Senior Federal Cyber Policy & Strategy Planner

MBL Technologies; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

PTO

Learning & development reimbursement

Remote work option

Job summary

MBL Technologies in the United States seeks a Senior Cyber Policy and Strategy Planner to lead IT and cybersecurity policy and strategy activities for a federal client at the enterprise or mission level.

The role requires translating technical IT and cybersecurity risk into strategic recommendations, drafting directives and governance documents, and coordinating with CIOO experts to ensure policy alignment with legal, regulatory, and mission requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information policy, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity policy, strategy, planning, or closely related roles.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in complex environments.
• Experience developing and coordinating federal IT or cybersecurity policy and strategy at the enterprise or mission level.
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical IT and cybersecurity risk into strategic recommendations.
• Experience drafting policy documents and briefing executives.
• Strong technical writing, research, analytical, and stakeholder-coordination skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to nontechnical audiences.
• Experience working with federal cybersecurity, IT governance, or policy organizations.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate IT directives, CIOO policies, SOPs, guidance, user guides, job aids, and related documentation for consistency with federal statutes, regulatory requirements, and government-wide policy and guidance.
• Identify policy gaps, inconsistencies, outdated provisions, and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide subject matter expertise in federal IT policy and related guidance.
• Translate technical IT and cybersecurity risks, requirements, and capabilities into strategic recommendations for leadership.
• Draft, revise, and maintain directives, policies, SOPs, guidance, strategies, and related governance documentation.
• Write technical information for nontechnical users with limited knowledge of IT concepts.
• Coordinate with CIOO subject matter experts to develop, validate, and update policy content.
• Analyze relationships among directives, policies, SOPs, guidance, user guides, and job aids to identify downstream impacts when one document changes.
• Ensure policy and strategy documents align with applicable legal, regulatory, cybersecurity, and mission requirements.
• Develop executive briefings, decision materials, policy analyses, and strategic recommendations.
• Support policy review, comment adjudication, version control, approval, and maintenance activities.
• Serve as a bridge between technical cybersecurity capabilities and senior-level organizational objectives.

Skills

Leadership experience

Policy drafting

Strategic thinking

Technical writing

Stakeholder coordination

Nontechnical communication

Federal policy experience

Policy briefing executives

Risk translation

Clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information policy, or a related field

Job description

MBL Technologies in the United States seeks a Senior Cyber Policy and Strategy Planner to lead IT and cybersecurity policy and strategy activities for a federal client at the enterprise or mission level.

The role requires translating technical IT and cybersecurity risk into strategic recommendations, drafting directives and governance documents, and coordinating with CIOO experts to ensure policy alignment with legal, regulatory, and mission requirements.