Everforth ECS is seeking a Policy Analyst - MID, to work at our Springfield, VA customer site.
Note: This position is contingent upon contract award and final acceptance by government customer.
The Policy Analyst role is broad and multifaceted, spanning strategic, technical, and administrative domains. The core of these positions involves researching, analyzing, and evaluating the impact of changing mission needs and organizational practices to develop, update, and recommend policies.
The role's breadth is demonstrated through various specializations, including high-level strategic planning and business analysis for executive management; detailed IT and cybersecurity policy management, including compliance with standards such as NIST SP 800-53; and managing the public and foreign partner release of intelligence, which requires deep knowledge of disclosure and redaction policies. This role can also involve developing and managing interagency agreements, supporting personnel in overseas environments, and effectively communicating and tracking all policies for compliance. The Policy Analyst – Mid-Level advises, assists, leads, manages, and works on all policy development, review, coordination, adjudication, promulgation, communication, and compliance in accordance with NGA’s Policy Life Cycle Management (PLCM) process. This role supports Subject Matter Expert (SME) development, coordination, and maintenance of all assigned policies, self-inspection checklists, and gap analyses.
Duties May Include:
- Lead, manage, and/or support policy development, review, coordination, and compliance for corporate policies, IT services policies, and cybersecurity/information assurance policies.
- Lead and 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 (e.g., IC/DoW policy, Executive Orders) to identify policy impacts, conflicts, or gaps.
- Other duties, as assigned.
Salary Range: $96,000-118,000
General Description of Benefits
Preferred Qualifications- US Citizenship
- Active TS/SCI with willingness and ability to pass CI Poly
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, International Affairs, Policy, or a related field
- A minimum of 7+ years of demonstrated experience leading, managing, and working policies in accordance with a Policy Life Cycle Management (PLCM) process
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution
- Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management)
- Demonstrated understanding of NIST 800-53 controls, cybersecurity frameworks, and high-level cybersecurity policy.
- At least 24 months of demonstrated experience reviewing and analyzing high-level governance documents (e.g., agency directives, statutes, Executive Orders)
- Demonstrated experience with extensive knowledge of, and in-depth experience, skill, and expertise in leading, managing, and working policy compendiums, frameworks, strategic planning agendas, rescissions, and gaps
- At least 24 months of demonstrated experience tracking and managing formal taskers
- At least 24 months of demonstrated experience in coordinating and collaborating on agency-level support agreements
Skills Required
- US citizenship
- Active TS/SCI security clearance and willingness and ability to pass a CI polygraph
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, International Affairs, Policy, or a related field
- At least 7 years of experience leading, managing, and working policies in accordance with a Policy Life Cycle Management process
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, including evaluating relative costs and benefits
- Highly developed interpersonal and oral and written communication skills
- Understanding of NIST SP 800-53 controls, cybersecurity frameworks, and high-level cybersecurity policy
- At least 24 months of experience reviewing and analyzing high-level governance documents, such as agency directives, statutes, and Executive Orders
- Extensive knowledge and experience leading and managing policy compendiums, frameworks, strategic planning agendas, rescissions, and gaps
- At least 24 months of experience tracking and managing formal taskers
- At least 24 months of experience coordinating and collaborating on agency-level support agreements
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
