Cybersecurity & RMF Analyst

ARELI; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ARELI in Champaign, IL seeks a Cybersecurity & RMF Analyst to drive RMF compliance and manage eMASS records for DoD systems. The role focuses on aligning servers, web apps, databases, and VMs with STIGs and NIST best practices, while supporting ATO paths and POA&M management.

Responsibilities include maintaining RMF artifacts, creating POA&Ms within five business days of incidents, and coordinating contingency planning with operations and development teams.

Qualifications

• CompTIA Security+; demonstrated RMF/eMASS experience for DoD systems.
• Familiarity with DISA STIGs, ACAS/SCAP, NIST 800-53; strong technical writing and audit support.

Responsibilities

• Maintain RMF artifacts and eMASS entries; document findings, vulnerabilities, and implementation decisions per STIGs/NIST/Cyber.mil guidance.
• Create and track POA&Ms within five business days of incident discovery; report status in monthly deliverables.
• Provide input on contingency plans, off-site backup/recovery, and CCB processes; coordinate with System Operations and development teams.

Skills

RMF/eMASS experience

NIST 800-53 familiarity

Technical writing

Audit support

Tools

ACAS/SCAP

DISA STIGs tooling

Job description

Description

Cybersecurity & RMF Analyst

Location: Champaign, IL

Summary: Drive RMF compliance and eMASS records for SMS/E-SMS; produce and manage POA&Ms; align systems (servers/web/databases/VMs/apps) to STIGs/NIST/DoD best practices; support Assess-Only/ATO paths.

Responsibilities

• Maintain RMF artifacts and eMASS entries; document findings, vulnerabilities, and implementation decisions per STIGs/NIST/Cyber.mil guidance.
• Create and track POA&Ms within five business days of incident discovery; report status in monthly deliverables.
• Provide input on contingency plans, off-site backup/recovery, and CCB processes; coordinate with System Operations and development teams.

Requirements

• CompTIA Security+; demonstrated RMF/eMASS experience for DoD systems.
• Familiarity with DISA STIGs, ACAS/SCAP, NIST 800-53; strong technical writing and audit support.

Per Government contracting requirements, the candidate must be able to clearly speak, read, and write in the English language, be a US citizen, and pass and maintain a National Agency Check Investigation.

Areli is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or

on the basis of

disability.