Cybersecurity Engineer — DoD/IL5 FedRAMP ATO Expert

Credence; Illinois; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & PH

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short/Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Free Food & Snacks

Job summary

Credence is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to serve as SME for DoD authorization, ensuring compliance with RMF, NIST SP 800-53, and FedRAMP IL5 GovCloud. You will support planning, design, development, testing, and integration of information systems and maintain audit readiness.

You will collaborate with ISSM/COR/PMO to achieve and sustain ATO while briefing senior management and supporting annual audits. Requires 8+ years C&A, DoD accreditation, and US citizenship with clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field required.
• Eight (8) years of C&A experience with RMF and NIST.
• DOD cybersecurity experience accreditation.
• Experience assessing security controls and authorization reviews for large, complex orgs, esp. in cloud.
• Knowledge of FedRAMP IL5 GovCloud environments.
• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: IAM Level I.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain a Defense Secret Clearance; active clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the overall DoD implementation of its authorization process and cybersecurity policy.
• Authorize information systems or act as SME for systems undergoing authorization.
• Assess controls and determine severity values for vulnerabilities impacting authorization.
• Brief senior management on progress of authorizations.
• Collaborate with Government ISSM/COR/PMO to achieve and sustain ATO.
• Gather artifacts for annual DLA Audit reviews.

Skills

RMF knowledge

NIST 800-53

Cloud security

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, CS, IT, IS, or CE

Job description

Credence is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to serve as SME for DoD authorization, ensuring compliance with RMF, NIST SP 800-53, and FedRAMP IL5 GovCloud. You will support planning, design, development, testing, and integration of information systems and maintain audit readiness.

You will collaborate with ISSM/COR/PMO to achieve and sustain ATO while briefing senior management and supporting annual audits. Requires 8+ years C&A, DoD accreditation, and US citizenship with clearance.