Senior RMF Engineer - DoD ATO & Security Controls

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

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.