Security Assessor — Learning Budget & Parental Leave

VulnU; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Learning budget

Job summary

Guidehouse in McLean, VA is seeking a Security Assessor to conduct security and privacy control assessments for public-sector systems. You will evaluate control effectiveness, validate evidence, and help produce SSPs, SARs, POA&Ms under supervision of a Senior Security Assessor.

The role emphasizes assessment execution and documentation with opportunities to learn more about security engineering, automation, and AI-enabled compliance. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Three years in security control assessments or audits.
• Experience documenting SSPs, SARs, POA&Ms and assessment artifacts.
• Understanding of risk-based assessment concepts and NIST SP 800-53 controls.

Responsibilities

• Perform security and privacy control assessments per established plans.
• Review security documentation and technical evidence.
• Validate control implementation through evidence inspection and interviews.
• Contribute to assessment artifacts (SSP, SAR, POA&Ms) and deliver clear findings.

Skills

Security assessment

Documentation

NIST SP 800-53

RMF

US Citizenship

A&A familiarity

Education

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university

Tools

GRC platforms

Cloud security

Job description

Guidehouse in McLean, VA is seeking a Security Assessor to conduct security and privacy control assessments for public-sector systems. You will evaluate control effectiveness, validate evidence, and help produce SSPs, SARs, POA&Ms under supervision of a Senior Security Assessor.

The role emphasizes assessment execution and documentation with opportunities to learn more about security engineering, automation, and AI-enabled compliance. Travel up to 10% may be required.