FedRAMP/DoD Security Accreditation Lead

Telemetry Today LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. seeks an Accreditation Lead to own the government authorization portfolio, determining how programs are authorized and aligning with RMF/DoD requirements.

You will present plans to sponsors, lead authorizations, and coordinate with the ISSM and engineering teams. You will serve as the ISSM of record for cloud and program authorizations, manage SSPs, POA&Ms, and authorization packages, and oversee continuous monitoring after authorization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent hands-on security experience.
• 8+ years in system authorization or security compliance.
• Led at least one FedRAMP or DoD IL4/IL5 authorization from start to finish.
• Experience authorizing deployed/tactical systems under RMF.

Responsibilities

• Own the accreditation portfolio across government programs and determine required authorizations.
• Make and defend authorization decisions to leadership and officials.
• Provide clear plans to sponsors and officials with timelines and scope.
• Serve as ISSM of record for cloud and program authorizations, managing SSPs, POA&Ms, and packages.
• Maintain software approvals and authorizations on partner/customer platforms.
• Set security requirements early and enforce them throughout design and delivery.
• Coordinate authorizations for deployed systems and encrypted connections.
• Collaborate with ISSM for classified systems to ensure consistency.
• Lead as primary interface for CMMC Level 2 assessments and related adjudications.
• Manage third-party assessors and support contractors through authorization.
• Own continuous monitoring after authorization with machine-readable evidence.
• Maintain authorization calendars and brief leadership on risk in plain terms.
• Act as documented backup for authorization activity and participate in security on-call rotation.

Skills

Decision-making

Security posture

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

RMF (NIST SP 800-37)

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5

eMASS

CMMC Level 2

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. seeks an Accreditation Lead to own the government authorization portfolio, determining how programs are authorized and aligning with RMF/DoD requirements.

You will present plans to sponsors, lead authorizations, and coordinate with the ISSM and engineering teams. You will serve as the ISSM of record for cloud and program authorizations, manage SSPs, POA&Ms, and authorization packages, and oversee continuous monitoring after authorization.