Senior Policy & Risk Advisor—Critical Infrastructure

CyberMedia Technologies; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K contribution & Employer Match

Paid vacation & Sick leave

Job summary

Cybermedia Technologies in Arlington, VA, seeks a Senior SME Business Management Analyst to join our CISA program team. The role provides strategic advisory leadership at the intersection of critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, physical security, and national risk to shape executive decisions and DHS/CISA products.

The position is onsite in Arlington with potential government-approved telework and requires Top Secret clearance eligibility; prior federal advisory experience is preferred, with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant professional experience in critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, physical security, homeland security, or a closely related field.
• Experience advising senior federal leaders and producing strategic research or policy products.
• Exceptional analytical judgment, writing, synthesis, and briefing skills.
• Ability to work across technical, policy, operational, and executive audiences.
• Prior CISA, DHS, SRMA, sector-coordinating council, or federal advisory committee experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Advise CISA leadership on emerging cyber and physical threats, critical-infrastructure risks, sector interdependencies, resilience, and national-security implications.
• Lead research and analysis of legislation, executive direction, federal policy, operational trends, and threat information affecting CISA stakeholders.
• Develop strategic studies, issue papers, white papers, research memoranda, recommendations, talking points, and executive briefing materials.
• Translate complex technical and policy topics into actionable options for senior government officials and external partners.
• Provide substantive guidance for council and sector engagement plans, agendas, working sessions, and rapid-response activities.
• Review analytical and executive products for factual accuracy, rigor, clarity, and alignment with DHS/CISA policy and style requirements.
• Identify cross-sector patterns, risks, dependencies, and opportunities; recommend operational or policy adjustments.
• Support classified engagements and produce accurate records or decision products while complying with security requirements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Writing skills

Briefing skills

Policy analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Advanced degree

Job description

Cybermedia Technologies in Arlington, VA, seeks a Senior SME Business Management Analyst to join our CISA program team. The role provides strategic advisory leadership at the intersection of critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, physical security, and national risk to shape executive decisions and DHS/CISA products.

The position is onsite in Arlington with potential government-approved telework and requires Top Secret clearance eligibility; prior federal advisory experience is preferred, with