RMF Engineer - Intermediate

VMD Corp; Seaside (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcelerate Solutions in Seaside, CA, is seeking a cybersecurity RMF specialist to prepare and review RMF authorization packages, SSPs, and control implementations. You will coordinate with system owners, maintain eMASS artifacts, and support ATO processes.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with five years of experience, US citizenship, and a Secret clearance. The company offers growth opportunities and a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• A Secret clearance is required when the assigned duties require classified information or SIPRNet access.

Responsibilities

• Support RMF authorization packages, review SSPs, categorization, control selection, and monitoring reports.
• Maintain RMF schedules, trackers, repositories, eMASS packages, workflows, accounts, tickets, and status information.
• Coordinate with system owners and stakeholders, identify missing artifacts and content gaps, provide RMF and eMASS guidance.
• Support ISSM/ISSO functions, including compliance reviews, POA&M and ATO-condition tracking, control implementation review, and status reporting.
• Perform QA on RMF submissions and support security assessment planning, reporting, continuous authorization, and migration to new DoD policies.
• Apply cybersecurity-engineering expertise to risk assessment, security testing, authorization, hardening, vulnerability analysis, POA&M remediation, and compliance troubleshooting.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Clearance:

Active Secret

Location:

Seaside, CA

Responsibilities

• Support timely, accurate, and complete RMF authorization packages and review SSPs, categorization, control selection, implementation assessments, authorization packages, and monitoring reports.
• Maintain RMF schedules, authorization trackers, repositories, eMASS packages, workflows, accounts, tickets, and status information.
• Coordinate with system owners and stakeholders, identify missing artifacts and content gaps, and provide RMF and eMASS guidance.
• Support ISSM and ISSO functions, including compliance reviews, POA&M and ATO-condition tracking, control implementation review, and authorization-status reporting.
• Perform quality assurance on RMF submissions and support security assessment planning, reporting, continuous authorization, and migration to new DoD policies.
• Apply cybersecurity-engineering or intermediate information-assurance expertise, as applicable to the assigned LCAT, to risk assessment, security testing, authorization, hardening, vulnerability analysis, POA&M remediation, and compliance troubleshooting.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience.
• Must be U.S. Citizen
• A Secret clearance is required when the assigned duties require classified information or SIPRNet access.

Compensation Range:

• The anticipated salary range the Employer reasonably expects to pay for this position is $94,000 to $127,000 annually.

About Xcelerate Solutions:

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions (www.xceleratesolutions.com) is one of America's fastest-growing companies. Xcelerate’s culture is defined by our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals, supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees has been recognized by our inclusion on the Washington Business Journal’s “50 Best Places to Work” list as well as being a “Great Place to Work” certified company with a 4.6 star, and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come find out why Xcelerate Solutions is one of the DC Metro top employers!

Xcelerate Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or expression of another protected characteristic. As part of this commitment to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, Xcelerate provides reasonable accommodations if needed because of an applicant's or an employee's disability.

Pay Transparency Notice: Xcelerate Solutions will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.