Senior Security Systems Engineer – RMF, Vulnerability & Compliance

Advanced Sciences and Technologies, LLC; Galloway Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Sciences and Technologies (AS&T) is seeking a Security/Systems Engineer to support FAA NAS systems and telecom infrastructure from the William J. Hughes Technical Center in New Jersey. The role is hybrid, onsite most of the time with 3-4 days per week at the FAA facility.

You will handle RMF/FISMA compliance artifacts, POA&Ms, vulnerability management, and stakeholder communications to prioritize remediation efforts across technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of experience, or MS and 10+ years of experience.
• Experience with FAA systems and telecommunications infrastructure.
• Ability to respond to DOT/FAA Data Calls to resolve KEV.
• Onsite work at FAA facility 3-4 days per week.
• Support RMF, SSPs, SARs, POA&Ms, and Authorization Packages.
• Respond to data calls, audit inquiries, and IG/FISMA reviews.
• Communicate security risks and remediation priorities to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Create and maintain POA&M items through remediation lifecycle.
• Review vulnerability scans and coordinate remediation with owners and DevSecOps.
• Support vulnerability scanning and in-house scanning infrastructure (Nessus, OpenSCAP).

Responsibilities

• Security/Systems Engineer with FAA systems and NAS telecom infrastructure experience.
• Respond to KEV data calls and support DOT/FAA inquiries as needed.
• Work onsite at FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center 3-4 days/week.
• Develop, review and maintain SSPs, SARs, Authorization Packages and POA&Ms.
• Coordinate with IT teams to address audit findings and compliance reviews.
• Communicate risks and remediation priorities to stakeholders clearly.
• Maintain POA&M items through remediation lifecycle and escalate overdue items.
• Review vulnerability scan outputs and coordinate remediation efforts.

Skills

NIST RMF

FedRAMP / FISMA

Vulnerability scanning

SCAP / STIG

POA&M lifecycle

RHEL Linux

Data calls handling

Risk communication

Documentation

Stakeholder briefings

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Advanced Sciences and Technologies (AS&T) is seeking a Security/Systems Engineer to support FAA NAS systems and telecom infrastructure from the William J. Hughes Technical Center in New Jersey. The role is hybrid, onsite most of the time with 3-4 days per week at the FAA facility.

You will handle RMF/FISMA compliance artifacts, POA&Ms, vulnerability management, and stakeholder communications to prioritize remediation efforts across technical and non-technical audiences.