Senior Information Assurance Engineer - RMF
Soft Tech Consulting
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Govern and monitor the IT security posture of all network enclaves, unclassified and classified, as well as provide authority on Cybersecurity policies.
- Work closely with the client regarding policy creation, best business practices, and general Cybersecurity governance.
- Function as the primary POC for all RMF Assess and Authorize (A&A) responsibilities and Cybersecurity inspection actions.
- Serve as the Information System Security Manager, Representative (ISSM-R) for all Cybersecurity actions required.
- Responsible for all activities relating to Cybersecurity procedures and systems.
- Confer with and advise subordinates on administrative policies and procedures and resolving technical problems, priorities, and methods.
- Consult with and advise other support teams regarding internal controls and security procedures.
- Prepare activities and progress reports relating to the information systems audit function.
- Manage all steps of the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) assess & authorize process.
- Develop Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M) for registered systems.
- Manage and maintain the System Security Plan (SP).
- Assess security controls in accordance with NIST SP 800-53.
- Possess in-depth knowledge of all NIST and CNSSI publications related to RMF and security controls for national security systems (NSS).
- Maintain ISSM and Program Manager (PM) roles within the instance of eMASS for client systems.
- Register new systems within eMASS as required.
- Obtain Interim Authority to Test (IATT) authorization for new systems.
- Create Assess-only RMF instances for software packages (NETCOM Certificate of Networthiness replacement).
- Develop and maintain System-level artifacts for associated systems within eMASS.
- Coordinate the development of technology-level artifacts with other teams.
- Advise other teams on STIG compliance and mitigation strategies.
- Manage the Authority to Operate (ATO) lifecycle for associated systems, to include coordinating Security Control Assessor – Validation (SCA-V) teams.
- Develop and maintain FISMA metrics for DoD Cybersecurity scorecard reporting.
- Maintain FISMA metric reporting within the client system.
- Advise client CISO, and ISSM of all DoD RMF matters related to associated systems.
- Ensure STIG checklists and associated artifacts for all technologies are reviewed, and validation results are posted to the client portal.
- BA or BS Bachelor’s Degree with 10+ years of overall applicable experience highly preferred
- Minimum requirement is HS Diploma with 12+ years of overall applicable experience
- Interim Top Secret clearance accepted at start, but ultimately requires Top Secret clearance
- Must have Security+ certification (also desire any of the following: CAP, CND, Cloud+, GSLC, HCISPP, CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP)
- Experience with policy creation, best business practices and general Cybersecurity governance.
- Experience in RMF Assess and Authorize (A&A) and Cybersecurity inspection actions
- Experience serving as Information System Security Manager, Representative (ISSM-R)
- Experience managing all steps of the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) assess & authorize processes
- Experience assessing security controls in accordance with NIST SP 800-53.
- Experience creating Assess-only RMF instances for software packages
- Experience developing Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M)
- Experience creating policy, best business practices and general Cybersecurity governance.
- Possess in-depth knowledge of all NIST and CNSSI publications related to RMF and security controls for national security systems (NSS).
- Experience developing, maintaining and reporting FISMA metrics
- Experience managing the Authority to Operate (ATO) lifecycle to include coordinating Security Control Assessor – Validation (SCA-V).
- Must be able to work independently.
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be able to follow instructions and provide support to all team members.