RMF Engineer: DoD Authorization & Continuous Monitoring

Leidos; Seaside (OR); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks an experienced RMF Engineer to support the Defense Manpower Data Center CyberPRIMES program. You will work with system owners, cybersecurity personnel, and government stakeholders to ensure complete, accurate RMF authorization packages across DHRA and DMDC environments in a hybrid setting at Mark Center, Alexandria, VA and the DMDC center in Seaside, CA.

This role requires an active Secret clearance, U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience with DoD RMF or comparable federal authorization processes.
• Experience developing or maintaining cybersecurity authorization packages.
• Experience with System Security Plans, security controls, assessment artifacts, POA&Ms, and continuous monitoring.
• U.S. Citizenship and Active Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain RMF authorization packages.
• Review SSPs, system categorization, security-control selection, documentation, assessment results, and continuous monitoring.
• Maintain RMF authorization schedules, trackers, repositories, workflows, accounts, tickets, and status information.
• Maintain and update authorization packages within the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS).
• Coordinate with system owners, cybersecurity personnel, technical teams, and government stakeholders to obtain required artifacts.
• Identify missing artifacts, incomplete documentation, control-implementation gaps, and issues delaying authorization.
• Provide RMF guidance to system owners and program stakeholders.
• Support ISSM/ISSO functions and continuous monitoring activities.
• Review security-control implementation and supporting evidence for completeness and accuracy.
• Support cybersecurity compliance reviews and authorization-status reporting.
• Develop and track POA&Ms through remediation and closure.
• Track ATO conditions and coordinate corrective actions.
• Perform QA reviews of RMF submissions before government review.

Skills

Technical documentation

Multitasking

Communication

Team collaboration

Analytical skills

Security clearance maintenance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field

Tools

eMASS

SSP development

RMF tooling

Job description

Leidos seeks an experienced RMF Engineer to support the Defense Manpower Data Center CyberPRIMES program. You will work with system owners, cybersecurity personnel, and government stakeholders to ensure complete, accurate RMF authorization packages across DHRA and DMDC environments in a hybrid setting at Mark Center, Alexandria, VA and the DMDC center in Seaside, CA.

This role requires an active Secret clearance, U.S.