Contingency Planning Team Lead (Tantus)

Contingency Planning Team Lead (US - Remote)

What to expect when you join Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary

Team members at Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary have a lot in common while also being part of a rich and varied group of contributors, creating a distinct and thriving culture. Chief among our commonalities is a desire for growth and a shared unity of purpose in our professional lives. We believe that through diverse perspectives, challenging the status quo and rewarding action, we accelerate innovation and drive growth – for our clients, for ourselves and for our communities.

The professional services landscape continues to evolve. For Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary, this means we have an opportunity to further cement our leadership position in this industry and continue to grow our organization in increasingly exciting ways. This growth is meaningful for every team member at our company because larger companies simply see more interesting client opportunities and can attract impressively talented individuals like you. Through a dedicated focus on key business priorities and intentionally creating a rewarding employee experience, Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary has developed into a highly regarded provider of professional services and a sought-after employer of choice.

Do you want to work with other skilled and agile practitioners who thrive on challenge and growth? We believe everyone has untapped potential. That’s why we lead with vision and act fast, pairing deep expertise with practical solutions. Our teams cut through complexity and deliver real impact. It's our hope that you find more than just a job. At Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary, you'll find optimism, clear insights and genuine warmth, without egos.

Are you ready to grow with us?

Position summary

Reporting to Senior Business Analyst, the Contingency Planning Team Lead supports USDA FPAC under USDA FPAC IAB Compliance Support Services (ASH) by leading contingency planning preparedness, readiness, and assurance activities for FPAC sponsored applications/systems. The role plans and schedules required contingency planning deliverables, coordinates reviews with business owners and business system owners, and supports role-based training delivery (including AgLearn and/or in-person). The role prepares and supports functional and table-top exercises, produces required exercise documentation (including after-action reporting), and tracks follow-up actions and POA&Ms tied to contingency planning milestones. Work is performed in accordance with FPAC, USDA, and NIST requirements and uses Government-designated repositories (for example, CSAM) for storage and tracking.

What will you do in this role?

• Lead and maintain a contingency planning plan and schedule for FPAC sponsored applications/systems covering creation, modification, completion, and upload of required artifacts (for example, Contingency Plans, BIAs, exercises, and After-Action Reports) to the Government-designated repository (for example, CSAM).
• Provide the baseline schedule in a format approved by the Federal Lead and store it in the location designated by the Government.
• Align Plan/Schedule dates with the A&A Workload Leveling Schedule and account for functional exercises and ATO timing coordinated by the IAB Assessment and Authorization team.
• Notify schedule changes in writing to the Federal Lead and COR.
• Create, conduct, and maintain role-based contingency planning training, including presentation in AgLearn and/or in-person.
• Coordinate and facilitate ISCP and CP review meetings with business owners and business system owners.
• Coordinate and provide progress and status reports on milestones related to contingency planning POA&Ms identified by the POA&M Team.
• Produce Contingency Plans, Business Impact Analyses, and Information System Contingency Plans for FPAC sponsored applications/systems and notify the Government upon completion.
• Support discovery needed for contingency planning across FPAC (including Business Center, FSA, NRCS, and RMA), including discovery for RMA processes and for determining functional exercises for RMA and cloud systems.
• Prepare, support, participate in, analyze, and provide planning, execution support, and closure documentation for functional and table-top exercises.
• Produce and maintain required exercise artifacts (as applicable), including participant list spreadsheet, contingency test plan (CTP), information system dependency spreadsheet, consolidated points-of-contact spreadsheet, exercise status reports, and after-action report (AAR).
• Prepare and deliver formal FPAC After-Action Reports, obtain required management approval (for example, signature) prior to storage, and store approved AARs in the Government-designated repository.
• Report and follow up on open or unresolved after-action items, corrective action plans, and POA&Ms with the appropriate points of contact at the end of the exercise and afterwards.
• Be available to support teams during reconstitution for real or unplanned events until completion.
• Provide customer service assistance related to contingency planning, including responding to inquiries and assisting with plans and exercises.

What do you need to succeed in this role?

Required qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
• Experience producing IT contingency planning artifacts for federal information systems, including Contingency Plans (CP), Information System Contingency Plans (ISCP), and Business Impact Analyses (BIA).
• Experience building and maintaining a deliverables plan and schedule and aligning dates to external schedules and dependencies (including A&A timelines).
• Experience coordinating and facilitating document reviews with business owners and business system owners.
• Experience developing and delivering role-based training (including LMS-based delivery and/or in-person delivery).
• Experience supporting functional and table-top exercises, including planning, execution support, and closure documentation.
• Experience producing after-action reporting and tracking follow-up actions to closure (including corrective actions and POA&Ms).
• Ability to work within FPAC, USDA, and NIST-aligned requirements and store deliverables in Government-designated repositories (for example, CSAM).
• Ability to support reconstitution activities during real or unplanned events until completion, as required.

Preferred qualifications

•          Experience supporting contingency planning across FPAC mission areas (Business Center, FSA, NRCS, RMA) and coordinating with A&A teams.

•          Experience supporting contingency planning in cloud environments and planning ad-hoc exercises as needed.

•          Experience delivering training through AgLearn.

•          Experience working in CSAM.

•          Preferred certifications (or equivalent experience): CISSP, CCSP, PMP, CISM, CMMC, CISA, CAP.

Pay transparency statement

In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the midpoint of the salary range for this role is $101,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

In addition, specific skills/experience required are as follows:

• Values driven – You embody and model absolute integrity and servant leadership and you have a bias for action and continuous innovation.
• Uncompromising problem solver – You see opportunities in every business challenge and can develop, articulate and implement solutions.
• Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
• Instills trust – You do what you say, without ego, and you follow through on commitments consistently and credibly.
• Impact & influence – You are relentlessly focused on making a difference and can gain support for ideas, proposals and solutions. You get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives and objectives.

About Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary

Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary, offers the public and private sectors a diverse platform of professional services across consulting, technology and compliance. Highly specialized and hands-on teams deliver integrated solutions rooted in deep industry experience. Our approach is strategically and thoughtfully designed to help our clients, teams and communities accelerate success. 

Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary, has approximately 2,000 team members and operates across North America, EMEA and APAC. 

Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary Total Rewards

Our team members enjoy expansive benefits ranging from competitive compensation and insurance options to wellness programs and a flexible time off policy, to name only a few. Sikich also takes pride in prioritizing team members’ health, total wellbeing and time spent with family, friends and in the pursuit of personal goals, hobbies, and endeavors.

Some examples of our many benefits:

• Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We encourage every full-time employee, as your role permits, to utilize paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.). Waiting for time off to accrue is common at other companies. At Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary, you do not have to wait for this benefit to kick in. FTO is activated on your first day with our organization.
• Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary will also recognize paid holidays during the year and strives to permit employees to have time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.
• Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary offers a comprehensive wellness program to engage, challenge and empower team members to take responsibility for their wellbeing. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards.

We also offer:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options
• HSA employer contribution
• Eleven (11) paid holidays annually.
• A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous employee referral bonus program
• Client referral bonus program
• Pet insurance
• FORCE – Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.

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Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

Sikich currently practices in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Professional Code of Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Sikich CPA LLC is a licensed CPA firm that provides audit and attest services to its clients. Sikich LLC has a contractual arrangement with Sikich CPA LLC under which Sikich LLC provides Sikich CPA LLC with professional and support personnel and other services to support Sikich CPA LLC’s performance of its professional services, and Sikich CPA LLC shares certain client information with Sikich LLC with respect to the provision of such services.