Cyber Risk Leader: Enterprise Security & Compliance

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT); Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) in Ashburn, VA, seeks a Cyber Risk Management Lead to guide enterprise risk programs aligned with NIST RMF/CSF and federal standards. The role leads cross-functional teams to shape risk posture, mentor analysts, and drive risk governance across CBP platforms.

The position emphasizes senior leadership, analytical writing, and collaboration with mission-critical cyber operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of cybersecurity or risk management leadership experience.
• Deep knowledge of NIST RMF, CSF, and federal compliance environments.
• Experience developing or implementing risk governance processes.
• Strong analytical and writing skills, organizational, communication, and leadership capabilities.
• Deep knowledge of federal compliance frameworks including NIST RMF, NIST CSF, and related governance models.
• Demonstrated experience developing or implementing enterprise risk management processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical risk concepts into business‑aligned insights.
• Experience coordinating large-scale assessments and influencing cross-functional technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Direct and mature the organization’s enterprise cybersecurity risk assessment program, ensuring alignment with NIST RMF, NIST CSF, and federal compliance standards.
• Direct organizational risk strategy, supervise risk assessments, and oversee execution of risk methodologies across programs.
• Support leadership by standardizing process execution, mentoring analysts, and shaping enterprise risk posture through structured reporting and analysis.
• Establish, refine, and enforce risk management methodologies, documentation practices, and policies to ensure uniform execution across teams and mission areas.
• Develop strategies that improve organizational resilience by anticipating systemic risks, identifying high-value asset exposures, and driving prioritized mitigation.
• Lead complex risk assessments across diverse systems and environments, ensuring assessments are well-structured, comprehensive, and defensible.
• Guide analysts in conducting security control evaluations, documenting findings, and developing risk statements that support leadership decision-making.
• Review and validate risk analysis outputs to ensure precision, clarity, and compliance with program requirements.
• Manage the development and maintenance of risk dashboards, registers, and governance artifacts used for compliance activities and strategic oversight.
• Lead cross-functional working groups to drive unified risk mitigation strategies, ensuring technical teams understand enterprise priorities.
• Mentor analysts at junior, mid, and senior levels, strengthening their technical rigor, documentation quality, and analytical maturity.

Skills

Cyber risks

Cybersecurity compliance

Cybersecurity controls

Cybersecurity risk assessment

Risk mitigation strategies

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity or related field

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) in Ashburn, VA, seeks a Cyber Risk Management Lead to guide enterprise risk programs aligned with NIST RMF/CSF and federal standards. The role leads cross-functional teams to shape risk posture, mentor analysts, and drive risk governance across CBP platforms.

The position emphasizes senior leadership, analytical writing, and collaboration with mission-critical cyber operations.