Remote Federal Cloud Security Engineer (RMF & FedRAMP)

SMX; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 103,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid leave

Job summary

SMX is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to deliver security engineering, compliance, and RMF support for cloud environments aligned with NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and DoD IL4–6. The role focuses on GRC, evidence collection, and automation while advising partners on government requirements. This remote position supports a Herndon, VA team.

U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret or higher clearance are required; cloud security experience with AWS/Azure is preferred.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of cybersecurity experience, including federal cloud security engineering, information assurance, RMF, or ISSO functions.
• Ability to translate federal security requirements into practical technical controls and operational processes.
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret or higher security clearance.
• Experience developing and maintaining SSPs, POA&Ms, SARs, policies, and control evidence.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or hybrid cloud environments, including IAM, encryption, logging, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide cybersecurity engineering and compliance support for FedRAMP and DoD-authorized cloud environments, including IL4–6.
• Advise partners and customers on federal and DoD security requirements, authorization strategies, control implementation, and audit readiness.
• Develop, review, and maintain authorization documentation including SSPs, SAPs, SARs, POA&Ms, and FedRAMP appendices.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Risk management

FedRAMP security

Authorization RMF

Cloud security

Automation scripting

GRC platforms

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

eMASS

Paramify

Nessus/Tenable

Splunk

Prisma Cloud

Job description

SMX is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to deliver security engineering, compliance, and RMF support for cloud environments aligned with NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and DoD IL4–6. The role focuses on GRC, evidence collection, and automation while advising partners on government requirements. This remote position supports a Herndon, VA team.

U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret or higher clearance are required; cloud security experience with AWS/Azure is preferred.