IT Governance Analyst

ICF Olson; United States; Remote; USD 81,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF Olson is pursuing a Systems Analyst role focused on architecture governance, security, and program management for federal clients. This position supports ARB materials, ADRs, and governance artifacts to ensure repeatable, auditable processes across the program. The role requires U.S.

citizenship, a relevant degree or equivalent experience, and alignment with contract requirements. Remote work is possible, with travel as needed to meet client obligations.

Qualifications

• Experience in architecture governance, risk management, and compliance.
• Experience maintaining governance artifacts and ADRs.
• Knowledge of federal security controls and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain architecture governance artifacts, decision logs, ARB materials, and ADRs.
• Support development and maintenance of exception registers, compliance documents, and governance reports.
• Coordinate security documentation requests and collect audit evidence for assessments.
• Track risks, issues, actions, and due dates with visibility to the PM and stakeholders.
• Prepare meeting agendas, capture outputs, document decisions, and record actions.
• Produce governance metrics and recurring status reports for leadership.

Skills

Architecture governance

Security compliance

Risk management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems/CS/Systems Analysis/Business Analysis/Engineering/Cybersecurity

High school diploma + 4 years relevant experience

Job description

Please note: This role is contingent upon a contract award. While it is not an immediate opening, we are actively conducting interviews and extending offers in anticipation of the award. The Work At ICF our Digital Modernization Division is an information technology and management consulting organization that delivers integrated, strategic solutions to federal clients. We bring expertise in cloud, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, data modernization, and digital transformation to support mission-critical government programs. Join a team accelerating the modernization of a large federal agency's enterprise data and analytics ecosystem. This cloud-based platform provides data storage, analytics, governance, and AI/ML capabilities that enable thousands of users to transform data into actionable insights. As demand continues to grow, the team is focused on migrating legacy workloads, streamlining onboarding and support, expanding platform capabilities, and helping organizations across the enterprise adopt modern data and AI solutions at scale. The Systems Analyst supports architecture governance, security and compliance processes, and program decision management activities. This role maintains the operating artifacts and documentation required to make architecture, security, compliance, and decision governance repeatable, traceable, and auditable. The Systems Analyst works closely with program leadership, architects, security teams, and government stakeholders to ensure risks, decisions, actions, and compliance obligations are documented, tracked, and communicated effectively. Job Location Remote, with the ability to support client meetings and collaboration activities as required. If you accept this position, you should note that employee work locations may be monitored. Access from foreign locations/foreign IP addresses may be restricted, and personal VPN connections may be prohibited in accordance with client requirements.

What You Will Do

• Maintain architecture governance artifacts, decision logs, Architecture Review Board (ARB) materials, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
• Support development and maintenance of exception registers, compliance documentation, traceability matrices, and governance reports.
• Coordinate security documentation requests and collect audit and compliance evidence for assessments and reviews.
• Track risks, issues, action items, mitigation plans, owners, and due dates, ensuring visibility to the Program Manager and client stakeholders.
• Support Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) reporting activities and performance documentation.
• Prepare meeting agendas, capture meeting outputs, document decisions, and maintain records of resulting actions.
• Maintain traceability between approved standards, governance decisions, and implementation activities.
• Produce recurring status reports, process documentation, and governance metrics.
• Collaborate with technical, security, and program teams to ensure documentation remains accurate, complete, and current.
• Assist with audit readiness efforts and support continuous process improvement initiatives.

Basic Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required due to federal contract requirements. Candidate must reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S., and all work must be performed in the U.S. Candidate must have lived in the U.S. for three (3) full years out of the last five (5) years.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Systems Analysis, Business Analysis, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field; or a high school diploma with four (4) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• Minimum three (3) years of relevant Systems Analyst experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree may substitute for two (2) years of relevant experience.
• Experience supporting architecture governance, program governance, compliance management, risk management, or enterprise technology modernization initiatives.
• Experience maintaining architecture repositories, decision logs, risk registers, issue logs, action trackers, compliance documentation, and governance reporting artifacts.
• Familiarity with Architecture Review Boards (ARBs), technical governance reviews, design approvals, and Architecture Decision Record (ADR) processes.
• Experience supporting enterprise architecture documentation including reference architectures, solution blueprints, standards, waivers, exceptions, and implementation guidance.
• Experience maintaining Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), exception registers, compliance evidence repositories, audit records, and governance workflows.
• Experience tracking architecture, security, compliance, and governance decisions to ensure traceability, accountability, and audit readiness.
• Experience supporting security authorization activities, ATO documentation, compliance reviews, security assessments, POA&M tracking, and risk remediation activities.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, risk management, and compliance frameworks including NIST 800-53, Zero Trust Architecture, FedRAMP, FIPS, RMF, and Federal security controls.
• Familiarity with modern cloud and data platform environments including Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Terraform, enterprise data governance tools, and analytics platforms.
• Experience collaborating with Architects, Security Engineers, Product Managers, Program Leadership, Governance teams, Compliance teams, and Government stakeholders.
• Experience developing governance dashboards, status reports, executive briefings, action-item reporting, compliance summaries, and leadership communications.
• Experience documenting risks, assumptions, dependencies, action items, decisions, and compliance obligations to support repeatable and auditable program operations.
• Experience supporting audits, independent assessments, governance reviews, operational readiness reviews, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex technical and governance information for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience supporting Federal government, healthcare, or other highly regulated environments required.
• Experience working in Agile, cross-functional delivery teams supporting cloud, analytics, AI/ML, cybersecurity, or enterprise platform modernization initiatives.

Professional Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple activities simultaneously.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to documentation accuracy.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and customer service orientation.

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting‑edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future. We can only solve the world’s toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in‑person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process. However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at [e-mail]. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position. The pay range for this position based on full‑time employment is: $81,499.00 - $138,549.00 Nationwide Remote Office (US99)

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