TS-Cleared Senior IT SME – Security Assessments

Everforth ECS; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS seeks a Senior IT Subject Matter Expert / Security Control Assessment to support a DOJ program in Washington, DC. You will serve as a TS-cleared SME providing technical leadership in security control assessments, evidence collection, and risk-based recommendations.

The role requires eight+ years of relevant experience, knowledge of NIST controls and RMF, and proven ability to coordinate with governance boards while mentoring junior assessors.

Qualifications

• US citizenship with active Top Secret clearance.
• Master's degree or equivalent certifications as listed above.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant work experience.
• Must meet FBI TS/SCI, background, training, facility-access, and polygraph requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of enterprise change management and risk assessment.
• Experience with JIRA/change workflow and governance-board coordination.
• Familiarity with NIST control-impact analysis and SCA methods.
• Experience with emergency change and comprehensive change management.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical expertise to security control assessments and remediation recommendations.
• Evaluate architecture, control implementation, evidence quality, risks, findings, and recommendations.
• Support assessment reports, evidence traceability, and remediation planning.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of SCA methods and tools.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

US citizenship

8+ years experience

JIRA workflow

Emergency change

Risk assessment

Change management

NIST control analysis

Governance coordination

SCA/RMF

NIST SP 800-53

Enterprise architecture

Technical writing

FBI/DOJ cybersecurity

Mentoring assessors

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering or related

Certifications: CCISO, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP, CySA+, GSLC, GSNA

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Everforth ECS seeks a Senior IT Subject Matter Expert / Security Control Assessment to support a DOJ program in Washington, DC. You will serve as a TS-cleared SME providing technical leadership in security control assessments, evidence collection, and risk-based recommendations.

The role requires eight+ years of relevant experience, knowledge of NIST controls and RMF, and proven ability to coordinate with governance boards while mentoring junior assessors.