Cybersecurity Lead with Security Clearance

Caelum Research Corporation; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Paid leave & holidays

Retirement plan

Job summary

Caelum Research Corporation seeks a Cybersecurity Lead to direct RMF lifecycle activities for DoD programs in a mixed classified/unclassified environment. You will oversee vulnerability management, continuous monitoring, SBOM practices, and software assurance while aligning cybersecurity to DoD 8140/DCWF frameworks.

The role requires DoD RMF expertise, experience with ATO/ATC/IATT, and the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years DoD cybersecurity/IA experience with RMF/ISSE responsibilities.
• Deep knowledge of DoDI 8510.01, NIST RMF, NIST SP 800-53, DISA STIGs.
• Experience with ATO/ATC/IATT processes and authorization packages.
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance and maintain access.

Responsibilities

• Lead RMF lifecycle execution and authorization package maintenance.
• Interface with ISSM/ISSE, Control Assessors, and Government auth decisions.
• Maintain SSP/PPSM/POA&M and risk records across systems.
• Direct vulnerability management from assessment through remediation.
• Embed cybersecurity engineering into infra, software, and processes.
• Lead software assurance and SBOM practices.
• Develop continuous-monitoring metrics for authorization status.

Skills

RMF/A&A

Vulnerability mgmt

Continuous monitoring

DoD 8140/DCWF

TS/SCI clearance

ISSO/ISSE liaison

ACAS/Tenable

STIGs

Tools

ACAS/Tenable

STIG Viewer

Fortify

eMASS

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 Top Secret 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.