Cyber Risk Management Lead

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

Req ID: RQ229951

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family: Cyber and IT Risk Management

Skills:

Cyber Risks,Cybersecurity Compliance,Cybersecurity Controls,Cybersecurity Risk Assessment,Risk Mitigation Strategies

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cyber Security Directorate (CSD) is leading one of the most comprehensive, mission critical cybersecurity operations in the federal government—protecting the digital infrastructure that safeguards America’s borders. This multifaceted program spans 24/7/365 Security Operations Center (SOC) monitoring, advanced threat intelligence, forensics, incident response, cloud and network security engineering, zero trust modernization, vulnerability assessment, and enterprise-wide risk and compliance activities. The Cyber Risk Management Lead will lead teams at the forefront of national security, supporting sophisticated cyber operations that defend vital systems, enable secure mission execution, and counter rapidly evolving threats. You will find this work uniquely impactful, fast-paced, and deeply collaborative, offering the opportunity to lead high performing technical teams, shape CBP’s cybersecurity strategy, and contribute directly to the protection of the nation.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

The Cyber Risk Management Analyst plays a mission-critical role in defining and safeguarding the organization’s cybersecurity posture. By guiding enterprise-level risk strategy, mentoring analysts, and ensuring disciplined execution of risk processes, this leader directly influences organizational resilience, compliance success, and executive-level decision‑making. You will:

• 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.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• 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.

• Preferred certifications:

• CISSP

• CRISC

• CISM

• CGRC (Certified in Governance, Risk, and Compliance, formerly CAP)

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity or a related field preferred.

• Previous or Current CBP Background Investigation desired.

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in cyber security at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for securing the mission.

The likely salary range for this position is $138,125 - $186,875. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Total Rewards at GDIT:

• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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