Senior Privacy Analyst

Savan is looking for a strong Senior Privacy Analyst with significant expertise in privacy and security process analysis to work with program officials to support their submission of various privacy compliance documentation to the FEMA Privacy Branch. The Senior Privacy Analyst will be client-facing and a critical part of our delivery team who brings the necessary experience in consulting on privacy activities across all aspects of an agency’s privacy program. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with senior-level management, providing program implementation support, and making verbal and in-writing recommendations for process improvement. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate to a variety of audiences and develop compelling recommendations and supporting documentation.
Role Responsibilities:

• Prepare, review, and update privacy compliance documentation in coordination with program officials for review and approval by the FEMA Privacy Branch and ultimately DHS.
• Privacy documentation requiring development and/or revisions includes:
  
  • Privacy Threshold Analyses
  • Privacy Impact Assessments
  • Information Sharing Access Agreements
  • Systems of Records Notice
  • Assessments of planned surveys and information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act
• Serve as a liaison between program officials and the agency privacy branch to facilitate the timely preparation and approval of privacy compliance documentation.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• 3+of experience in a consulting environment with a federal client-facing focus.
• 2+ of experience directly related to privacy and security operations including enforcement of the Privacy Act, the E-Government Act, and the Federal Information Management Security Act
• Experience developing, conducting, and improving privacy impact assessments in large organizations.
• Experience communicating privacy risks and mitigations to system owners and administrators.
• Experience developing and documenting business process improvement documentation, gap analyses, and risk management artifacts.
• Experience implementing tools and frameworks to support clients’ future–state business initiatives.
• Experience writing reports, briefings, and decks and presenting them to clients in a way that is professional and influential.
• Experience building relationships with senior-level federal officials and performing subsequent stakeholder management.

• Ability to complete individual tasks effectively, work in a team environment, and be proactive with little guidance.
• Ability to think critically and analyze a wide variety of complex problems.
• Bachelor’s degree
• US citizenship

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certification
• Law or another Advanced Degree
• Detailed understanding of emerging privacy trends, tools, and legislative developments
• Experience implementing Privacy by Design into information systems.
• Experience with project management tools such as Google Sites, Microsoft Project, Slack, JIRA, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Planner, etc.

Work Location and Schedule: 
Hybrid Schedule
(Savan, HQ, Vienna, VA)
Application Process
Submit your application to the link on this page. Applicants selected for interviews will be notified by email or phone.
EOE, including disability and veterans.
Savan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a workplace free of discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, and sexual orientation, national origin, age (40 or older), marital status, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request reasonable accommodation for the employment process, please email your request to [email protected]. For more information about our company, please visit our website at www.savangroup.com.