Senior RMF & ATO Engineer — Multi-Cloud IA Leader

NR Labs LLC; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NR Labs LLC is seeking a Senior Information Assurance Specialist to lead RMF execution, ATO management, and IA governance for a federal modernization program. You will oversee System Security Plans, Security Assessment Reports, POA&Ms, and ATO packages, coordinating with automation engineers to implement PaC across AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and GCP.

You will interact with Authorizing Officials and agency leadership on IA strategy and risk posture, while mentoring junior IA staff and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited IT/CS/Engineering program.
• Current DoD 8570 / 8140 IAM Level II or higher baseline certification.
• Five years of dedicated Information Assurance experience, with at least three consecutive years.
• RMF authorization and ATO experience in DoD or federal environments.
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, RMF, DoDI 8510.01, DISA STIGs, and cloud baselines.
• Experience supervising junior IA staff and interfacing with officials on risk decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead security risk assessments across agency networks, systems, apps, and emerging tech.
• Develop, test, and operate enterprise security tooling across cloud and legacy environments.
• Plan RMF authorization efforts: System Security Plans, assessment reports, POA&Ms, and ATO packages.
• Act as technical authority across multiple project lines and mentor junior IA staff.
• Translate security requirements into automated, version-controlled compliance checks (PaC).
• Oversee continuous monitoring outputs from multiple cloud services and ensure remediation per risk tolerance.
• Interface with AOs, ISSMs, and leadership on IA strategy and ATO posture.

Skills

Information Assurance

RMF expertise

Policy-as-Code

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

GCP

Job description

NR Labs LLC is seeking a Senior Information Assurance Specialist to lead RMF execution, ATO management, and IA governance for a federal modernization program. You will oversee System Security Plans, Security Assessment Reports, POA&Ms, and ATO packages, coordinating with automation engineers to implement PaC across AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and GCP.

You will interact with Authorizing Officials and agency leadership on IA strategy and risk posture, while mentoring junior IA staff and