Remote A&A Team Lead: RMF & Security Assessments

Military Friendly Company; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) and retirement options

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Akima Mission Optimization (AMO) is seeking an Assessment & Authorization Team Lead to advance DOE information security efforts. This remote role requires deep RMF knowledge, NIST 800-53 guidance, and federal-security leadership to manage risk across complex systems.

The role emphasizes leading cybersecurity teams, coordinating security assessments, and delivering authoritative guidance to senior leadership while ensuring compliance and resilience of DOE IT assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or four years of equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations or related security functions.
• Experience leading teams in assessing and determining control applicability in cloud and non-cloud environments.
• Lead and oversee security control testing and assessment plans per RMF.

Responsibilities

• Lead RMF phases with emphasis on planning, analysis, testing, integration, documentation, and presentation.
• Analyze, resolve, and report issues to keep projects on schedule and within budget; deliver briefs.
• Act as SME for A&A, risk management, and security controls; apply trends and process improvements.
• Provide guidance when addressing difficult problems related to A&A.
• Lead reviews of significant system changes and security packages; coordinate remediation activities.
• Conduct briefings to Federal Leadership and collaborate with ISSOs, SOs, TPOCs, and SCAs.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

RMF knowledge

Risk assessment

Federal compliance

NIST SP 800-53 familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

NIST SP 800-53 Rev.5

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Job description

Akima Mission Optimization (AMO) is seeking an Assessment & Authorization Team Lead to advance DOE information security efforts. This remote role requires deep RMF knowledge, NIST 800-53 guidance, and federal-security leadership to manage risk across complex systems.

The role emphasizes leading cybersecurity teams, coordinating security assessments, and delivering authoritative guidance to senior leadership while ensuring compliance and resilience of DOE IT assets.