Staff Enterprise Risk Analyst (Aerospace)

Location: Hybrid; candidates must be located near Long Beach, Denver, or Washington, D.C., and work onsite at least 3 days per week.

Base salary: $150,000–$220,000 in Denver; $155,000–$230,000 in Long Beach; $165,000–$230,000 in Washington, D.C., plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for U.S. and allied space security.

What you will do

• Assess enterprise risks across cyber, compliance, program, supply chain, and other domains using shared exposure, impact, and criticality scales.
• Determine when business objectives require assessments or new risk programs and maintain a complete, current enterprise risk register.
• Write executive decision documents, recommend risk appetite thresholds, and establish standing rules for risk acceptance.
• Test and improve scoring models, translate ERM doctrine into methods, and define standards for other analysts.
• Brief executives, surface dissent, design risk intake and routing processes, automate monitoring, and coach senior analysts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, cybersecurity, risk management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8–15 years of risk experience in defense, aerospace, technology, or another regulated industry, including building a risk program or method adopted by others.
• Expert knowledge of enterprise risk methods, scoring calibration, and how risk informs company planning and program governance.
• Experience rating risk against a defined method and explaining results and uncertainty to non-specialist leaders.
• Ability to start from a business objective, determine the appropriate response, and build the solution with little direction.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including bottom-line-first executive writing.
• Working knowledge of U.S. Government contracting obligations, including DFARS, ITAR, EAR, CUI handling, and NIST SP 800-171.
• Must be a U.S. citizen eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance.

Nice to have

• Active DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance and SAP eligibility.
• Experience supporting space or missile defense programs, including MDA, SDA, Space Systems Command, or Golden Dome.
• Risk experience in aerospace or defense, particularly program, supply chain, or third-party risk.
• Experience applying quantitative methods such as FAIR.
• Familiarity with ISO 31000, COSO ERM, AS9100D, NIST SP 800-53, or CMMC.
• Experience with risk registers or GRC platforms and data analysis in Python or SQL.

Culture & Benefits

• Healthcare, dental, and vision coverage is fully company-paid for employees and dependents, with HSA/HRA options.
• Flexible Time Off for exempt employees, up to 25 accrued PTO days for non-exempt employees, 12 paid holidays, parental leave, and sick leave.
• 401(k), fitness reimbursement, equity participation, catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees.
• Work is expected onsite at least 3 days per week.

Hiring process

• The position remains open until successfully filled; applications must follow the specified submission directions.
• Applicant identity may be verified using third-party tools to prevent application fraud and impersonation.