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Security and Privacy Lead

Unissant


Job Location:

Bethesda, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 30 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Unissant Inc. delivers innovative capabilities to the agencies that keep our nation healthy and safe. We apply our domain expertise data acumen and technology know-how to achieve breakthrough results for our clients. Working collaboratively we advance missions and careers through a focus on honesty integrity and dependability. We continuously look for talent excited to join that effort. To learn more about our exciting organization please visit us at .

We are seeking a Security and Privacy Lead to join our team and support our client. The ideal candidate is a thoughtful and knowledgeable privacy and security professional who understands how to balance regulatory requirements operational realities and mission needs. This individual brings strong experience supporting privacy compliance in federal environments and is skilled at guiding stakeholders through documentation policy interpretation and secure data handling practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Lead privacy and security compliance efforts to help protect PII PHI and other sensitive information across client systems.
  • Partner with system owners ISSOs and stakeholders to gather information develop documentation and support compliance initiatives.
  • Develop and maintain privacy artifacts such as PIAs PTAs SORNs and related materials.
  • Interpret privacy laws regulations and policies and provide practical guidance on system and policy decisions.
  • Support the development of privacy procedures training materials and awareness efforts.
  • Monitor changes in privacy requirements and help stakeholders understand resulting impacts and adjustments.

Work Experience and Job Skills:

  • Minimum of 35 years of experience supporting privacy security or compliance efforts in federal or highly regulated environments.
  • Experience working with FISMA systems and supporting enterprise-wide compliance activities.
  • Strong familiarity with privacy documentation compliance expectations continuous monitoring and NIST-based security environments.
  • Experience coordinating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to support privacy and security objectives.
  • Knowledge of trends in AI securing AI applications embedded artificial intelligence tools data protections and FedRAMP environments.

Education:

  • Bachelors Degree is required. Preferred field of study in Computer Science Information Technology Information Systems Public Policy Privacy Law or related field of study.
  • Masters Degree in a relevant field of study preferred.

Certificates Licenses and Registrations:

  • Desired certifications include CIPP/US and CIPM.
  • Experience with cloud authorization packages and enterprise-wide assessments across multiple FISMA systems is considered a plus.

Communication Skills:

  • Excellent verbal and written skills ability to present proposals and performance data comfortable interfacing all levels of organization.
  • Ability to write clear and concise creative content in a highly confidential manner.

Clearance Requirements:

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Travel:

  • Work under this task order is expected to be performed primarily remotely at the contractors non-Federally controlled facility.
  • Key personnel are expected to work onsite in Bethesda Maryland two days per week with onsite schedules and working hours subject to approval by Federal staff.
  • Additional onsite meetings or temporary support within Federally controlled facilities may be required based on program needs.

Environmental Requirements:

  • Mainly a routine office environment.
  • May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds
  • Flexible in working extended hours

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties responsibilities and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify add or remove duties and to assign other duties as addition where applicable and available reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Please note: Candidate(s) will be required to go through pre-employment screening.

Unissant Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer! (EOE; M/F/Disability/Vets)


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