Cybersecurity Lead

Caelum Research Corporation; Huntsville, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Leave

Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending Account

Tuition/Training Assistance

Referral Bonuses

Job summary

Caelum Research Corporation seeks a Cybersecurity Lead to command RMF lifecycle execution, authorization packages, and continuous-monitoring across DoD systems on a major Army IT services contract in Huntsville, AL.

You will interface with ISSM/ISSE, control assessors, and government leaders to drive risk-based decisions while embedding cybersecurity engineering into infrastructure and development cycles.

Qualifications

• 8+ years DoD cybersecurity/IA experience with senior RMF, ISSM, ISSE or security-engineering responsibility.
• Deep knowledge of DoDI 8510.01, NIST RMF, NIST SP 800-53, DISA STIGs, vulnerability management and eMASS.
• Experience with ATO/ATC/IATT, SSP, PPSM, POA&M, continuous-monitoring and authorization-package experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead DoD RMF lifecycle execution and maintain authorization packages as living records tied to current system state.
• Serve as primary Caelum interface for ISSM/ISSE matters, Control Assessor/G-6 validation and Government authorization decisions.
• Maintain SSP, PPSM, POA&M, boundary/data-flow diagrams, inventories, account/role matrices, STIGs, scan evidence and risk records.
• Lead ACAS/Tenable, STIG and IAVM vulnerability processes from applicability through remediation, rescan and closure/risk disposition.
• Embed cybersecurity engineering into infrastructure, software, interfaces, automation, change control and sustainment.
• Lead software assurance including Fortify/static analysis, OWASP, Application Development STIG, FOSS/dependency risk and SBOM practices.
• Establish continuous-monitoring metrics for authorization status, vulnerability exposure, POA&M aging, STIG compliance and privileged-access risk.
• Ensure cyber workforce alignment to DoD 8140/DCWF qualification and continuing-development requirements.
• Lead CDRL A008 RMF artifact quality, traceability, peer review and Government-ready submission.
• Brief Government and Caelum leadership on mission cyber risk, trends, dependencies and required decisions.

Skills

DoD cybersecurity

RMF/ATO

Vulnerability management

Security engineering

Education

DoD 8140/DCWF

Tools

ACAS/Tenable

eMASS

Fortify/OWASP

Job description

POSITION:

Cybersecurity Lead

LOCATION:

Huntsville, AL

SCOPE:

Serves as a Cybersecurity Lead on a major IT services contract for the U.S. Army. Lead cybersecurity engineering, RMF/A&A, ATO/ATC/IATT support, vulnerability management, continuous monitoring, software/hardware assurance and controlled cybersecurity documentation across classified and unclassified systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead DoD RMF lifecycle execution and maintain authorization packages as living records tied to current system state.


• Serve as primary Caelum interface for ISSM/ISSE matters, Control Assessor/G-6 validation and Government authorization decisions.


• Maintain SSP, PPSM, POA&M, boundary/data-flow diagrams, inventories, account/role matrices, STIGs, scan evidence and risk records.


• Lead ACAS/Tenable, STIG and IAVM vulnerability processes from applicability through remediation, rescan and closure/risk disposition.


• Embed cybersecurity engineering into infrastructure, software, interfaces, automation, change control and sustainment.


• Lead software assurance including Fortify/static analysis, OWASP, Application Development STIG, FOSS/dependency risk and SBOM practices.


• Establish continuous-monitoring metrics for authorization status, vulnerability exposure, POA&M aging, STIG compliance and privileged-access risk.


• Ensure cyber workforce alignment to DoD 8140/DCWF qualification and continuing-development requirements.


• Lead CDRL A008 RMF artifact quality, traceability, peer review and Government-ready submission.


• Brief Government and Caelum leadership on mission cyber risk, trends, dependencies and required decisions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 8+ years DoD cybersecurity/IA experience with senior RMF, ISSM, ISSE or security-engineering responsibility.


• Deep knowledge of DoDI 8510.01, NIST RMF, NIST SP 800-53, DISA STIGs, vulnerability management and eMASS.


• Demonstrated ATO/ATC/IATT, SSP, PPSM, POA&M, continuous-monitoring and authorization-package experience.


• Experience leading cyber support for classified systems and complex enterprise environments.


• DoD 8140/DCWF qualification appropriate to assigned work role.


• Ability to obtain and maintain required TS/SCI and special accesses as applicable.

PREFERRED/HIGHLY DESIRED:

• CISSP, CGRC/CAP, CASP+/SecurityX, CISM or comparable advanced cyber credential.


• Army RMF Knowledge Service, ACAS/Tenable, Evaluate-STIG/STIG Viewer and Fortify experience.


• Software/hardware assurance, SBOM, DevSecOps and supply-chain security experience.


• Redstone Arsenal, PEO/PAE, missile/air-defense or Army acquisition cyber experience.

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

Active DoD TopSecret Clearance

BENEFITS:

We designed our employee benefits program around the goal of improving the quality of life for each employee. We offer some of the most competitive benefits in the industry to include

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurances


• Short- and Long-Term Disability


• Paid Leave, Holidays, Bereavement, Military, and Jury Duty


• 401(k) Retirement Plan, Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care, Health Savings Account, Tuition/Training Assistance, and Referral Bonuses