Senior RMF Security Engineer - Lead & Monitor

Applied Information Sciences; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Ownership

Continuous Learning

Inclusive Culture

Mission-Driven Work

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Cybersecurity Jobs is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer to lead security efforts across the end-to-end RMF lifecycle in Washington, DC. This contract role involves directing assessments, authorizations, continuous monitoring, and risk analysis with senior security professionals.

Requirements include 8+ years in secure design and testing of information-security systems, plus TS/SCI eligibility and one of multiple certifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in secure design, analysis, and testing of information-security systems.
• Minimum 8 years applying methods and standards to ensure baseline security safeguards.
• Minimum 8 years developing and updating security test plans.
• TS/SCI Eligible clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and supervise security professionals across the RMF lifecycle.
• Coordinate RMF Prepare activities with defined roles and risk-management strategies.
• Guide system categorization based on mission impact and regulatory requirements.
• Advise on selecting, tailoring, and documenting security controls.
• Oversee implementation of controls across system and application lifecycles.
• Plan, execute, and document security-control assessments.
• Prepare risk-management documentation for system authorization and executive decisions.
• Direct continuous monitoring and related assessment activities.
• Provide cybersecurity expertise for risk analysis, incident response, and audit activities.
• Collaborate to address security configurations and gaps.

Skills

Security leadership

RMF lifecycle

Risk assessment

Security controls guidance

Education

CCISO

CISA

CISM

CISSO

CISSP

CISSP-ISSEP

CPTE

CySA+

FITSP-A

GCSA

GSLC

GSNA

Tools

RMF

NIST

Job description

Cybersecurity Jobs is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer to lead security efforts across the end-to-end RMF lifecycle in Washington, DC. This contract role involves directing assessments, authorizations, continuous monitoring, and risk analysis with senior security professionals.

Requirements include 8+ years in secure design and testing of information-security systems, plus TS/SCI eligibility and one of multiple certifications.