• Leading a new and complex product area with full ownership over the full design process: Ideation, research, design, validation, and hand-off. • Collaborate with product management and engineering to create innovative solutions for the user experience. • Conduct analysis to solve customer pain points, integrating AI tools into your workflow to speed up ideation and execution. • Identify and prioritize opportunities that elevate the product experience and create clear design flows. • Contribute to team knowledge by sharing user-centered design best practices.

Information Systems Security Officer Chicago, IL / Remote / Hybrid / Detroit, MI Information Technology / Full Time Hybrid / Hybrid ISSO Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced Department: Information Technology CGS is seeking an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) with DIACAP and/or RMF experience who has deep expertise in security assessment documentation to support Dept. of Commerce systems and efforts to achieve their Authorization to Operate (ATO). This position is located at the client site in the Herbert Hoover building in Washington, DC. The scope of this position includes full life-cycle Assessment and Authorization (A&A) management through all 6 Steps of the RMF process in support of the Government ISSM.In this role, you’ll conduct security assessment, and information system security oversight activities in accordance with NIST 800.53 that support systems from the perspective RMF requirements. CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities. Skills and attributes for success: - Review systems to identify potential security weaknesses and recommend improvements to amend vulnerabilities, implement changes, and document upgrades. - Maintain responsibility for managing cybersecurity risk from an organizational perspective. - Identify organizational risks, prioritize those risks, and maintain a risk registry for escalating and presenting those risks to senior leadership. - Provide security guidance and IS validation using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) RMF, DoC, and local security policies. - Providing configuration management (CM) recommendations for information system security software, hardware, and firmware and coordinating changes and modifications with the ISSM, Security Control Assessor (SCA), and Authorizing Official (AO). - Maintain vulnerability scanning tool compliance, such as HBSS or ACAS, and patch management, such as IAVM to ensure IT staff pushes patches to all systems in an effort to maintain compliance with all applicable directives, manage system changes, and assess the security impact of those changes. - Support security authorization activities, including transitioning from the legacy Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) to compliance with the DoC RMF. - Provide subject matter expertise for cyber security and trusted system technology. - Apply advanced technical knowledge and analysis of specialized functional areas in task requirements to develop solutions to complex problems. - Research, write, review, disposition feedback, and finalize recommendations regarding cyber security policy, assessment and authorization assessments (A&As), security test and evaluation reports, and security engineering practices and processes. - Conduct research and write risk assessment reports to include risk thresholds, evaluation, and scoring. - Support analysis of the findings and provide expert technical guidance for mitigation strategies, including implementation advice on the cyber security risk findings, and other complex problems. Qualifications: - Bachelor’s Degree. - A minimum of five (5) years experience as an Information Assurance (IA) Analyst, ISSE, ISSO, or similar role in ATO package development, including generating security documentation for requirements, security control assessment, STIG and IAVA compliance, Standard Operating Procedures, test results, etc. - eMASS experience. - Professional security certification such as: CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CompTIA Security+ CE, SSCP, or higher. - Strong desktop publishing skills using Microsoft Word and Excel. - Experience with industry writing styles such as grammar, sentence form, and structure. - Ability to multi-task in a deadline-oriented environment. - Ideally, you will also have: - CISSP, CASP, or a similar certificate is preferred. - Master's Degree in Cybersecurity or related field. - Strong initiative, detail orientation, organizational skills, and aptitude for analytical thinking. - Demonstrated ability to work well independently and as a part of a team. - Excellent work ethic and a high commitment to quality. Our Commitment: Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems. For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work. Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come. We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. - Health, Dental, and Vision - Life Insurance - 401k - Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter) - Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Join our team and become part of government innovation! Explore additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board: https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/ For more information about CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact: Email: info@cgsfederal.com #CJ $92,213.33 - $125,146.66 a year

• Lead the design and development of advanced defensive cyber security training material, including hands-on Azure labs, simulations, and realistic datasets. • Own and shape the Azure cybersecurity content roadmap, ensuring technical accuracy, relevance, and progression across skill levels. • Collaborate closely with the Content Engineering and Cloud teams to identify gaps, define standards, and improve overall content quality. • Design, build, and maintain realistic Azure lab environments, including identity, logging, monitoring, and attack/defense scenarios. • Mentor and support other Content Engineers, providing technical guidance, reviews, and best practices. • Analyze real-world industry trends, incidents, and attacker techniques and recreate them as teachable, hands-on learning experiences. • Strategically plan, review, and schedule content initiatives in collaboration with the Cloud Content Engineering team and stakeholders.

Role Description Data & Society is seeking a post-doctoral research fellow for our AI-Enabled Scams as a Systemic Security Challenge project, housed under our AI & Democracy initiative and led by Director of Research Dr. Alice Marwick. This position will report to the Director of Research, Alice Marwick, and will not have people manager responsibilities. This position is fully remote and will begin in September 2026 with an end date of May 31, 2028. The overall AI Scams project looks at how artificial intelligence is supercharging scams, frauds, and hoaxes. This specific project examines young people’s (Gen A/Z) susceptibility to scams, and how trust, legitimacy, and risk are constructed in online interactions. We are particularly interested in youth financial cultures, such as: - Cryptocurrency - Multi-level marketing schemes - Sports betting - Influencers - Prediction markets - Retail arbitrage - Memestocks - Drop-shipping - “Hustle and grind” culture The post-doctoral fellow will be working on a qualitative research project with two components: - Conducting interviews and focus groups with: - Individuals who have encountered or been harmed by AI-enabled scams - Youth involved in risky financial subcultures - Qualitative discourse and/or content analysis of scam materials, workflows, and use of generative tools. The end goal of this project is to translate our findings into bipartisan policy and governance recommendations, and to bring together consumer protection and cybersecurity perspectives on scams. Qualifications - PhD in any number of disciplines, with a strong background conducting empirical, qualitative research - Interest in questions related to youth, finance, risk, and emerging technology - Experience recruiting and working with populations for qualitative interview studies - Experience with discourse or content analysis (ideally) - Self-motivated and ambitious, with a collaborative spirit - Strong desire to understand how technology and power shape society - Able to write for multiple audiences Requirements - Excellent research, writing, and communication skills supported by a strong empirical foundation - Ability to independently conduct high-level qualitative research, including interviews, focus groups, content/discourse analysis, and other research methods - Experience with study recruitment - Expertise/interest in financial cultures, scams, generative AI, youth studies, economic sociology, or other relevant topics - Ability to work independently in a remote environment - Collaborative and generous intellectual partner - A strong history of work demonstrating a desire to understand how technology and power shape our sociotechnical society - Ability to translate research for non-academic audiences - A deep commitment to social change and the practical applications of research - Must be able to travel for conferences, workshops, or team meetings during the appointment Benefits - Salary range: $68,000 to $80,000 annually, commensurate with experience - Generous benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance - Access to a range of opt-in products and services including additional insurance and 401k management - Paid time off and paid federal holidays To Apply Please submit the following items by July 15, 2026: - A cover letter explaining your interest in this role and the research topic - An academic CV - The names, affiliations, and contact information for three (3) references - A 2-page research statement describing your research accomplishments and future trajectory - Two writing samples: one for an academic audience and one for a broad audience Applications will be reviewed beginning July 16, 2026. Please feel free to contact us at jobs@datasociety.net with any questions. Practical Considerations Data & Society has committed to safety requirements to protect our staff from the COVID-19 pandemic. We require that prospective employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before joining our organization. This is currently a full-time, remote position in the AI & Democracy program with an expected start date in September 2026 and an end date of May 31, 2028. You must be living and authorized to work in the United States; we are unable to sponsor visas.