Cybersecurity Staff Action Officer

Company Overview:

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.

Position Summary:

Analytic Services, Inc. (ANSER) is seeking a Cybersecurity Staff Action Officer to support the Department of War Chief Information Security Officer (DoW CISO) onsite at the Pentagon in Arlington VA. In this key role, you will communicate and support with senior DoW officials and must be an organized self-starter capable of performing tasks and managing projects in a fast-paced organization with minimal oversight.

This position does not permit hybrid or remote work with all job duties performed full-time onsite at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Oversee and report on the timely execution, quality, and completeness of assigned CISO projects, actions, and taskers.
• Support the development, implementation, and refinement of project management frameworks, tools, processes, and governance structures.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts and stakeholders to proactively advance actions and sustain progress toward key milestones.
• Ensure initiatives and products are staffed and coordinated appropriately at all required levels, including preparing, routing, and refining materials for senior level information and decision.
• Draft and refine talking points, briefings, and other senior level communications, ensuring message clarity, adherence to DoW standards, audience-appropriate content, leadership appropriate tone, and consistent formatting.
• Prepare senior leaders with clear materials, talking points, and strategic context; and support presentation of issues across increasingly senior forums.
• Participate in department wide forums and identify issues requiring higher level adjudication.
• Track governance issues such as the execution of decisions and directives and provide periodic updates to stakeholders on progress toward established milestones and objectives. 

Required Qualifications:

• Possess an active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Master’s degree in information systems, cybersecurity, project management, business administration, government, public policy, organizational leadership, or similar related field and 10+ years of related Staff Action Officer experience or a Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of related experience.
• Experience distilling and briefing complex topics for senior leader decision-making.
• Exceptional and executive-level interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience supporting GO/FO/SES clients or similar senior leaders in the DoW.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts, policies, and governance sufficient to support executive level discussions and documentation.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and improving staff products, decision support materials, and project-related documentation with technical, managerial, and / or procedural content.
• Ability to take initiative, prioritize, plan, and execute with limited oversight in a fast-paced and high-visibility environment.
• Proven ability to navigate complex organizational structures and priorities to support decision making and ensure alignment with enterprise goals.
• Knowledge of DoW correspondence requirements.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office Software.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in cybersecurity cyber policy and / or cyber governance forums.
• 2+ years of experience supporting Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) clients.
• Experience working in a senior-level DoW front office.

Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to: business considerations, local market, internal equity, candidate qualifications such as skills, education and experience. ANSER provides employees benefits to support all aspects of their life including health, financial and well-being. For more information, please visit: http://www.anser.org  

Full-Time Salary Range for this position:

$119,200—$172,900 USD

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail  [email protected]

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.