Risk Manager Senior

• Lead the contract program risk management process, including identification, analysis, prioritization, mitigation planning, and residual risk tracking.
• Serve as the DCO-S Program Office Risk Manager, facilitating government risk boards, working groups, and reporting to program leadership.
• Maintain integrated risk registers covering contractor performance risks and government program/mission risks.
• Assess risks related to system development, fielding, sustainment, cybersecurity, training, logistics, staffing, and operational readiness.
• Develop and track mitigation plans, owners, due dates, and effectiveness measures.
• Prepare risk briefings, metrics, and reports for program reviews, PI events, CCB, and leadership decision forums.
• Identify emerging risks associated with software releases, deployments, vendor dependencies, and inter-ART coordination.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity, engineering, training, logistics, and contracting stakeholders to ensure risks are captured early and managed consistently.
• Support root-cause analysis and lessons learned when risks materialize into issues.
• Recommend process improvements to strengthen the overall DCO-S risk management framework.

• Demonstrated experience managing both contractor/program performance risks and government program office risks.
• Familiarity with DoD risk management guidance, Software Acquisition Pathway (DODI 5000.87), and program governance processes.
• Experience supporting Agile/SAFe environments, ARTs, and iterative software delivery.
• Strong facilitation, briefing, and stakeholder management skills with military and contractor leadership.
• Ability to maintain risk registers, dashboards, and decision-quality risk products.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, system fielding, sustainment, and operational mission risks in a DCO or space/cyber environment is highly desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while coordinating across multiple teams and organizations.
• Certs preferred (at least one of the following): PMP / PMI-RMP / DAWIA Program Management or Engineering / CISSP / Security+ / SAFe certification.

• Bachelor's degree in Program Management, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, Business, Risk Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 18+ years of relevant experience in program risk management, project management, systems engineering, or acquisition support within a DoD, USSF, or federal program office environment or a Master's degree in same fields and 10 years of experience.

• Must possess a Top Secret with SCI eligibility. SAR/SAP experience highly desirable.

• Place of work is Colorado Springs; remote work opportunity is limited. You may be required to travel periodically, less than 10%

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  Interesting Work:
  
  
  
  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
  
  
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  Values:
  
  
  
  Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
  
  
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  100% Employee Owned:
  
  
  
  We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
  
  
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  Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
  
  
  




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  Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  
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  Flexible schedules
  
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  6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
  
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  Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  
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  Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  
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  Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
  
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  Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  
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  Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
  




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  Track Record of Success:
  
  
  
  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.
  
  

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com