Blake Willson Group, LLC

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Support critical financial operations across federal contracts.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of financial reporting, invoicing, contract tracking, and process improvements.
• Work across multiple financial systems, conduct audits, prepare reports, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and improve operational efficiency.
• Complete quality assurance, system uploads, reporting, and provide payment confirmations.
• Maintain invoicing records, funding documentation, and manage fund tracking for contracts to ensure compliance.
• Analyze financial documents, resolve discrepancies, and assist with funding modifications and ad hoc financial tasks.
• Prepare reports for Contract Officers, Contract Officer Representatives, and stakeholders to support informed decision-making.
• Navigate and leverage financial systems such as FMMI, Sagent, Oracle Studio, and other tools to generate reports and maintain templates.
• Conduct internal and agency audits to ensure contract usage, funding, and financial compliance.
• Develop standardized procedures, templates, and tools to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and streamline processes.
• Train and coordinate team members, driving collaboration, consistency, and process improvements across departments.

Senior Associate – Financial Acquisition Analyst

Security Engineer

• Lead the design of secure, scalable AWS cloud architectures that support federal mission systems and comply with DOJ/BOP security requirements and FedRAMP control baselines
• Integrate cloud architecture, security engineering, and ATO requirements to accelerate authorization timelines while maintaining a strong security posture
• Design secure, scalable AWS cloud architectures aligned with DOJ/BOP security policies and FedRAMP baselines
• Architect multi-account and multi-VPC environments with appropriate segmentation, centralized inspection, and secure connectivity to on-premise BOP networks
• Translate NIST and FedRAMP security control requirements into repeatable, reusable cloud architecture patterns
• Ensure system designs support Rapid ATO timelines through pre-approved architectures and secure design standards
• Develop and maintain system boundary diagrams, data flow diagrams, trust zone documentation, and other architectural artifacts required for ATO packages
• Support development of System Security Plans (SSPs) by providing architecture narratives and diagrams
• Collaborate with ISSOs, security assessors, engineers, and program stakeholders to ensure architectural decisions meet control implementation expectations
• Serve as a subject matter expert during security assessments, ATO reviews, and leadership briefings

Subject Matter Expert – Cloud Security Architect

• Support the implementation, monitoring, and continuous assessment of security controls within AWS environments supporting federal systems.
• Focus on cloud-native security tooling, continuous monitoring operations, and evidence collection to support FedRAMP and ATO requirements.
• Implement and manage AWS security services, including GuardDuty, Security Hub, Amazon Inspector, and AWS Config.
• Configure and maintain centralized logging and audit capabilities.
• Design and maintain automated continuous monitoring pipelines across AWS accounts.
• Analyze security data to identify control deficiencies and emerging risks.
• Collect, validate, and map technical evidence from security tools to FedRAMP and NIST controls for ATO packages.
• Investigate and analyze security alerts from SIEM platforms and AWS-native tools.

Cloud Security Engineer

Proposal Manager

• Manage the full lifecycle of federal government proposals, ensuring compliance
• Serve as the central coordinator across Business Development, Capture, technical teams
• Own proposal execution to ensure all submissions are compliant
• Establish and maintain standardized proposal management processes
• Lead proposal kickoffs, daily stand-ups, and reviews
• Drive proposal quality through color reviews and feedback incorporation
• Support Business Development by aligning proposal content with capture strategies

Senior Associate – Proposal Manager

Analyst

• Document financial processes, risks, and internal controls across major business cycles and contractor environments.
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of entity-level, process-level, and transaction-level controls.
• Identify control deficiencies and support remediation efforts through development and validation of Corrective Action Plans (CAPs).
• Prepare assurance documentation and reporting artifacts supporting annual assurance requirements.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, contractors, auditors, and external oversight bodies to ensure alignment and audit readiness.
• Ensure all work complies with federal internal control standards, audit requirements, and documentation standards.

Senior Associate – Internal Controls Analyst

• support the execution of IT risk management and internal control activities in accordance with OMB Circular A-123 and FISCAM standards.
• lead annual IT risk scoping and planning to identify high-risk systems, applications, data centers, SSMs, and contractors impacting financial reporting.
• map and evaluate IT controls against ARS/CMSR and NIST SP 800-53/53A and SP 800-30, assessing inherent, control, and fraud risks.
• develop and maintain IT control documentation, including cycle memos, narratives, flowcharts, and control matrices.
• assess the design and operating effectiveness of IT general controls and application controls.
• develop and execute IT control test plans and sampling methodologies in accordance with OMB A-123 and GAO FISCAM guidance.
• validate remediation of prior-year findings, classify control deficiencies, and support CAP development and tracking.
• prepare and present IT-related A-123 assurance documentation, audit results, emerging risks, and CAP status to leadership and governance bodies.
• serve as a technical liaison with A-123 teams, system owners, contractors, and federal auditors while ensuring compliance and quality documentation.

Senior Associate – Financial Acquisition Analyst

Subject Matter Expert – Cloud Security Architect

Cloud Security Engineer

Senior Associate – Proposal Manager

Senior Associate – Internal Controls Analyst

Senior IT Controls Analyst