Cybersecurity A&A Team Lead (RMF/ATO) - Hybrid

AttainX; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Disability insurance

Accommodations

Job summary

AttainX, Inc. is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity / Assessment and Authorization (A&A) Team Lead to support a federal cybersecurity program.

This role provides leadership and technical oversight for SA&A activities across federal systems and cloud environments, including RMF assessments and ATO preparations. The candidate will coordinate with government stakeholders, review security artifacts, and mentor staff while driving process improvements to strengthen security posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• Four (4) years of combined relevant education and experience accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Knowledge of DOC, NOAA, and NWS IT security policies and implementation standards or similar organizations.
• Comprehensive understanding of NIST guidance, including NIST SP and FIPS.
• Experience leading teams of IT Security Specialists or Security Assessors.
• At least 5 years of recent experience applying IT security concepts and RMF assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee full lifecycle Security Assessment and Authorization activities.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage assessment schedules, resources, and deliverables.
• Conduct security control assessments in accordance with NIST RMF and NIST SP 800-53.
• Review SAPs, SARs, VARs, POA&M recommendations, and ATO briefing materials.
• Conduct risk analyses and evaluate security control effectiveness.
• Assess cloud-hosted environments against federal cybersecurity requirements.
• Serve as the primary liaison between assessment teams and government stakeholders.
• Present assessment findings, risk determinations, and remediation recommendations.
• Support executive-level briefings and ATO decision activities.
• Mentor and guide cybersecurity personnel and assessment teams.
• Recommend security measures to protect organizational information assets.
• Implement process improvements that enhance assessment quality and efficiency.

Skills

Security leadership

RMF assessments

NIST SP 800-53

Cloud security

Team leadership

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

AttainX, Inc. is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity / Assessment and Authorization (A&A) Team Lead to support a federal cybersecurity program.

This role provides leadership and technical oversight for SA&A activities across federal systems and cloud environments, including RMF assessments and ATO preparations. The candidate will coordinate with government stakeholders, review security artifacts, and mentor staff while driving process improvements to strengthen security posture.