GRC – Risk Management Lead

🔥 13 hours ago

🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $109.5k - $224.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Accenture Federal Services is a division of Accenture that focuses on delivering technology and consulting services to the U. S. federal government. With capabilities in cloud, cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence, digital engineering, and emerging technologies, Accenture Federal Services supports federal agencies in achieving mission-critical outcomes through innovation and technological advancement. The company emphasizes building secure, scalable solutions, enhancing decision-making with data-driven insights, and transforming digital infrastructures to meet complex governmental needs. By leveraging advanced R&D and human-centered design, they aim to improve the performance and resilience of government operations.

📋 Description

• Lead a continuous governance, risk, and compliance program for a large federal cybersecurity contract • Own and maintain the enterprise risk register, including risk identification, scoring, and mitigation tracking • Manage the POA&M lifecycle from identification through remediation planning, tracking, and closure validation • Administer the GRC platform, including workflow configuration, control mapping, and evidence collection automation • Lead supply chain and third-party risk assessments for vendors, tools, and system integrations • Build and maintain risk dashboards and reporting for program and client leadership • Support continuous authorization (cATO) activities and periodic security control assessments • Develop and maintain risk management policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures • Coordinate with technical and operational teams on actionable remediation • Lead and mentor a small team of GRC analysts, providing quality review and professional development

🎯 Requirements

• 5 years of federal risk management experience, including direct experience applying the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience considered in lieu of a degree • Strong knowledge of FISMA, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-37, and related federal compliance frameworks • Experience with GRC platform administration, such as ServiceNow GRC, Xacta, RSA Archer, or similar • Strong analytical and communication skills, with experience presenting risk information to leadership • CRISC or CISM required • CISSP or CGRC (formerly CAP) preferred • US work authorization without current or future visa sponsorship

🏖️ Benefits

• Collaborative and caring community • Hands-on experience • Certifications • Industry training • Professional development opportunities • Reasonable accommodations for disabilities or religious observances

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