Junior RMF Cybersecurity Analyst (DoD Programs)

cFocus Software Incorporated; South Dakota; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

cFocus Software Incorporated seeks a Jr. Cybersecurity Analyst to join our program supporting the United States Air Force. The role is onsite at Ellsworth, South Dakota and requires an active TS/SCI SSBI clearance.

You will support the full RMF lifecycle, develop authorization artifacts, and coordinate with government stakeholders to advance remediation actions. The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of relevant cybersecurity experience, familiarity with DoD RMF, NIST SP 800-53, and strong

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI SSBI clearance required.
• B.S. in CS/IT or related field.
• 10+ years RMF/Cybersecurity experience.
• Foundational experience or education in cybersecurity, information assurance, RMF, security compliance, information systems, or related discipline.
• Working knowledge of the RMF and A&A lifecycle, including controls, evidence, risk assessment, authorization artifacts, and continuous monitoring.
• Develop and maintain SSPs, RARs, POA&Ms, assessment findings, inventories, and related authorization documentation with senior guidance.
• Learn and use eMASS and ITIPS and maintain data across systems and reporting cycles.
• Understanding of vulnerability assessment, risk analysis, remediation tracking, residual risk, and POA&M lifecycle management.
• Strong analytical, technical writing, documentation, quality-control, organization, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Communicate professionally with system owners, security personnel, engineers, program offices, and Government stakeholders.
• Manage multiple assignments and deadlines, protect sensitive information, and escalate discrepancies or risks promptly.
• 1–3 years of relevant cybersecurity, information assurance, compliance, vulnerability-management, audit, or federal IT experience; internships and military experience may be considered.
• 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, including security control selection, implementation tracking, evidence collection, validation support, authorization, and continuous monitoring.
• Assist with 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, including SSPs, RARs, POA&Ms, control evidence, inventories, diagrams, and supporting records.
• Enter, validate, reconcile, and maintain cybersecurity and authorization data in eMASS and ITIPS.
• Review security-control implementation statements and evidence for completeness, consistency, currency, and traceability; identify gaps for senior review.
• Support vulnerability assessments, analyze findings, document risk information, and assist in developing mitigation and remediation strategies.
• Track vulnerabilities, POA&M milestones, overdue actions, closure evidence, authorization status, and ATO expiration dates across assigned systems.
• Coordinate with system owners, ISSOs, engineers, program offices, and other stakeholders to collect artifacts, clarify discrepancies, and advance remediation actions.
• Assist with security-control assessment findings reports that document gaps, weaknesses, risk levels, and recommended remediation strategies.
• Support preparation of 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 systems inventory/boundary updates, cybersecurity policy and guidance updates, and leadership briefing materials.
• Compile metrics and trend data for vulnerabilities, remediation progress, POA&M closure, artifact currency, authorization status, and other QASP-aligned measures.
• Participate in status meetings, technical reviews, governance forums, and AO decision support activities; record actions and maintain supporting documentation.
• Apply documentation governance, quality-control, naming, version-control, and records-management practices to all work products.
• Support COOP, contingency, incident, and mission-continuity activities when requested by the PMO.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

RMF/Cybersecurity experience

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

Education

B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

eMASS

ITIPS

Job description

cFocus Software Incorporated seeks a Jr. Cybersecurity Analyst to join our program supporting the United States Air Force. The role is onsite at Ellsworth, South Dakota and requires an active TS/SCI SSBI clearance.

You will support the full RMF lifecycle, develop authorization artifacts, and coordinate with government stakeholders to advance remediation actions. The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of relevant cybersecurity experience, familiarity with DoD RMF, NIST SP 800-53, and strong