Cyber Security Engineer: Risk & Compliance Lead (Onsite)

J5cyberconsulting; Maryland; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid health coverage

6% 401(k) match

PTO

tuition reimbursement

bonuses

professional development

Job summary

J5 Consulting, a Maryland-based firm, seeks a seasoned cybersecurity professional to manage system assessment and authorization and provide cyber security engineering across the lifecycle. You will work with stakeholders and partners to enable threat awareness, monitoring, and secure deployment of solutions for government and commercial clients.

The role emphasizes policy compliance, risk reporting, and accreditation support, requiring TS clearance readiness and strong communication skills for

Qualifications

• Experience in cyber security, InfoSec, or network engineering.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning tools.
• Experience analyzing and documenting test results.
• Experience assessing systems against information assurance policies and regulations.
• Experience communicating complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience coordinating and performing cyber security testing.
• Experience developing risk assessment and certification reports.
• Experience leading cyber security accreditation for enterprise systems.
• Experience recommending mitigating countermeasures to identified threats, vulnerabilities, or shortfalls.
• Experience with Linux operating system.
• Experience writing and reviewing documents such as requirements specifications, system architecture, design documents, test plans, or cyber security plans.
• Experience decomposing functional requirements into technical requirements.
• Experience analyzing existing systems and identifying corrective actions and improvements.
• Experience preparing CONOPS, SSP, and materials to support system accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Support system assessment and authorization processes for Sponsor environments.
• Provide cyber security engineering expertise across the system development lifecycle.
• Develop roadmaps and deployment strategies for cyber security tools.
• Identify and implement mitigations for threats and vulnerabilities.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and external partners on security tasks.
• Prepare program documentation such as CONOPS and SSP.

Skills

Cyber security

InfoSec

Vulnerability scanning

Test results analysis

Regulatory compliance

Documentation writing

Communication

Linux

System architecture

Risk assessment

Accreditation processes

Technical requirements

Security testing

Job description

J5 Consulting, a Maryland-based firm, seeks a seasoned cybersecurity professional to manage system assessment and authorization and provide cyber security engineering across the lifecycle. You will work with stakeholders and partners to enable threat awareness, monitoring, and secure deployment of solutions for government and commercial clients.

The role emphasizes policy compliance, risk reporting, and accreditation support, requiring TS clearance readiness and strong communication skills for