Senior Cyber Security Risk Analyst Jobs in Reston, VA

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The Manager, Cybersecurity Risk Management focuses efforts on managing and reporting on cyber risks globally across Bechtel, playing a crucial role in assessing and managing risk, and driving mitigation plans associated with our wider cybersecurity program. The manager drives a comprehensive risk management program, while supporting peer cybersecurity teams in maturing and standardizing their programs. The manager identifies and mitigates security risks; provides subject matter expertise and technical guidance to process owners; partners with Service Owners, GBU Managers, IT Architecture, Operations and Support, and Software Development, to contribute to the reporting of a comprehensive view of the security risk posture and its impact on the business.

Risk Oversight

• Develops and maintains a comprehensive cybersecurity risk management strategy, leads enterprise-wide cyber risk assessments and mitigation / remediation activities.
• Collaborates with IT, legal, compliance, and business units to ensure risk mitigation strategies are embedded in operations.
• Monitors emerging threats and risk posture and activities accordingly.
• Presents risk analysis, metrics, and mitigation plans to management and stakeholders.
• Identifies risk and mitigating controls for information security exceptions based on adherence to relevant company policies, standards, baselines, and industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, HIPAA, CIS, FedRAMP).
• Mentors and develops junior risk analysts and cybersecurity professionals.
• Assists with the administration and maintenance of the ServiceNow GRC platform.

Strategic Leadership, Business Partnership & Enablement

• Translates risk insights into strategic decisions and enterprise-wide policies.
• Contributes to the design of cybersecurity strategies by advising on risk reduction priorities related to exception and risk register trends.
• Develops metrics to track exception mitigation rates, approval / review rates, aging, and SLA compliance.
• Drives initiatives that reduce recurring exception requests through enterprise-wide solutions.

Analytics

• Monitors the effectiveness of the information security exceptions process in accordance with agreed upon metrics and performance measures to drive continuous improvements.
• Conducts root cause analysis on recurring issues to enhance process efficiency and reduce exception requests.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to gather, interpret, and validate mitigating controls to ensure accuracy and relevance.

• Requires bachelor's degree plus 8+ years experience in information security risk, with at least 3 years in a risk management role or similar function.

• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, company policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong expertise across commercial and government cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, etc.), on-premises and application environments.
• Experience with tools such as ServiceNow, GRC tools, Power BI, and cloud technologies.
• Strong knowledge of risk frameworks (e.g., ISO 27005, NIST, ISO, PCI, SOX, etc.).
• Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into plain language for decision-makers.
• Skilled in preparing polished deliverables that support informed decision-making.
• Team player who builds trust across technical and non-technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, adapt quickly, and drive tasks forward with limited direction.
• Strong project management and delegation skills across diverse, cross-functional initiatives

Preferred:

• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or CISA.
• 5+ years of prior experience in EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, Construction / Project Management). Prefer global company background and/or Fortune 500 and/or EPC industry.
• Comfortable working in a highly iterative environment, both structured and unstructured.
• Metrics and visualization tools knowledge a plus (i.e., ServiceNow, Power BI, Tableau,).
• Advanced user of M365 Suite to prepare all project plans, deliverables, presentations, reports, and findings.

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