[Hiring] Cybersecurity Assessment and Authorization SME @TekSynap

Role Description

• Serve as a Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activities supporting Department of Defense (DoD) information systems.
• Support the implementation and execution of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) for the authorization of information systems.
• Conduct security control assessments and evaluate compliance with NIST SP 800-53 security controls and DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and subject matter expertise for systems undergoing the authorization process.
• Analyze vulnerabilities and determine applicable severity values for identified security control deficiencies.
• Assess the potential impact of vulnerabilities on a system’s current or future authorization status.
• Support authorization package development and review to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with DoD cybersecurity policies.
• Evaluate cybersecurity posture across complex IT infrastructures consisting of multiple enclaves, AIS applications, and outsourced IT processes.
• Provide cybersecurity expertise related to emerging technologies including Cloud environments, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), warehouse execution systems, and Operational Technology (OT) infrastructures.
• Brief senior management and stakeholders on RMF progress, risk posture, and authorization status of information systems.
• Collaborate with system owners, cybersecurity teams, and government representatives to ensure successful completion of A&A activities.
• Ensure cybersecurity documentation, procedures, and processes align with DoD policies and enterprise security standards.

Qualifications

• Top Secret - IT-I Critical security clearance, Tier 5 investigation.
• Active CSSP Analyst Certification.
• Five (5) years of relevant experience supporting Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST Assessment and Authorization (A&A) processes.
• Experience supporting DoD cybersecurity programs and authorization processes.
• Experience assessing security controls and conducting authorization reviews for large, complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of DoD cybersecurity policies, procedures, and authorization requirements.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity considerations for Cloud technologies, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), warehouse execution systems, and Operational Technology (OT) environments.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including health, dental, and vision.
• 401K.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability plans.
• Vacation time and holidays.

Company Description

We are seeking a Cybersecurity Assessment and Authorization SME to join our team!

TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

Visit us at www.TekSynap.com.