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Location: Joint Pathology Center, 606 Stephen Sitter Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Are you a cybersecurity professional with a passion for driving mission success through strategic innovation, governance, and compliance excellence? We're seeking a highly motivated Cybersecurity Strategy Consultant to support critical initiatives, coordinate cybersecurity efforts, and help navigate technical and operational challenges. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact, this is the opportunity for you!

Position Description: The Cybersecurity Strategy Consultant provides advisory and strategic support for Joint Pathology Center (JPC) information technology/information management (IT/IM) cybersecurity initiatives, governance, compliance, and portfolio management activities. The consultant supports cybersecurity assessments, project coordination, stakeholder engagement, transition planning, and reporting efforts while assisting leadership with the implementation of enterprise cybersecurity and IT modernization objectives. This position is part-time.

Minimum/General Experience: 10 years of cybersecurity consulting experience

Minimum Education: Bachelors Degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or related field

Essential Skills/Qualifications:

• Above average experience supporting cybersecurity governance, risk management, and IT/IM strategic initiatives
• Above average experience developing and maintaining cybersecurity documentation, policies, and procedures
• Above average experience providing cybersecurity investment analysis and recommendations
• Strong knowledge of DoD and federal cybersecurity policies and compliance requirements
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity assessment processes, security controls, and compliance monitoring activities
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex technical and operational issues across multidisciplinary environments
• Experience coordinating cybersecurity activities, reporting, and stakeholder communication
• Knowledge of Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 199 and FIPS 200 requirements
• Experiencesupporting a federal agency
• Strong problem solving and analytical thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

General Physical Requirements needed to perform the essential functions of this job may vary based on the location of the assignment.

• Assignment Location - Joint Pathology Center, 606 Stephen Sitter Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Typing, communicating, repetitive motions.
• Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, view computer monitors and read. May need to view presentation screens and other visual aids in a virtual setting.
• Inside environmental conditions with protection from outside elements.

Security: Active DoD Secret Clearance; Ability to obtain DoD Top Secret Clearance as needed

• U.S. Citizenship

DoD Clearance Consists of a review of up to but not limited to:

• Covers 10 year period and in some instances lifetime events
• OPM Security Investigations Index (SII)
• DOD Defense Central Investigations Index (DCII)
• National Agency Check (NAC) records
• FBI name check
• FBI fingerprint check
• Credit report check
• A check of local law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over the areas where the applicant has lived, worked, or attended school
• Education check- Attendance and Degrees
• Employment verification -may include interviews of supervisors and/or co-workers
• Corroboration of unemployment
• May include reference interviews
• May include interviews of the individual, former spouse (s)
• Confirmation of all residences
• Verification of public record information

Acceptable Credentials

Tasks/activities include, but are not limited to:

• Advises JPC IT/IM on the development, organization, and maintenance of information and system artifacts needed to support IT/IM portfolio management efforts
• Supports the identification of cybersecurity-related capabilities, services, and dependencies across the IT/IM portfolio
• Provides strategic recommendations to improve visibility, governance, and management of portfolio-related cybersecurity efforts
• Assists JPC IT/IM in identifying and defining IT systems, cybersecurity capabilities, and related services used across departments and business units
• Assesses relationships among systems, services, and business functions to identify common or highly dependent capabilities
• Provides strategic input to support improved understanding of the organizational cybersecurity environment
• Supports alignment of cybersecurity and IT portfolio objectives with JPC vision, mission, goals, priorities, and operational requirements.
• Advises on the development of quantifiable, outcome-based performance measures for cybersecurity and IT initiatives
• Identifies capability gaps, redundancies, risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement
• Provides strategic analysis and recommendations regarding the most effective mix of cybersecurity and IT investments.
• Evaluates alternative investment strategies, priorities, and funding approaches to support leadership decision-making
• Assesses potential impacts of investment options on mission performance, capability delivery, and organizational risk posture
• Provides advisory support for pre-Certification and Accreditation (C&A) activities in accordance with applicable FIPS 199 and FIPS 200 requirements
• Supports boundary and scope validation efforts for systems undergoing compliance or assessment review
• Reviews system design documentation, system security plans, Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) plans, disaster recovery plans, and related materials to assess compliance readiness
• Provides project coordination and strategic oversight support for approved cybersecurity, information assurance, and compliance-related initiatives
• Tracks milestones, risks, issues, action items, dependencies, and stakeholder decisions
• Provides leadership with status visibility, strategic observations, and recommendations to support project execution and decision-making

Compensation & Benefits: The hourly projected pay rate for this position is $48.13 - $67.34 with consideration being given to various factors including but not limited to qualifications, experience, job responsibilities, and geographic location.

Oxley Enterprises, Inc. offers benefit(s) including:

• 401k plan with various options to select based on your retirement goals.

Oxley Enterprises, Inc. is a certified service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB), veteran-owned (VOSB), and woman-owned small business (WOSB) that has 26 years of experience building and delivering quality IT systems and programs. Oxley is ranked in the INC 5000 7 times (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025). Oxley is a 2019 - 2025 Department of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Award Winner. Oxley is Virginia Values Veterans certified.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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