Senior Cybersecurity SME - Remote Risk Analysis & Forensics

Akima; Rockville, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Akima Mission Optimization (AMO) currently seeks a Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert to support DOE mission objectives through advanced cybersecurity assessments, risk analysis, and modeling. This role emphasizes expert guidance on controls, remediation, and strategic cybersecurity initiatives, with a focus on enterprise protection and policy alignment.

The position involves collaboration with OCIO teams, emphasis on secure IT service delivery, and potential Top-Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or four years of equivalent professional experience.
• 8–10 years of experience in cybersecurity, cyber operations, cyber risk analysis, modeling and simulation, or related fields.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more specialized cybersecurity domains.
• Strong understanding of federal cybersecurity frameworks (NIST RMF, NIST SP 800-53).
• Ability to solve complex problems and provide actionable security recommendations.
• Experience contributing to cybersecurity strategy, policy, or program development.
• Strong written communication skills for technical reports and policy papers.
• Ability to obtain Top-Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of security and privacy controls for effectiveness and alignment with DOE requirements.
• Provide expert analysis on deficiencies, determining severity and remediation strategies.
• Prepare assessment reports with findings, risk evaluations, and recommendations for leadership.
• Reassess remediated controls to validate effectiveness and sustainability.
• Evaluate system-specific and inherited controls as part of continuous monitoring.
• Contribute insight into performance metrics and enterprise cybersecurity initiatives.
• Analyze complex operations to support decision-making and resource allocation.
• Develop modeling-based decision-support systems and contribute to policy development.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Cyber Operations

Risk Analysis

Modeling & Simulation

Forensics

Reverse Engineering

Technical Reporting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Akima Mission Optimization (AMO) currently seeks a Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert to support DOE mission objectives through advanced cybersecurity assessments, risk analysis, and modeling. This role emphasizes expert guidance on controls, remediation, and strategic cybersecurity initiatives, with a focus on enterprise protection and policy alignment.

The position involves collaboration with OCIO teams, emphasis on secure IT service delivery, and potential Top-Secret clearance.