Federal A&A Lead: RMF & ATO Expert

NTT DATA North America; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

NTT DATA North America is seeking an experienced Assessment and Authorization (A&A) Lead to oversee RMF-based security assessments and continuous monitoring for federal systems from Rockville, Maryland. You will guide a team of Security Control Assessors and ISSOs, coordinate with stakeholders, and ensure accurate authorization packages aligned with schedules.

The role requires strong RMF knowledge, federal A&A experience, and leadership capabilities to drive risk-based decisions that balance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of cybersecurity, information assurance, or information system security experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting federal A&A, ATO, or NIST RMF activities.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing or leading teams of Security Control Assessors, ISSOs, or cybersecurity analysts.
• Active certification such as CISSP or CISM is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end A&A and ATO process for federal information systems.
• Mentor a team of five to eight Security Control Assessors and ISSOs.
• Develop and maintain integrated ATO schedules, milestones, priorities, and resource assignments.
• Coordinate security authorization activities with system owners, technical teams, ISSOs, assessors, authorizing officials, and other stakeholders.
• Apply the NIST RMF throughout the system development and authorization lifecycle.
• Review and validate security authorization documentation and evidence.
• Oversee security control assessments and ensure findings are well-documented with appropriate risk ratings.
• Monitor remediation activities and ensure POA&M items are tracked and closed.
• Prepare executive-level dashboards, metrics, and reports describing ATO status and remediation progress.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Stakeholder communication

NIST RMF knowledge

Security risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or related field

CISSP or CISM certification

Tools

CSAM / JCAM / ServiceNow GRC

Federal governance platforms

Job description

NTT DATA North America is seeking an experienced Assessment and Authorization (A&A) Lead to oversee RMF-based security assessments and continuous monitoring for federal systems from Rockville, Maryland. You will guide a team of Security Control Assessors and ISSOs, coordinate with stakeholders, and ensure accurate authorization packages aligned with schedules.

The role requires strong RMF knowledge, federal A&A experience, and leadership capabilities to drive risk-based decisions that balance