VA seeks Executive Director, Information Security Policy and Strategy

“The Executive Director, Information Security Policy and Strategy reports to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Security (DASIS)/Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in the Office of Information and Technology (OIT). The executive will lead the establishment, deployment, monitoring, governance, and oversight of OIT Enterprise Information Security Policy and Strategy, and associated implementation plans.” 

“Responsibilities: 

• Engages at an executive-level with the DASIS/CISO to ensure the Office of Information Security (OIS) appropriately addresses the Secretary priorities, Department mission, and Federal requirements. 
• Assist the DASIS in the development, implementation, and oversight of the Department’s Cybersecurity and Privacy programs as one of three DCISOs to the CISO. 
• Advises and assists the DASIS in developing and promulgating the OIS-assigned departmental strategies and policies in support of VA’s mission and the Assistant Secretary of Information and Technology/Chief Information Officer’s (CIO) vision. 
• Provides essential leadership in advancing the OIS’s strategic direction, workplace culture, and stakeholder relationships. Organizes, directs, and administers the teams within the OIS Cybersecurity Strategy and Policy Directorate including resource management (e.g., staffing and budget planning, personnel and contract management, and budget execution), strategic alignment to Federal regulations and guidelines, and executive correspondence and briefings. 
• Serves as the Executive Directors of OIS program elements designated by the DASIS or ASIT. 
• Oversees and directs the day-to-day functions and ensure efficient operations within their assigned area or responsibilities.” 

Read the full job description here. 

G2X TAKE: Those who support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may want to influence who applies for this role that oversees resource management, including budget planning, contract management, and budget execution within the Office Information Security (OIS) Cybersecurity Strategy and Policy Directorate.