Federal Security Advisor — RMF, HIPAA & Cloud Security

Peraton; Woodlawn (MD); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Security Advisor to lead security engineering, governance, risk and compliance for a federal systems contract. You will oversee day-to-day security operations, maintain ATO, protect PHI, and ensure compliant services at scale.

Responsibilities include driving RMF, HIPAA, and CMS policy adherence, managing audits, and guiding incident response for PHI/PII incidents. This role requires US citizenship and eligibility for a public trust clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading security engineering and governance on federal programs.
• Proven background implementing RMF and NIST SP 800-37 based processes.
• Hands-on with cloud security architectures and DevSecOps tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture across apps, infra, and cloud layers.
• Drive vulnerability management and baseline configurations.
• Coordinate RMF activities from categorization to continuous monitoring.

Skills

Security leadership

NIST SP 800-53

RMF

Cloud security

SIEM/EDR

Zero trust

Documentation

Audit engagement

Education

BS/BA in a related field

MS/MA (preferred)

PhD (preferred)

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

DISA STIGs

CIS Benchmarks

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Security Advisor to lead security engineering, governance, risk and compliance for a federal systems contract. You will oversee day-to-day security operations, maintain ATO, protect PHI, and ensure compliant services at scale.

Responsibilities include driving RMF, HIPAA, and CMS policy adherence, managing audits, and guiding incident response for PHI/PII incidents. This role requires US citizenship and eligibility for a public trust clearance.