Senior Security Control Architect for DoD AI & Cloud (Hybrid/Remote)

Dark Wolf Solutions; Washington; Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf Solutions seeks a Security Control Assessor/Representative (SCA/R) to lead security control assessments across high-priority DoD AI projects with hybrid/remote options from Arlington, VA. You will evaluate AWS, DevSecOps pipelines, and GenAI stacks and craft SSPs, SAPs, SARs, and POA&Ms for rapid prototyping.

The role requires a TS clearance, IAM II/III certification, and 3–5+ years of DoD/federal RMF experience, plus strong communication to executive stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• 3–5+ years security control assessment, RMF, or A&A/RMF with DoD/federal systems.
• Strong knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, 800-37, DoD Cloud SRG, FedRAMP baselines.

Responsibilities

• Lead SCA/R duties and build reusable assessment playbooks.
• Evaluate security controls across AWS, DevSecOps pipelines, microservices, and GenAI stacks.
• Produce SSPs, SAPs, SARs, and POA&Ms tailored to rapid prototyping.
• Coordinate with AOs, PMs, and engineering leads for risk briefings and ATOs.
• Support continuous monitoring and cloud architecture reviews in multi-tenant/classification environments.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

DoD RMF

SCA/R experience

AWS security

Communication to executives

eMASS/XACTA

Education

DoD 8570/8140 IAM II/III certification

Tools

SSPs

SAPs

SARs

POA&Ms

AWS services

CI/CD security tooling

Job description

Dark Wolf Solutions seeks a Security Control Assessor/Representative (SCA/R) to lead security control assessments across high-priority DoD AI projects with hybrid/remote options from Arlington, VA. You will evaluate AWS, DevSecOps pipelines, and GenAI stacks and craft SSPs, SAPs, SARs, and POA&Ms for rapid prototyping.

The role requires a TS clearance, IAM II/III certification, and 3–5+ years of DoD/federal RMF experience, plus strong communication to executive stakeholders.