Risk Manager

• Manage, execute and enforce the Risk Management Plan and process conforming to the requirements of the NIWC Risk Management Process Manual, and communicates the Risk Management Plan to team members. Develop and conduct Risk Training to team members will ensure the IPT is confident in referencing and using the Risk Register.
• Work closely with all Scrum Team Product Owners to identify, assign and manage risks in the Risk Register, facilitates the risk identification process by conducting regular risk meetings with IPT Leadership and Scrum Team Product Owners, and chairs the Risk Review meetings. This allows the Risk Manager to provide strategies and recommendations for continuous improvement through best practices and standards.
• Regularly communicate the risk status and mitigation strategy status to IPT Leadership, participate in the Change Configuration Board (CCB) to identify risk potential in proposed and approved configuration changes, and escalate risks to the Change Advisory Board (CAB) as necessary.

• Must be a US Citizen 
• A bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline or at least three years of relevant experience. 
• At least one year of experience with risk management
• Willingness to travel up to 25% as needed

• Ability to work with multiple teams with various skillsets and with multiple priorities
• Ability to re-prioritize and adapt
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• At least one year of experience with managing Jira Boards
• At least one year of experience with SAFe Methodology

Company Overview

Adapt Forward is a cybersecurity solutions provider for some of the nation’s most valuable information systems. Leveraging advanced threat assessment technology and experience in building high-level information security infrastructure, we develop adaptive solutions uniquely tailored to our customers’ business objectives to protect sensitive data against sophisticated threats in an increasingly complex security environment.

Summary of Benefits

• Comprehensive Physical Wellness Package, including Medical, Dental, Vision Care, plus Flexible Spending Accounts for health- and dependent-care are included in our standard benefits plan.


• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Contribution is immediately available and vested.


• Annual Training Budget to be used for conference attendance, school enrollment, certification programs, and associated travel expenses.


• Eleven Federal Holidays, plus three weeks of PTO/vacation/sick leave that accrues at a rate of ten hours per month.


• Employee Assistance Program: Counseling/legal assistance and other employee well-being programs are also offered.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.