Senior Cyber Systems Engineer & DAO-R Specialist

Arcfield; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 134,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Short Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Retirement and Savings

Learning and Development opportunities

Wellness programs

Job summary

Arcfield seeks a Delegated Authorizing Official Representative (DAO-R) to support a national customer in Cyber Security. You will drive RMF/ATO activities, coordinate with security teams, and help improve the Information Assurance posture across assets.

In a SCIF environment, you will generate risk assessments, authorizations, and continuous monitoring reports, ensuring proper documentation and adherence to directives while collaborating with stakeholders and leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing RMF process and NIST 800-53 controls.
• Ability to develop and maintain certification and accreditation docs.
• Experience with cloud platforms and vulnerability reporting.
• Ability to work in a team environment and briefing senior personnel.
• DoD 8570 Level III IAT/IAM certification or ability to attain within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to ICD-503 and customer directives through RMF lifecycle.
• Provide risk recommendations after reviewing asset risk posture during ATO RMF.
• Manage POAMs with security stakeholders post authorization.
• Screen new asset requests for sponsorship and owner identification.
• Facilitate System Review Team for correct regulations and CI/A impact with signoff.
• Assign asset security controls and levy liens when reviews fail.
• Ensure assets maintain security postures per Continuous Monitoring RMF step 6.
• Provide daily adhoc authorization-related support to customer and programs.

Skills

RMF Process

NIST 800-53

Vulnerability assessment

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

BS/BA in a relevant field

MS/MA in a relevant field

Ph.D. in a relevant field

Tools

Splunk

ServiceNow

Azure

AWS

OCI

Google Cloud

Job description

Arcfield seeks a Delegated Authorizing Official Representative (DAO-R) to support a national customer in Cyber Security. You will drive RMF/ATO activities, coordinate with security teams, and help improve the Information Assurance posture across assets.

In a SCIF environment, you will generate risk assessments, authorizations, and continuous monitoring reports, ensuring proper documentation and adherence to directives while collaborating with stakeholders and leadership.