ECS is hiring: Cybersecurity Strategy & Policy Advisor in Fairfax

ECS is seeking a Cybersecurity Strategy & Policy Advisor to work in our Fairfax, VA office. ECS is seeking talented professionals to join our growing team in supporting the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), CISA’s premier initiative for whole-of-nation cyber defense.

Our team plays a vital role in enabling real-time collaboration, threat detection, and mitigation across sectors. We help shape the strategies and workflows that turn raw intelligence into decisive action—whether responding to active campaigns, developing joint defense plans, or strengthening national cyber resilience.

As a Cybersecurity Strategy & Policy Advisor, you will track emerging federal and sector-specific cybersecurity policy trends, engage directly with customers to identify mission priorities, and ensure ECS solutions are aligned to evolving requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with federal customers to understand mission needs, identify priorities, and build trusted relationships.
• Monitor, analyze, interpret emerging cybersecurity policies, legislation, and guidance to assess impacts on customer missions and ECS programs.
• Draft and support customer-facing strategies across the cybersecurity spectrum (e.g., modernization, zero trust, incident response) that align with federal mandates and agency goals.
• Contribute to ECS’s internal growth by developing policy-informed strategies that identify opportunities, anticipate agency demand, and strengthen ECS’s market position in the federal space.
• Serve as a thought leader, briefing internal and external stakeholders on evolving policy landscapes, strategic priorities, and operational implications.
• Represent ECS in customer and industry forums to advance policy-driven discussions on cybersecurity risk, modernization, and resilience.
• Write content that provides ECS POV on cyber-related policy trends.

Required Skills

• 12+ years in relevant cybersecurity policy, strategy or federal cyber program support.
• Bachelor’s or above in Cybersecurity, Public Policy, Political Science, or a related field.
• Strong understanding in federal cybersecurity mandates, frameworks, and initiatives. (e.g., M-21-31, Zero Trust, CDM, CIRCIA)
• Demonstrated experience engaging with federal customers, building trust, and translating policy into actionable strategies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to develop strategic recommendations based on policy trends.
• Proven ability to develop strategies, roadmaps, and recommendations in alignment with both customer mission needs and organizational growth.

Desired Skills

• Experience working at the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency
• Background in cybersecurity supply chain management
• Familiarity with incident response, SRMAs, threat intelligence sharing, and resilience planning

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.