Junior Cybersecurity Analyst—TS/SCI RMF Focus

cFocus Software Incorporated; Ellsworth (ME); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

cFocus Software seeks a Jr. Cybersecurity Analyst to support the United States Air Force in an onsite role in Ellsworth, SD. The position requires active TS/SCI SSBI clearance and a strong RMF background.

You will develop and maintain authorization artifacts, assist with vulnerability management, and coordinate with system owners and stakeholders to manage risk and prepare ATO packages. The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of federal IT exposure and can work across multiple systems under tight

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI SSBI clearance required.
• B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 10+ years of RMF/Cybersecurity experience.
• Foundational experience or education in cybersecurity, information assurance, RMF, security compliance, information systems, or related discipline.
• Working knowledge of RMF and A&A lifecycle, controls, evidence, risk assessment, artifacts, continuous monitoring.
• Develop and maintain SSPs, RARs, POA&Ms, assessment findings, inventories, and related docs.
• Learn and use eMASS and ITIPS and maintain data across systems.
• Understanding of vulnerability assessment, risk analysis, remediation tracking, residual risk, POA&M lifecycle.
• Strong analytical, writing, documentation, quality-control, organization, and attention to detail.
• Communicate professionally with system owners, security personnel, engineers, program offices, and Government stakeholders.
• Manage multiple assignments and deadlines, protect sensitive information, escalate risks promptly.
• 1–3 years of relevant cybersecurity, information assurance, compliance, vulnerability management, audit, or federal IT experience; internships and military experience may count.
• Credential satisfying IAM Level II and DoD 8140 722-Intermediate requirements.
• Coursework or exposure to NIST SP 800-53, DoD RMF, eMASS, vulnerability scanning, POA&M tracking, control assessment, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support the full RMF lifecycle: security control selection, implementation tracking, evidence collection, validation support, authorization, and continuous monitoring.
• Assist interpretation of federal, DoD, and Air Force cybersecurity policies and translate requirements into system-level actions.
• Develop, update, organize, and maintain authorization artifacts for multiple systems (SSPs, RARs, POA&Ms, control evidence, inventories, diagrams).
• Enter, validate, reconcile, and maintain cybersecurity and authorization data in eMASS and ITIPS.
• Review control implementation statements and evidence for completeness, currency, and traceability; identify gaps for senior review.
• Support vulnerability assessments, analyze findings, document risk information, and assist in mitigation strategies.
• Track vulnerabilities, POA&M milestones, overdue actions, closure evidence, authorization status, and ATO expiration dates across systems.
• Coordinate with system owners, ISSOs, engineers, program offices, and stakeholders to collect artifacts and advance remediation actions.
• Assist with security-control assessment findings reports documenting gaps, weaknesses, risk levels, and remediation recommendations.
• Prepare A&A decision staff packages including control summaries, risk analysis, mission-impact information, and recommendations for ATO/ATO with Conditions/Denial.
• Help prepare POA&M status reports, escalation reports, FM inventories/boundaries, policy updates, and leadership briefing materials.
• Compile metrics and trend data for vulnerabilities, remediation progress, POA&M closure, artifact currency, and authorization status.
• Participate in status meetings, governance forums, AO decision support activities; record actions and maintain docs.
• Apply governance, quality-control, naming, version-control, and records-management to all work products.
• Support COOP, contingency, incident, and mission-continuity activities when requested by PMO.

Skills

TS/SCI Clearance

RMF Experience

Cybersecurity Basics

eMASS ITIPS

Documentation Skills

Vulnerability Mgmt

DoD 8140 IAM II

Communication Skills

Multi-tasking

B.S. in CS/IT

Education

B.S. in CS/IT

Tools

eMASS

Job description

cFocus Software seeks a Jr. Cybersecurity Analyst to support the United States Air Force in an onsite role in Ellsworth, SD. The position requires active TS/SCI SSBI clearance and a strong RMF background.

You will develop and maintain authorization artifacts, assist with vulnerability management, and coordinate with system owners and stakeholders to manage risk and prepare ATO packages. The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of federal IT exposure and can work across multiple systems under tight