Senior RMF Cybersecurity Engineer (DoD)

Booz Allen Hamilton; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is hiring to own and sustain RMF governance activities for DoD information systems, ensuring artifacts and evidence reflect the cybersecurity posture. This role covers system hardening, patching, and analysis of STIG/SCAP/ACAS findings, POA&Ms, and architecture.

You will coordinate with ISSM, engineers, and system owners to maintain artifacts, perform eMASS administration, and drive continuous monitoring and authorization reviews.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with DoD RMF or cybersecurity.
• Experience using eMASS to address security controls, create POA&Ms, and upload artifacts such as STIG checklists or ACAS scans.
• Experience with the administration of Windows, Linux, AWS Cloud and containerization systems, and software configuration.
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, DoDI 8510.01, POA&M management, and DoD authorization practices.
• Ability to validate STIG and vulnerability findings, false positives, risk acceptances, mitigations, remediation evidence, and closure packages using ACAS and Nessus scans, STIGs, SCAP, SCC, vulnerability results, configuration reviews, system queries, and manual procedures.
• TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Engineering or Cyber
• Security+ Certification

Responsibilities

• Manage RMF lifecycle activities and authorization-package maintenance.
• Maintain SSP, ConMon Plan, IRP, CMP, control narratives, diagrams, inventories, and supporting evidence.
• Perform eMASS package administration and quality assurance.
• Coordinate monthly POA&M updates, evidence validation, milestone tracking, and closure.
• Analyze NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 controls and translate requirements into system-specific implementation statements.
• Develop Security Impact Assessments for proposed system and configuration changes.
• Develop or coordinate ISAs, MOAs, and MOUs as required for system interconnections.
• Support T-Req and data-connection reviews and coordinate with ISSM, engineers, and system owners and review T-Req or connection tickets for completeness.
• Prepare packages and stakeholders for continuous monitoring and authorization reviews.
• Analyze source and destination, ports, protocols, services, data sensitivity, encryption, authentication, boundary protection, and mission need.
• Identify required security artifacts, approvals, firewall, network actions, and interconnection documentation.
• Coordinate with ISSM, network and security engineer, system owners, and requestors.
• Maintain status, metrics, aging reports, and escalation paths.
• Identify high-risk or nonstandard connection requests for deeper assessment.

Skills

DoD RMF

eMASS usage

Windows/Linux/AWS

NIST SP 800-37/53 Rev.5

POA&M management

DoD authorization practices

TS/SCI clearance

Security+

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Cyber

Security+ Certification

Tools

Windows

Linux

AWS Cloud

Containerization

eMASS

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is hiring to own and sustain RMF governance activities for DoD information systems, ensuring artifacts and evidence reflect the cybersecurity posture. This role covers system hardening, patching, and analysis of STIG/SCAP/ACAS findings, POA&Ms, and architecture.

You will coordinate with ISSM, engineers, and system owners to maintain artifacts, perform eMASS administration, and drive continuous monitoring and authorization reviews.