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Senior Security Governance and Policy Analyst

Tharros Defense, Inc
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 8/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/1/2026
Tharros is seeking a Senior Security Governance and Policy Analyst to support a DHS Intelligence and Analysis cybersecurity program in the National Capital Region. 
 
This role will support cybersecurity governance, policy, compliance, and executive communications across a complex mission environment. The ideal candidate can translate Federal, DHS, and Intelligence Community cybersecurity policy into practical implementation plans and help senior cybersecurity leaders drive consistent governance across cloud, on-premise, classified, and unclassified environments. 
 
Responsibilities:
  • Serve as a senior cybersecurity governance and policy advisor supporting cybersecurity leadership. 
  • Analyze cybersecurity requirements derived from policies, directives, standards, and guidance. 
  • Develop and update cybersecurity policies, standards, governance documentation, and implementation recommendations. 
  • Support governance activities related to RMF, FISMA, CNSSI standards, NIST 800-53, security control catalogs, supply chain risk management, AI/ML security considerations, and cybersecurity compliance. 
  • Review changes to Federal, DHS, Intelligence Community, and other applicable cybersecurity policies and recommend practical implementation approaches. 
  • Support updates to security policy manuals, supply chain risk management policy, security control catalogs, and related governance artifacts. 
  • Coordinate with governance, risk, and compliance stakeholders to support accurate control mapping and policy implementation. 
  • Research new or updated cybersecurity Executive Orders, Intelligence Community policies, national security guidance, and related requirements. 
  • Support cybersecurity audit response activities, including inspection, compliance, and oversight-related efforts. 
  • Prepare executive summaries, reports, talking points, briefings, stakeholder communications, and senior-leader presentation materials. 
  • Support cybersecurity governance working groups, taskers, data calls, trackers, repositories, and policy reference updates. 
  • Help identify opportunities to improve governance processes, streamline policy implementation, and increase consistency across cybersecurity compliance activities. 

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