Senior Cyber Systems Engineer & DAO-R Specialist

Arcfield

Virginia (MN)

On-site

USD 134,000 - 233,000

Full time

4 days ago
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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.

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