Cyber Systems Engineer – RMF & ConMon Specialist

PL Consulting, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with matching

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Referral program

Job summary

PL Consulting, Inc. seeks a highly experienced information assurance professional in Chantilly, VA to join our in-person team. The role requires a TS clearance with SCI eligibility and strong RMF/ConMon expertise, focusing on continuous monitoring and NIST controls.

You will guide process improvements, coordinate with cyber data science, and prepare metrics for senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will provide leadership across multiple domains, including DoD cybersecurity operations, and

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government TS clearance with SCI eligibility and favorable polygraph.
• BS in STEM or advanced IA certification.
• DoD 8570 certification in IAT or IAM.
• Knowledge of RMF and continuous monitoring practices (Step 6).
• Experience with NIST 800-53, 800-37, 800-53a, 800-137; maintain documentation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in SysAdmin/ISSM/ISSO/ISSE/DAO-R/SCA/ISO roles.
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, Visio.
• Self-starter capable of working with limited direction.
• Preferred: briefing senior stakeholders.
• Preferred: organizing and prioritizing in fast-paced settings.
• Preferred: familiarity with AWS.
• Preferred: familiarity with IA processes.
• Preferred: experience with ServiceNow and Splunk.
• Preferred: supporting IC or DoD cyber security operations.

Responsibilities

• Support the Information Security Continuous Monitoring program lead in ConMon.
• Drive process improvements for ConMon programs and metrics.
• Collaborate with Cyber Data Science to identify information sources.
• Develop new views of ConMon posture and collect data for reports.
• Create asset ConMon compliance views for mission, cross-domain, and location categories.
• Provide metrics and reporting data for stakeholders across NIST SP 800-137 tiers.
• Validate effectiveness of ConMon control evidence in ConMon tool.
• Coach ISSOs on improving BOE entry language.
• Assist SCAs, FISMA, and IG teams with ConMon BOEs.
• Provide inputs for AO/DAOs to support risk decisions on authorization.
• Initiate studies to improve ConMon reporting metrics.
• Recommend enhancements to Enterprise Security Services tool implementations.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Self-starter

Ability to organize and prioritize

MS Office

MS Project

Visio

Education

Bachelor of Science in a STEM field

Advanced IA certification

DoD 8570 certification in IAT or IAM

Tools

ServiceNow

Splunk

AWS

Job description

PL Consulting, Inc. seeks a highly experienced information assurance professional in Chantilly, VA to join our in-person team. The role requires a TS clearance with SCI eligibility and strong RMF/ConMon expertise, focusing on continuous monitoring and NIST controls.

You will guide process improvements, coordinate with cyber data science, and prepare metrics for senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will provide leadership across multiple domains, including DoD cybersecurity operations, and