Cybersecurity Assessment & Authorization SME

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Cybersecurity Assessment & Authorization SME supporting DLA's Information Operations involving cybersecurity policies and assessment processes. Requires 5 years RMF experience and U.S.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

serves as a cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert (SME) with regards to Assessment and Authorization (A&A) of information systems and all associated cybersecurity policies and procedures.
performs a DOD cybersecurity process while either authorizing an information system or serving as a SME for an information system undergoing authorization.
possesses an understanding of how the security controls identified in the NIST 800-53 apply to the process of assessing and authorizing a large organization’s IT infrastructure such as DLA’s.
determines the applicable severity value for an identified vulnerability (e.g., non-compliant security control).
determines the possible ramifications on the system’s current or future authorization.
briefs senior management on the progress or results of an information system undergoing the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be a U.S. Citizen.
five (5) years of relevant Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST Assess & Analyze (A&A) experience.
DoD cybersecurity experience.
experience in assessing security controls and conducting authorization reviews for large, complex organizations.
experience in the general tenets supporting the overall DoD implementation of its authorization process, to include supporting cybersecurity policy, procedures, and processes.
knowledge in the cybersecurity of emerging technology areas such as Cloud and Industrial Control Systems (ICSs), warehouse execution systems and Operational Technology (OT) infrastructures.
IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive security clearance or Tier 3 (T3) at time of proposal submission.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
life insurance
disability insurance
401(k) package
generous Paid Time Off

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Hard Skills & Tools

Risk Management Framework (RMF)NIST 800-53Assessment and Authorization (A&A)security controls assessmentauthorization reviewscybersecurity policycybersecurity proceduresvulnerability assessmentCloud securityIndustrial Control Systems (ICS)

Soft Skills

communicationbriefinginterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsleadership

Certifications

IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive security clearanceTier 3 (T3) security clearance