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Job Title Policy Analyst, Mid Overview EverWatch is a government solutions company providing advanced defense, intelligence, and deployed support to our country's most critical missions. We are a full-service government solutions company. Harnessing the most advanced technology and solutions, we strengthen defenses and control environments to preserve continuity and ensure mission success. EverWatch employees are focused on tackling the most difficult challenges of the US Government. We offer the best salaries and benefits packages in our industry - to identify and retain the top talent in support of our critical mission objectives. 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. Responsibilities As a Policy Analyst, you will provide support to all policy development, review, coordination, adjudication, promulgation, communication, and compliance in accordance with Policy Life Cycle Management (PLCM) process. You will support Subject Matter Expert (SME) development, coordination, and maintenance of all assigned policies, self-inspection checklists, and gap analyses. How You'll Contribute: * Support policy development, review, coordination, and compliance for corporate policies, IT services policies, cybersecurity, and information assurance policies. * Support the development of SME self-inspection compliance checklists to ensure policy implementation, monitoring, and tracking. * Lead and support SME analysis for gap analysis and policy revisions. Conduct independent verification and validation to ensure policies are clear, fact-based, accurate, and consistent with external guidance and strategic planning. * Identify policy gaps and propose appropriate solutions and resolutions to the policy lead. * Support the implementation of policy business process improvements. * Support the tracking and reporting of policy business analytics, metrics, and performance measures. * Support the organization's Cybersecurity Strategy. * Analyze internal documents and external issuances, such as IC and DoW policy and Executive Orders, to identify policy impacts, conflicts, or gaps. Join us. The world can't wait. Qualifications You Have: * 2+ years of experience reviewing and analyzing high-level governance documents including, agency directives, statutes, and Executive Orders * 2+ years of experience tracking and managing formal taskers * 2+ years of experience in coordinating and collaborating on agency-level support agreements * Experience leading, managing, and working policy compendiums, frameworks, strategic planning agendas, rescissions, and gaps * Knowledge of NIST 800-53 controls, cybersecurity frameworks, and high-level cybersecurity policy * Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam * Bachelor's Degree in computer science, system engineering, cybersecurity, international affairs, policy and 7+ years of experience leading, managing, and working policies in accordance with a Policy Life Cycle Management (PLCM) process or HS Diploma or GED and 10 + years of experience leading, managing, and working policies in accordance with a Policy Life Cycle Management (PLCM) Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required . Compensation at EverWatch 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 $62.50 to $72.12 per hour. The estimate displayed represents the typical compensation range for this position and is just one component of EverWatch's total compensation package for employees. Clearance Level TS/SCI Job Locations US-VA-Springfield Skills Policy, Policy Life Cycle Management, Communications, Classified Documents