IT Risk Manager

Job Description

Description

Job Description:

SAIC has an immediate opening for an IT Risk Manager to support a federal government customer.  Areas of support will include Risk, Opportunity, and Issue assessments of a large-scale, highly integrated Information Technology (IT) service portfolio.  The successful candidate will assist IT Program Management Offices (PMOs) with understanding, tracking, and mitigating cost, schedule, and performance related risks associated with their service delivery efforts.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate must be able to:

• Understand the technical interactions of an IT infrastructure, to include concepts associated with networks, cloud hosting, virtual environments, data management, etc.
• Partner with the PMOs, their Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and their Service Providers to understand and capture IT portfolio cost, schedule, and performance related concerns
• Facilitate technical exchanges with stakeholders to discuss, quantify, and capture program risks
• Apply sound judgment in facilitation and evaluation of IT risks and mitigation strategies
• Think independently and strategically about potential downstream mission impacts
• Respectfully, yet effectively challenge the identification and acceptance of risks to ensure concepts are well thought out and logically documented
• Perform gap assessments of proposed risk mitigation strategies and influence customers towards holistic remediation strategies that address the root-cause issue(s)
• Translate technical jargon into simple to consume concepts for senior manager understanding
• Perform as a key Technical Advisor for articulating the portfolio of IT Risks, and relay challenges to senior decision makers

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelors in a STEM field of study and five(5) years or more work experience; Masters and three (3) years or more work experience; Work experience of more than 10 (5) years is sufficient without a degree
• PMP and/or Risk Management related certification are a plus, but not required
• ITIL certifications are a plus, but not required

Clearance Requirement:

• US Citizenship is required
• Must Possess and maintain a Top Secret clearance
• Must be able to obtain access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
• Must be willing to obtain and maintain polygraph eligibility

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.9 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.