Senior Federal Compliance Auditor - FedRAMP & DoD IL4/IL5

Tanium; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanium is seeking a Senior FedRAMP/DoD Compliance professional to drive cloud authorization and continuous monitoring for federal environments. You will develop authorization packages, implement NIST 800-53 controls, and coordinate with 3PAOs and agencies to ensure readiness for FedRAMP High and DoD IL4/IL5 assessments.

In this hybrid role, you will partner with engineering, security, and product teams to align processes with PMO guidance, respond to customer security questionnaires, and produce

Qualifications

• 5+ years in information security, compliance, or risk management with federal program exposure.
• 5+ years of hands-on FedRAMP experience; IL4/IL5 preferred.
• Certifications preferred: CISSP, CISA, CAP, Security+, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to authorization package documentation (SSPs, POA&Ms, SAPs).
• Coordinate with 3PAOs and federal sponsors for FedRAMP and DoD IL4/IL5 assessments; respond to assessor inquiries.
• Implement and document NIST SP 800-53 controls, validating effectiveness across FedRAMP and DoD boundaries.
• Execute continuous monitoring: monthly vulnerability reviews, POA&M tracking, and DoD deliverables.
• Assess system architectures with cloud/infrastructure teams to identify compliance gaps and conduct gap analyses.
• Develop and improve FedRAMP policies, procedures, and internal documentation standards; align with PMO/DoD SRG.
• Review and respond to federal customer security questionnaires and due diligence requests.
• Prepare compliance status summaries and control assessment findings for senior leadership.
• Monitor FedRAMP PMO, NIST, and DoD SRG updates; flag changes to the GRC team.
• Participate in cross-functional projects integrating requirements into product development.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 (Rev 4/5) High baseline controls in cloud environments.

Skills

FedRAMP experience

3PAO coordination

NIST SP 800-53 knowledge

Communication skills

Cloud security collaboration

Job description

Tanium is seeking a Senior FedRAMP/DoD Compliance professional to drive cloud authorization and continuous monitoring for federal environments. You will develop authorization packages, implement NIST 800-53 controls, and coordinate with 3PAOs and agencies to ensure readiness for FedRAMP High and DoD IL4/IL5 assessments.

In this hybrid role, you will partner with engineering, security, and product teams to align processes with PMO guidance, respond to customer security questionnaires, and produce