IT Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Senior / Security Control Assessment

Everforth ECS; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS seeks a Senior IT Subject Matter Expert / Security Control Assessment to support a DOJ program in Washington, DC. You will serve as a TS-cleared SME providing technical leadership in security control assessments, evidence collection, and risk-based recommendations.

The role requires eight+ years of relevant experience, knowledge of NIST controls and RMF, and proven ability to coordinate with governance boards while mentoring junior assessors.

Qualifications

• US citizenship with active Top Secret clearance.
• Master's degree or equivalent certifications as listed above.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant work experience.
• Must meet FBI TS/SCI, background, training, facility-access, and polygraph requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of enterprise change management and risk assessment.
• Experience with JIRA/change workflow and governance-board coordination.
• Familiarity with NIST control-impact analysis and SCA methods.
• Experience with emergency change and comprehensive change management.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical expertise to security control assessments and remediation recommendations.
• Evaluate architecture, control implementation, evidence quality, risks, findings, and recommendations.
• Support assessment reports, evidence traceability, and remediation planning.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of SCA methods and tools.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

US citizenship

8+ years experience

JIRA workflow

Emergency change

Risk assessment

Change management

NIST control analysis

Governance coordination

SCA/RMF

NIST SP 800-53

Enterprise architecture

Technical writing

FBI/DOJ cybersecurity

Mentoring assessors

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering or related

Certifications: CCISO, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP, CySA+, GSLC, GSNA

Tools

JIRA

Job description

IT Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Senior / Security Control Assessment

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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Job Description

ECS is seeking aTS-cleared Senior IT Subject Matter Expert (SME) / Security Control Assessment to support one of our mission critical programs for the Department of Justice inWashington, DC.

We offer the chance to support the world’s finest law enforcement organization and help the people that keep us safe. In this job you will Provide senior technical expertise to OCIO security control assessments, translating complex technical evidence into defensible risk and authorization support.

We are seeking candidates committed to high quality to provide innovative solutions. As an Senior IT Subject Matter Expert / Security Control Assessment, you will provide senior subject-matter expertise for assessment activities, evaluating architecture, control implementation, evidence quality, risks, findings, and recommendations. Supports technically rigorous assessment reports, evidence traceability, remediation recommendations, and continuous improvement of SCA methods and tools.

Required Skills

• US citizenship with active Top Secret clearance
• Education/Certification requirements:
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree.
  • ORone of the following certifications: CCISO, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP, CySA+, GSLC, GSNA
• Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant work experience
• Must meet applicable FBI TS/SCI, background, training, facility-access, and polygraph requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of enterprise change management
• Demonstrated experience with JIRA/change workflow
• Familiarity with NIST control-impact analysis and governance-board coordination
• Demonstrated experience with emergency change and risk assessment
• Demonstrated ability to apply comprehensive change management knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments

Desired Skills

• Demonstrated deep domain knowledge and experience with SCA/RMF
• Demonstrated experience with NIST SP 800-53/800-53A
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture
• Possess strong technical writing and risk analysis
• Demonstrated experience with FBI/DOJ cybersecurity processes
• Demonstrated ability to mentoring assessors.

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