Senior Information Privacy & Security Advisor (Federal)

VulnU; Woodlawn (MD); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Security Advisor to lead security engineering, governance, risk and compliance for a federal program. You will own architecture across apps, infrastructure, and cloud, ensuring NIST and CMS compliance, and drive RMF activities to maintain ATO.

Lead incident response, audits, and data protection initiatives for PHI/PII. You will collaborate with program management and operations, delivering clear security guidance and preparing documentation for audits and contract bids in a

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity across engineering, compliance, and operations; 3+ years in security leadership/management on federal programs.
• Hands-on with SIEM/EDR, vulnerability management, cloud security architectures (AWS GovCloud/Azure Government), network segmentation, zero trust principles, and DevSecOps tooling.
• Strong documentation skills (SSP, IS RA, SAR, POA&M, Contingency Plans, runbooks, playbooks) and audit engagement.

Responsibilities

• Own the security architecture and control implementation across application, infrastructure, and cloud layers; align with NIST SP 800-53 baselines and CMS policies.
• Drive RMF activities including security categorizations, SSPs, and continuous monitoring to sustain ATO.
• Coordinate audits and evidence collection; manage incident response lifecycle for PHI/PII.
• Maintain access control, MFA, and disaster recovery exercises; ensure data protection and encryption compliance.
• Translate security concepts for technical and non-technical audiences; support contract renewals and new bids.

Skills

NIST SP 800-53

RMF (NIST SP 800-37)

HIPAA Security Rule

Cloud security

SIEM/EDR

Zero Trust

DevSecOps tooling

Education

BS/BA in related field

MS/MA

PhD

Job description

Peraton seeks a Security Advisor to lead security engineering, governance, risk and compliance for a federal program. You will own architecture across apps, infrastructure, and cloud, ensuring NIST and CMS compliance, and drive RMF activities to maintain ATO.

Lead incident response, audits, and data protection initiatives for PHI/PII. You will collaborate with program management and operations, delivering clear security guidance and preparing documentation for audits and contract bids in a