Security Compliance Lead

General Dynamics IT; United States; Remote; USD 123,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics IT in Austin, TX or remote seeks a Security Compliance Lead to drive RMF authorization, audit readiness, and POA&M management for VA workloads. You will coordinate with system owners, auditors, and cybersecurity teams to strengthen security posture and ensure governance alignment.

The role emphasizes RMF workflows, evidence collection, continuous monitoring, and clear dashboards. A strong background in NIST 800-53, federal compliance, and cross-functional collaboration is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 5+ years of experience.
• Experience leading cybersecurity compliance, RMF, ISSO support, or A&A activities in enterprise IT environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in NIST 800-53, RMF, POA&M management, SSP development, and audit readiness.
• Strong understanding of ITSM, security operations, federal compliance frameworks, and enterprise-class system governance.
• Ability to evaluate cybersecurity documentation, authorization artifacts, risk analyses, vulnerability trends, and evidence for completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
• Experience developing compliance plans, audit logs, dashboards, risk reports, POA&M packages, and corrective-action processes.
• Excellent written, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate across cybersecurity, engineering, operations, audit, and federal organizations.

Responsibilities

• As Security Compliance Lead, you will manage enterprise cybersecurity compliance activities across IO, ensuring RMF execution, A&A rigor, POA&M accuracy, audit readiness, and alignment with VA governance and federal security standards.
• You will lead system authorization activities, maintain security documentation, oversee POA&M updates, coordinate continuous monitoring, validate SSPs and control evidence, and ensure vulnerability remediation cycles meet VA expectations.
• You will work closely with System Owners, Authorizing Officials, cybersecurity teams, engineers, and auditors to strengthen security posture and maintain compliance across assigned systems and boundaries.
• You will manage RMF workflows, compliance dashboards, audit preparation, scorecard reviews, and recurring reporting packages.
• You will streamline evidence collection, improve documentation quality, refine remediation processes, and embed compliance requirements throughout the system lifecycle.
• You will coordinate with hosting, database, application, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to ensure security compliance operations remain aligned, efficient, and collaborative.
• You will engage directly with VA leadership and stakeholders to clarify requirements, present RMF and audit updates, deliver POA&M reviews, and provide remediation recommendations.
• Your communication practices will strengthen transparency, trust, and confidence across VA's security compliance environment.
• You will drive continuous improvement by identifying gaps, addressing recurring findings, refining SOPs, modernizing reporting, enhancing automation of compliance workflows, and strengthening vulnerability follow-through.

Skills

Compliance Activities

Cybersecurity Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

GRC tools

Job description

Type of Requisition

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain

None

Public Trust/Other Required

MBI (T2)

Job Family

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications

• Skills: Compliance Activities, Cybersecurity Compliance
• Leadership Certifications: None
• Experience: 5 + years of related experience
• US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a SECURITY COMPLIANCE LEAD supporting Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects, build your skills, and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a SECURITY COMPLIANCE LEAD supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Austin, Texas you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

Join GDIT to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through the Infrastructure Operations Support Services program.

How a Security Compliance Lead will make an impact

As the Security Compliance Lead, you will manage enterprise cybersecurity compliance activities across IO, ensuring RMF execution, A&A rigor, POA&M accuracy, audit readiness, and alignment with VA governance and federal security standards.

In this role, you will lead system authorization activities, maintain security documentation, oversee POA&M updates, coordinate continuous monitoring, validate SSPs and control evidence, and ensure vulnerability remediation cycles meet VA expectations. You will work closely with System Owners, Authorizing Officials, cybersecurity teams, engineers, and auditors to strengthen security posture and maintain compliance across assigned systems and boundaries.

You will manage RMF workflows, compliance dashboards, audit preparation, scorecard reviews, and recurring reporting packages. You will streamline evidence collection, improve documentation quality, refine remediation processes, and embed compliance requirements throughout the system lifecycle. You will also coordinate with hosting, database, application, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to ensure security compliance operations remain aligned, efficient, and collaborative.

You will engage directly with VA leadership and stakeholders to clarify requirements, present RMF and audit updates, deliver POA&M reviews, and provide remediation recommendations. Your communication practices will strengthen transparency, trust, and confidence across VA's security compliance environment.

You will drive continuous improvement by identifying gaps, addressing recurring findings, refining SOPs, modernizing reporting, enhancing automation of compliance workflows, and strengthening vulnerability follow‑through. Your leadership ensures VA's security compliance remains accurate, resilient, policy‑aligned, and continuously improving.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• - Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 5+ years of experience
• - Experience leading cybersecurity compliance, RMF, ISSO support, or A&A activities in enterprise IT environments
• - Demonstrated expertise in NIST 800-53, RMF, POA&M management, SSP development, and audit readiness
• - Strong understanding of ITSM, security operations, federal compliance frameworks, and enterprise-class system governance
• - Ability to evaluate cybersecurity documentation, authorization artifacts, risk analyses, vulnerability trends, and evidence for completeness, accuracy, and compliance
• - Experience developing compliance plans, audit logs, dashboards, risk reports, POA&M packages, and corrective‑action processes
• - Excellent written, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills
• - Ability to collaborate across cybersecurity, engineering, operations, audit, and federal organizations

Desired Qualifications

• - Experience supporting VA, federal agencies, or regulated security environments
• - Security certifications such as CISSP, CAP, Security+, RMF Practitioner, or similar
• - Familiarity with federal cybersecurity requirements, FISMA audits, POA&M processes, boundary management, vulnerability management tools, and compliance frameworks
• - Experience with GRC tools, RMF workflows, audit support platforms, and enterprise cybersecurity reporting tools

Security Clearance

• - Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Location

Austin, TX or Remote

No visa sponsorship is available for this position

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• - AI-enabled professional growth tools
• - Leadership development and internal mobility programs
• - Competitive pay, benefits, and 401(k) match
• - Mission-focused culture supporting Veterans
• - Opportunities to modernize VA's cloud financial ecosystem and strengthen cost efficiency, accountability, and business value across nationwide operations

The likely salary range for this position is $123,250 - $166,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outsi