Cyber Security Administrator with Security Clearance

Prescient Edge; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with bonus

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Career development opportunities

Positive work environment

Job summary

Prescient Edge is seeking a highly qualified cybersecurity professional to ensure DoD compliance and secure cloud environments. The role focuses on implementing RMF, NIST 800-53 Rev.

5 controls, and FedRAMP across GovCloud (Azure/AWS), with emphasis on ATO lifecycle management and continuous monitoring. Your responsibilities include leading ATO efforts, conducting risk assessments, and coordinating with DoD cybersecurity officials to sustain security posture across on-prem and cloud-based

Qualifications

• Knowledge of DoD cybersecurity mandates and frameworks.
• Experience implementing security controls and risk assessments.
• Experience with ATO processes and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity mandates including NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, FedRAMP, RMF, and IL-4/IL-5 security policies.
• Implement security monitoring solutions, conduct vulnerability assessments, and enforce zero-trust security principles.
• Maintain SSPs, SARs, and POA&Ms ensuring continuous compliance and audit readiness.
• Lead and track Authority to Operate (ATO) processes and submit controls for approval.
• Submit Cybersecurity Compliance & Risk Assessment Reports with risk mitigation status.
• Demonstrate successful completion and maintenance of ATOs for DoD/federal programs.
• Manage security configurations across GovCloud (Azure & AWS) environments.
• Perform risk assessments, continuous monitoring, and mitigation in cloud/hybrid environments.
• Administer RBAC and enforce least-privilege access for mission-critical apps.

Skills

NIST 800-53 Rev.5

FedRAMP

RMF

IL-4/IL-5

SIEM

RBAC

Vuln scanning

Incident response

Cloud security

Zero Trust

STIGs

ATO lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

5+ years related experience

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award. Benefits:
At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in‑class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on‑the‑job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.
  

Description

• Ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity mandates, including NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, FedRAMP, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and DoD IL-4/IL-5 security policies.
• Implement security monitoring solutions, conduct vulnerability assessments, and enforce zero‑trust security principles.
• Maintain system security documentation, including System Security Plans (SSPs), Security Assessment Reports (SARs), and Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&M), ensuring continuous compliance and audit readiness.
• Lead and track the progress of Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, ensuring all security controls and risk assessments are documented and submitted for approval.
• Submit the Cybersecurity Compliance & Risk Assessment Report, summarizing vulnerability findings, risk mitigation strategies, and security control implementation status. Experience:
• Possess the knowledge and capability to implement and manage security controls, risk assessments, and compliance measures across GovCloud hosted environments, including Azure and AWS.
• Personnel must be proficient in NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, FedRAMP, DoD RMF, and IL-4/IL-5 security mandates.
• Experience in security information and event management (SIEM), role based access control (RBAC), vulnerability scanning, and incident response is required.
• Personnel must also have expertise in cloud‑native security tools, Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Personnel must have extensive experience with the Authority to Operate (ATO) process, including documentation, submission, and ongoing compliance monitoring, and must be able to demonstrate successful completion and maintenance of ATOs for programs or other capabilities within a DoD or federal environment.
• Personnel must have demonstrated experience in implementing and enforcing security controls for cloud infrastructure, ensuring compliance with DoD security frameworks. Managing security configurations, conducting penetration testing, and implementing SIEM solutions (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel, AWS Security Hub).
• Performing risk assessments, continuous security monitoring, and developing mitigation strategies in cloud and hybrid environments.
• Administering RBAC and enforcing least‑privilege access policies for mission‑critical applications.
• Managing the ATO lifecycle, including the preparation of System Security Plans (SSP), Security Assessment Reports (SAR), and Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&M). Coordinating with DoD cybersecurity officials to achieve and sustain ATOs for cloud‑based and on‑premises environments.
• Education:
• A Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in cybersecurity operations. Security clearance:
• Active TS/SCI clearance. Location:
• Doral, Florida. (USSOUTHCOM Headquarters)