Federal Security Compliance Architect — RMF & Cloud

Maximus; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Security Compliance Architect to support DHS enterprise IT systems, leading RMF activities and developing authorization artifacts such as SSPs, SARs, and POA&Ms. The role requires U.S.

citizenship, ability to obtain a Public Trust, and coordination across engineering, cybersecurity, and operations teams to ensure secure system lifecycles. Responsibilities include ensuring alignment with DHS policies, maintaining architecture documentation, and guiding risk remediation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of IT architecture or cybersecurity experience.
• Strong RMF and system authorization experience.
• Experience developing and maintaining ATO packages (SSP, SAR, POA&M).
• Knowledge of FISMA, NIST standards, and DHS cybersecurity policies.
• Experience supporting vulnerability management and remediation.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Ability to support continuous monitoring and federal reporting requirements.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate across technical and program teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in secure enterprise IT system design and architecture.
• Develop, maintain, and manage security authorization artifacts (SSP, SAR, POA&M).
• Lead RMF activities and ensure DHS process compliance.
• Ensure alignment with DHS enterprise architecture and cybersecurity standards.
• Maintain architecture artifacts and system documentation.
• Perform vulnerability analysis and support remediation of weaknesses.
• Contribute to continuous monitoring and federal scorecard reporting.
• Ensure cloud strategy alignment (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS).
• Support system certification, security testing, and evaluation processes.
• Coordinate across engineering, cybersecurity, and operations teams.

Skills

IT architecture experience

RMF experience

ATO packages

FISMA/NIST knowledge

Vulnerability management

Enterprise architecture

Security compliance

Communication skills

Collaboration across teams

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Security Compliance Architect to support DHS enterprise IT systems, leading RMF activities and developing authorization artifacts such as SSPs, SARs, and POA&Ms. The role requires U.S.

citizenship, ability to obtain a Public Trust, and coordination across engineering, cybersecurity, and operations teams to ensure secure system lifecycles. Responsibilities include ensuring alignment with DHS policies, maintaining architecture documentation, and guiding risk remediation