Cyber Security Project Engineer — RMF & Risk Lead

Insight Xcite; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Flexible PTO

Salary bonus opportunities

401(k) with vesting

Wellness benefit

Employee referral bonus

Professional development

Career growth

Job summary

Insight Xcite is seeking Cyber Security Project Engineers in Herndon, Virginia to support security engineering, architecture, accreditation, risk management, and secure enterprise systems. Level will be aligned to experience and the applicable customer requirement.

Key responsibilities include developing and assessing security architectures, supporting RMF operations, identifying risks, preparing security plans and technical findings, and coordinating with system owners and engineers to secure

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity engineering, security architecture, or information-system security.
• Knowledge of RMF, NIST security controls, risk assessment, vulnerability management, and authorization processes.
• Experience developing or reviewing system security plans and related technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, project-coordination, and stakeholder-communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and assess security architectures, controls, and engineering solutions for mission systems.
• Support RMF, accreditation, authorization, and continuous-monitoring activities.
• Identify cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities and coordinate effective remediation plans.
• Prepare security plans, assessments, technical findings, status reports, and decision briefings.
• Collaborate with system owners, engineers, operations teams, and customer security stakeholders.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Security architecture

Information-system security

Analytical skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Insight Xcite is seeking Cyber Security Project Engineers in Herndon, Virginia to support security engineering, architecture, accreditation, risk management, and secure enterprise systems. Level will be aligned to experience and the applicable customer requirement.

Key responsibilities include developing and assessing security architectures, supporting RMF operations, identifying risks, preparing security plans and technical findings, and coordinating with system owners and engineers to secure