Senior RMF Engineer

Paragon Cyber Solutions LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401K w/ employer

Paid Time Off & 11 Paid Holidays

Short and Long-Term Disability

Healthy Work-Life Balance

Training & Development

Job summary

Paragon Cyber Solutions LLC is seeking a Senior RMF Engineer to provide cybersecurity engineering and DoD RMF support to the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC). You will work on-site with a small team to help obtain and maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) for ATC’s networks and test environments.

You will collaborate on RMF activities, enforce NIST SP 800-53 controls, support SCA visits, and sustain continuous monitoring and IAVM. Active Secret clearance required; Top Secret preferred.

Qualifications

• Active DoD RMF experience required (ATO processes).
• Minimum 5 years supporting RMF lifecycle reporting with DoD systems.
• Experience with DoD networks (Secret-level) across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

• Perform RMF activities to obtain and maintain ATO for ATC networks and test environments.
• Support system categorization, boundary definition, and security controls per NIST SP 800-53/DoDI 8510.01.
• Conduct verification and validation of security controls.
• Support Security Control Assessor (SCA) visits and authorization activities.
• Perform continuous monitoring, POA&M maintenance and IAVM activities.
• Conduct software and hardware reconciliation and maintain accurate system inventories.
• Review proposed changes to hardware and software baselines and support configuration management and control boards.
• Analyze and validate reported defects and incidents in the defect tracking system.
• Support DISA STIG compliance across systems.

Skills

Active CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CAS

Tools

eMASS

ACAS

Job description

Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (on-site, Aberdeen Test Center)
Clearance: Active Secret required (Top Secret preferred)
Employment type: Full-time, contingent upon contract award

About the role

Paragon Cyber Solutions is seeking a Senior RMF Engineer to provide cybersecurity engineering and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) support to the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC). You will work on-site with a small team to help obtain and maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) for ATC’s networks and test environments.

What you’ll do

• Perform RMF activities to obtain and maintain ATO for the ATC LAN, Logically Isolated Network, Secure Test Environment and Test and Evaluation Network
• Support system categorization, boundary definition, and the selection, implementation and assessment of security controls under NIST SP 800-53 and DoDI 8510.01
• Conduct verification and validation of security controls
• Support Security Control Assessor (SCA) visits and authorization activities
• Perform continuous monitoring, POA&M maintenance and IAVM activities
• Conduct software and hardware reconciliation and maintain accurate system inventories
• Review proposed changes to hardware and software baselines and support configuration management and control boards
• Analyze and validate reported defects and incidents in the defect tracking system
• Support DISA STIG compliance across systems

• Active CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP+), CySA+ or CISSP certification
• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting DoD RMF lifecycle reporting and software/hardware reconciliation
• Experience managing networks across multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, Apple) in unclassified and classified environments, including Secret-level environments
• Working knowledge of DISA STIGs, NIST SP 800-53 and DoDI 8510.01

Preferred qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance
• Experience with eMASS and ACAS
• Prior experience supporting Army test and evaluation, ATEC or APG organizations

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision).
• Retirement Plan (401K w/ employer matching).
• Paid Time Off & 11 Paid Holidays.
• Short and Long-Term Disability.
• Healthy Work-Life Balance.
• Training & Development.

Why Work For Paragon Cyber Solutions?

You want to make a difference. You want to be recognized by name versus being a number. You want to work with a company where you can grow and work in different areas to increase your knowledge/experience. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and need to live it.

As a small business, each team member rolls up their sleeves and helps where needed (including our CEO). Our ideal candidate will be comfortable with multi-tasking and prefers working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You must be adaptable to the needs of a growing business.

A Model of Excellence

That’s our motto in all we do and what we seek in our team members.
Are you a hardworking professional seeking a new opportunity that fosters growth? Look no further!
We are an award winning minority, woman, veteran-owned, 8(a), EDWOSB, VOSB, certified Tampa, FL-based small business. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality solutions that help our clients protect the integrity of their business operations.