Senior Security Authorization Lead (FedRAMP & DoD)

Second Front Systems; United States; Remote; USD 119,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Healthcare coverage

401(k) + company contribution

Equity incentive plan

Stipend for tech and office supplies

Professional development stipend

Generous PTO & holidays

Parental leave

Work near hub locations

Referral bonus

Job summary

Second Front Systems is seeking a Security Authorization Specialist to lead the end-to-end authorization lifecycle for the Game Warden platform, overseeing FedRAMP and agency ATO packages. You will own SSPs, control narratives, and continuous monitoring while coordinating with 3PAOs and sponsor officials.

Bring 7+ years in security compliance or GRC, deep NIST/RMF knowledge, and experience mapping cloud controls to FedRAMP/NIST requirements.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in security compliance or GRC with hands-on FedRAMP Moderate/High or DoD IL4/IL5 experience.
• Strong working knowledge of NIST 800-53 (Rev 4/5) and RMF guidance.
• Ability to author SSPs, control narratives, POA&Ms, and maintain evidence.
• Experience coordinating with 3PAOs, agencies, and sponsor officials.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end authorization lifecycle for Game Warden across FedRAMP and ATO packages.
• Author, refine, and maintain SSPs, control narratives, POA&Ms, and evidence artifacts.
• Manage day-to-day continuous monitoring, updates, and vulnerability reporting.
• Serve as primary technical point of contact for 3PAOs and reviewers during assessments.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Security Operations on mappings to FedRAMP/NIST controls.
• Translate regulatory requirements into actionable, developer-ready guidance.
• Leverage GRC automation to streamline evidence collection and mapping.
• Contribute to evolving authorization processes and tooling as the portfolio scales.

Skills

FedRAMP

NIST 800-53

RMF

3PAO coordination

Technical documentation

Cloud security

DoD IL4/IL5

Agency ATO processes

Tools

Drata

Xacta

RegScale

Terraform

Python

Job description

Second Front Systems is seeking a Security Authorization Specialist to lead the end-to-end authorization lifecycle for the Game Warden platform, overseeing FedRAMP and agency ATO packages. You will own SSPs, control narratives, and continuous monitoring while coordinating with 3PAOs and sponsor officials.

Bring 7+ years in security compliance or GRC, deep NIST/RMF knowledge, and experience mapping cloud controls to FedRAMP/NIST requirements.