Acquisition Security & Privacy Specialist

DLH Corporation; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

DLH Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland, is seeking an Acquisition Security & Privacy Analyst to drive privacy compliance, acquisition security reviews, governance, and risk activities across enterprise systems, cloud services, and emerging technologies.

You will collaborate with system owners, privacy officials, contract teams, and federal leadership to ensure procurements meet federal security and privacy requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience reviewing and assessing IT acquisitions, cloud services, SaaS offerings, AI-enabled technologies, and software procurements for security, privacy, records management, and compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting compliance with the Privacy Act, E-Government Act, HIPAA, and HHS privacy requirements.
• Prior experience developing and maintaining: Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), Privacy Threshold Analyses (PTAs), System of Record Notices (SORNs), Privacy Act Statements, and Privacy Notices and related documentation
• Familiarity with NIST 800-53, FISMA, Privacy Act requirements, and federal compliance frameworks
• Experience supporting privacy incident response and/or vendor risk assessments
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Responsibilities

• Review IT acquisitions, cloud services, and third-party technology solutions for security and privacy considerations.
• Assist with tracking, documenting, and remediating privacy incidents involving PII.
• Assist in evaluating security and privacy requirements for procurement packages.
• Support identification of security, privacy, and compliance clauses for acquisitions.
• Coordinate with acquisition teams, CORs, ISSOs, and system owners to gather information and resolve compliance issues.
• Support process improvement initiatives and maintenance of standard operating procedures

Skills

Privacy compliance

Acquisition security reviews

PIAs/PTAs

Cloud security

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technology or cybersecurity

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft 365

Compliance tracking tools

Job description

DLH Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland, is seeking an Acquisition Security & Privacy Analyst to drive privacy compliance, acquisition security reviews, governance, and risk activities across enterprise systems, cloud services, and emerging technologies.

You will collaborate with system owners, privacy officials, contract teams, and federal leadership to ensure procurements meet federal security and privacy requirements.