Technical Policy Analyst/Writer

Steampunk islooking for a knowledgeable and skilled Technical Policy Analyst/Writer to join our team and support our work with the United States federal government. We are committed to helping our clients navigate the complex world of technology and security ensuring that they have the tools and expertise needed to protect critical government assets and data. We develop and execute a strategy for our clients to realize mission goals with the strongest effectiveness possible. This role is essential in ensuring that our agency leverages technologies and tools while maintaining compliance with federal regulations and safeguarding sensitive information. This is your chance to work with a distinguished federal law enforcement agency committed to maintaining the highest standards of security and integrity.

Responsibilities:

As a Technical Policy Analyst/Writer you will help shape policies and procedures in the ever-evolving landscape of IT security technology and business operations. You will work with senior leaders and project stakeholders to facilitate the development of enterprise directives and polices governing applications and technologies. You will help our partners navigate the complex world of technology and security ensuring that they have the tools and expertise needed to protect critical government assets and data.

• Draft revise and implement agency policies and SOPs that mandate the use of a particular (Salesforce-based) application for specific procedures and records management.
• Ensure all policies clearly define roles responsibilities and compliance requirements for agency staff and stakeholders.
• Ensure policies are comprehensive clear and aligned with agency priorities and requirements. Maintain comprehensive documentation of policy drafts approvals revisions and enforcement activities.
• Collaborate with Salesforce administrators and technical teams to ensure policies accurately reflect system functionality and security protocols.
• Collaborate with agency leadership and application stakeholders to review and refine those policies procedures and guidelines; ensure they align with federal regulations security standards and best practices.
• Work with the project team including Disruption Designer(s) and Project or Program Manager(s) to drive organizational change through the promotion of the application as an enterprise tool.
• Identify gaps between current business practices / policy documentation and what is needed to enforce the use of the system; recommend process changes or system enhancements as needed.
• Present policy updates and adoption progress to executive stakeholders maintaining professionalism and clarity in all communications.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines efficiently with a strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills. This includes setting goals timelines and tracking progress.
• Work closely with IT teams security teams legal teams and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that IT policies and directives align with the organizations goals and security requirements.
• Conduct research and synthesizing information from various sources and preparing detailed reports briefings and presentations whether related to policy recommendations themselves or the legal and ethical implications of policies.

Qualifications:

• Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.
• Bachelors Degree and 3 years of relevant experience in policy analysis government relations or related fields with a focus on data policy technology policy cybersecurity AI ethics compliance etc.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills for effectively communicating policies and procedures to employees management and stakeholders with the ability to convey complex information clearly to a diverse audience
• Technical Writing: Ability to draft clear and actionable policies SOPs and communications for technical and non-technical audiences; Policy Development: Strong skills in policy development and governance. This includes the ability to create review and update policies related to IT security data security privacy and compliance. Familiarity with the process for establishing new agency guidelines and regulations.
• Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and evolving policy landscapes and quickly learn and apply new information or techniques
• Executive Exposure: Proven experience liaising with executive leadership senior government officials and high-level stakeholders maintaining the highest standards of professionalism discretion and clarity in all communications.

Preferred:

• Possesses at least one professional certification relevant to the service provided (Salesforce PMP Prosci Change Management CIPP CISSP).
• Experience developing updating and managing policies for a federal organization. DHS preferred.

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary including but not limited to geographic location contractual requirements education knowledge skills competencies and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $80000 to $150000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunks total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

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Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland Federal Civilian Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story visit .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by participates in the E-Verify program.