GRC & RMF Lead — Cyber Information Assurance

Peraton; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Contractor Lead to provide governance, risk, and compliance oversight across enterprise cybersecurity programs, focusing on dashboarding, RMF reporting, and data integrity. The role requires translating complex security information for senior leadership and coordinating with technical teams across dispersed facilities to support enterprise-wide cybersecurity outcomes.

The successful candidate will guide RMF-related assessments, leverage data from scanning tools and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity governance, compliance, RMF execution, or related fields.
• Experience developing dashboards, compliance visualizations, or executive reporting products.
• Strong familiarity with RMF, GRC methodologies, vulnerability management tools, and compliance tracking systems.
• Active TS clearance with SCI suitability and the ability to obtain Q.
• Ability to work collaboratively across geographically distributed sites and diverse mission environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of enterprise GRC dashboards to provide meaningful, accurate visualization of compliance posture, vulnerabilities, risks, and RMF control status.
• Translate complex technical information into executive-level summaries and visual reports, leveraging experience communicating COMSEC and cybersecurity data to leadership.
• Ensure dashboards reflect real-time, authoritative data sources by validating integrity and relevance of feeds from vulnerability scanning tools, compliance repositories, and RMF systems.
• Oversee reporting across all steps of the Risk Management Framework, ensuring visibility into control inheritance, implementation status, and authorization milestones.
• Support structured reporting cycles using background in RMF-aligned risk assessments, compliance audits, and mitigation planning.
• Ensure cyber compliance tools provide accurate and relevant data for enterprise reporting; validate and troubleshoot data flows as needed.
• Apply experience managing inventories, access control, encryption devices, and audit logs to improve data quality from compliance tools.
• Oversee the quality of assessment and authorization (A&A) activities by developing standardized review procedures and ensuring documentation accuracy.
• Guide teams in interpreting control requirements, developing remediation plans, and validating evidence to support authorization decisions.
• Collaborate across departments, national laboratories, and plant sites to align compliance workflows and reporting expectations.
• Build productive relationships with senior leadership, technical staff, contractors, and compliance stakeholders to synchronize cybersecurity efforts.
• Mentor junior personnel and support process improvement initiatives that enhance the maturity of the GRC and RMF programs.

Skills

Dashboards

Executive reporting

Communication

Cross-site collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

RMF

GRC tools

Compliance tracking systems

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Contractor Lead to provide governance, risk, and compliance oversight across enterprise cybersecurity programs, focusing on dashboarding, RMF reporting, and data integrity. The role requires translating complex security information for senior leadership and coordinating with technical teams across dispersed facilities to support enterprise-wide cybersecurity outcomes.

The successful candidate will guide RMF-related assessments, leverage data from scanning tools and