Senior RMF Security Engineer for Federal Systems

ECS Corporate Services; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS Federal in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior ISSE to lead federal cybersecurity efforts, support RMF lifecycle, and strengthen security posture for mission-critical systems. Requires active TS clearance with SCI eligibility and extensive secure design experience.

The role emphasizes secure architecture, control implementation, artifact development, and close collaboration with stakeholders to ensure defensible authorization decisions.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• U.S. citizenship required; no dual citizenship.
• Eight or more years of experience in secure design, analysis, and testing of information security systems and products.
• Eight or more years of experience applying security methods to ensure baseline security safeguards.
• Eight or more years of experience creating or updating security test plans.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior security engineering advisor for federal information systems throughout the S.A.A. lifecycle.
• Provide RMF support for activities from Prepare to Monitor.
• Advise on secure architectures, control implementation, vulnerability remediation and data flows.
• Develop and maintain security artifacts (SSP, POA&M, risk assessments, diagrams).
• Track authorization schedules, remediation gaps, and documentation status.
• Develop security test plans and assessment approaches to mitigate risk.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve security issues and improve authorization quality.

Skills

RMF

Security engineering

NIST SP 800-53

Security authorization

Vulnerability management

Technical communication

Job description

Everforth ECS Federal in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior ISSE to lead federal cybersecurity efforts, support RMF lifecycle, and strengthen security posture for mission-critical systems. Requires active TS clearance with SCI eligibility and extensive secure design experience.

The role emphasizes secure architecture, control implementation, artifact development, and close collaboration with stakeholders to ensure defensible authorization decisions.