Job Opportunity

Senior Cybersecurity Policy Analyst

Position Title: Senior Cyber Policy and Strategy Planner
Start Date: May 2025 (Full-Time)
Location: Fully Remote
Application Deadline: February 1, 2025

About ORF America

The Observer Research Foundation America (ORF) is an independent, non-partisan, and nonprofit organization in Washington DC dedicated to addressing policy challenges facing the United States, India, and their partners in a rapidly changing world. Striving to provide the highest level of customer service to its internal and external customers, ORF supports Georgia's agencies and commissions through its leadership and strategic direction for Information Technology and Telecommunications, establishing a long range, target technology architecture, encouraging cross agency collaboration and advocating best practices for operations and project management.

Job Summary

The Senior Policy Analyst will lead Junior Security Officers and assist the Policy Manager in developing and maintaining Statewide cybersecurity plans, strategies, and policies to support and align with organizational cybersecurity initiatives and regulatory compliance. This position will support the Office of Security Management (OSM) in the creation, updating, maintenance, regular review, and implementation of cyber-related policies. The Policy Analyst will oversee the execution of policies, communication to state agencies, and any supporting compliance activities.

Qualifications:

  • Four years of experience in Information security as it relates to policy creation regarding compliance, legislation, governance programs and/or supporting internal audits. Pr

  • Working knowledge of industry-standard information security frameworks, such as one of the following: NIST, ISO, CIS, COBIT.

  • Preferable, but not required, possessing active military clearance currently or in the past.

  • Eligibility to work in the United States.

Notes: Candidates may substitute a Master’s degree in IT security management, IT management, information security, political science, business management, communications, or public administration with cybersecurity experience or a related field for up to four years of the required experience.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Assist the Policy Manager in developing and maintaining Statewide cybersecurity plans, strategies, and policies.

  • Oversee the execution of policies, communication to state agencies, and any supporting compliance activities.

  • Assist the Cybersecurity Policy Manager in reviewing current state cybersecurity policies, standards, and guidelines

  • Work with Privacy Officers to understand the policies that govern their function and activities.

  • Gather industry standard IT and cybersecurity requirements for use in policies, standards and guidelines.

  • Hold work sessions and meetings to assist in policy, standards and guideline creation.

Compensation

ORF America offers a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience. The salary range for this role is $150,000-$200,000.

Benefits: Healthcare (medical, dental, vision), 403(b), life insurance (basic), short and long-term disability, and a generous paid time off policy.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can fill out the application below or send an email to Andreas.Kuehn@oramerica.org in a single PDF file. Please include: “Job Application: Cybersecurity Policy Analyst” in the subject line. ORF America will contact only those candidates who are extended an interview.

Applications will only be accepted through February 5th. We encourage interested candidates to apply early as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

 

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