Enterprise Cybersecurity and IT Risk Management Operations Lead

Enterprise Cybersecurity and IT Risk Management Operations Lead

The Opportunity: 

Direct the daily operations of the cybersecurity and IT risk management team, overseeing core workflows including user exception management, product risk assessment execution, security findings tracking, vulnerability risk coordination, AI use case risk review support, and enterprise risk register maintenance. Manage operational intake, triage, assignment, tracking, reporting, and escalation processes to ensure cybersecurity risk workflows are executed consistently, efficiently, and in alignment with established enterprise risk governance standards. Maintain a hands-on approach to daily execution, collaborating with technical teams, control owners, product owners, business stakeholders, and security operations teams to support timely risk treatment, accurate risk records, and actionable operational reporting. Report to and partner with the Enterprise IT and Cybersecurity Risk Evolution Lead to provide operational insights, workflow metrics, exception trends, findings data, vulnerability themes, and risk register inputs that inform enterprise risk strategy, governance improvements, executive reporting, and maturity roadmap priorities. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience working in cybersecurity IT risk leadership
• Experience managing day-to-day cybersecurity and IT risk operations, including enterprise risk register maintenance, security findings tracking, user exception workflows, and operational risk intake
• Experience coordinating product risk assessment workflows and supporting AI use case risk reviews in alignment with established enterprise risk governance standards
• Experience managing the operational lifecycle of security findings, including intake, assignment, tracking, aging, reporting, and escalation, while remediation remains owned by accountable control, system, technology, product, or business owners
• Experience coordinating vulnerability risk tracking and reporting in partnership with technology and security operations teams responsible for remediation
• Experience generating operational risk reports, workflow metrics, compliance inputs, exception trends, findings status, and control-related data for technical teams, business stakeholders, and risk governance forums
• Ability to monitor operational cybersecurity controls and workflow adherence to identify process gaps, data quality issues, and opportunities for improvement
• Ability to prioritize daily functional tasks, manage team workflows, resolve operational blockers, and collaborate with peer leaders to maintain cybersecurity and IT risk management discipline across multiple enterprise programs
• HS diploma or GED

 
Nice If You Have:

• 7+ years of experience in people management, directing daily team operations, managing workload distribution, and developing talent in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with tracking risk data and managing workflows in enterprise GRC tools, such as Archer and ServiceNow
• Experience identifying operational trends, data quality issues, workflow bottlenecks, and recurring exception patterns to support risk governance and process improvement
• Knowledge of security controls and alignment to key regulations, such as NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, FedRAMP, CMMC, or SOC 2 Type II
• Ability to triage complex operational problems, determine level of effort, secure resources, and drive tasks to closure with minimal supervision
• Bachelor’s degree
• Cyber risk certifications, including CISSP, Certified Governance Risk and Compliance (CGRC), or Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $112,800.00 to $257,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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 interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.