Supply Chain Risk Management Analyst
Position: Supply Chain Risk Management Analyst
Location: Cambridge, MA or Reston, VA, Titusville, FL or Clearfield, UT (Hybrid)
Length: 12+ Month Contract
Job Description: The Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Analyst will be responsible for the accurate assessment and analysis of suppliers in support of defense programs. This position entails a focused commitment to critically assess companies in the defense industrial base and manage the implementation of Supply Chain Risk Management NIST 800-53 control family to mitigate risks in the supply chain. The candidate should have experience drafting documentation to support compliance and process. This position will leverage existing supply chain risk technologies and stringent organizational protocols to ensure that analysis and processes are timely and processes in a manner that complies with program supply chain risk management policy requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead vulnerability identification activities by conducting advanced analysis of systems, programs and architectures to determine crucial components, high-risk areas, and potential impacts across defense program supply chains.
- Conduct independent assessments and validations of supplier security practices to ensure compliance with federal defense and organizational requirements; document findings and provide expert recommendations to leadership and customers.
- Compile, synthesize and present complex risk assessments to internal stakeholders, executive leadership, and external customers to support informed decision making.
- Monitor and document major changes affecting supply chain risk, quality, resilience, and compliance, ensuring that risks are escalated and mitigated proactively.
- Drive enhancements to the existing SCRM framework by incorporating stakeholder feedback, industry best practices and emerging regulatory requirements; lead implementation of approved updates.
- Perform rigorous quality checks of supplier reviews, ensuring data accuracy.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree required.
- Deep familiarity with software supply chain risks and the broader defense industrial base
- Strong working knowledge of SCRM NIST 800-53 control family to mitigate risks in the supply chain, with experience drafting documentation to support compliance and process.
- Expert understanding of DFARS, FAR, TAA, and supply chain relevant compliance topics: NDAA 889, 1260H, nearshore/offshore guidance, country of origin risks and critical supply chain considerations.
- Ability to operate as an independent, action-oriented self-starter, prioritizing and managing multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven success working within cross functional teams, adapting to changing priorities and providing leadership within complex matrixed environments.
- Familiarity with Quality Standards ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100 with demonstrated ability to integrate quality principals into supply chain risk processes.
- Advances skills in process integration including building workflows, identifying gaps and developing improvements to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills, including development of formal assessments, reports and presentations.
Post-offer background check is required. Digital Prospectors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Digital Prospectors affirms the right of all individuals to equal opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment.