior-level leader to our federal customer in coordinating and maturing public-private partnerships across critical infrastructure sectors. This individual will operate as a cross-sector generalist, connecting national-level strategy to real world implementation across the 16 critical infrastructure sectors: supporting the customer in critical infrastructure strategy, integration, and execution across federal and private sector environments.
This role is not sector specific. Instead, it requires a systems-level thinker who understands how infrastructure, policy, and operational realities intersect and where gaps exist between them. It focuses on supporting the customer in defining, building, and operationalizing the structures required for effective Sector Risk Management Agency (SRMA) execution across sectors.
The ideal candidate is a systems-level thinker and leader who understands how to translate national strategy into repeatable, scalable operating models that align federal agencies, infrastructure owners/operators, and information-sharing ecosystems. This role will be the tip of the spear and will have the opportunity to leverage a team of people to support the customers' mission.
Responsibilities: - Serve as a strategic integrator across critical infrastructure sectors, identifying gaps between policy, sector-specific plans (SSPs), and execution
- Advise federal partners (including CISA as an SRMA) on cross-sector dependencies and systemic risk as well as operational challenges faced by infrastructure owners/operators
- Support the identification and the mitigation of gaps between government intent (NIPP, SSPs, directives) and private sector execution realities
- Assess and provide recommendations on effectiveness and relevance of existing SSPs (many outdated or unevenly implemented) as well as opportunities to modernize sector coordination models
- Engage with and understand the role of ISACs/ISAOs, including trust models, information sharing barriers, and public-private coordination dynamics
- Support development of implementable strategies, not just frameworks
- Translate complex infrastructure challenges into clear, actionable plans for leadership
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
- Deep understanding of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and Sector-Specific Plans (SSPs) Familiarity with CISA's role as a national risk advisor and coordinator
- Experience working with or alongside:
- SRMAs
- Critical infrastructure owners/operators
- ISACs/ISAOs
- Ability to support the customer in cross-sector interdependencies risk management
- Strong systems thinking and ability to identify interdependence and cascading risk
- Experience translating strategy into execution plans
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and shaping undefined problem spaces
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills across government and private sector
