Senior Security Control Assessor Lead – Remote

Quantum Sky; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

STD/LTD/Life Insurance

Referral Bonuses

Professional development reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Quantum Sky is seeking a Senior Security Control Assessor-Team Lead to support our Federal cybersecurity client. You will lead RMF steps 4-6 assessments, coordinate the authorization to operate, and oversee annual assessments, delivering tailored SARs and assessment artifacts.

The role requires deep knowledge of FISMA, NIST SP 800-53 Rev4/5, and risk analysis per NIST 800-30. Strong writing and communication skills and US Citizenship are required for Public Trust clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Thorough understanding of FISMA and SA&A process; knowledge of NIST standards.
• Proficiency in writing technical analysis reports and strong communication skills.
• US Citizenship required (Public Trust).

Responsibilities

• Support RMF steps 4–6: assess, authorize, monitor controls.
• Produce quality assessment deliverables tailored to each system.
• Develop and execute a security and privacy assessment plan.
• Create and maintain test cases for security testing.
• Perform control-level security testing on system components (apps, servers, devices).
• Review vulnerability, PDT/scan reports and determine findings and residual risk.
• Document findings with concise, actionable recommendations.
• Conduct risk analysis per NIST SP 800-30 and client policies and document SARs.

Skills

FISMA knowledge

SA&A process

Information Assurance

Risk Management

System Testing & Evaluation

Vulnerability Assessment

NIST SP 800-53 Rev4/5

NIST 800-137

Technical analysis reports

Written & verbal communication

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's Degree or 8+ years experience

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Remedy

Archer

JCAM

eMASS

Job description

Quantum Sky is seeking a Senior Security Control Assessor-Team Lead to support our Federal cybersecurity client. You will lead RMF steps 4-6 assessments, coordinate the authorization to operate, and oversee annual assessments, delivering tailored SARs and assessment artifacts.

The role requires deep knowledge of FISMA, NIST SP 800-53 Rev4/5, and risk analysis per NIST 800-30. Strong writing and communication skills and US Citizenship are required for Public Trust clearance.