CMMC Assessment Consultant

Fortreum

. Conducting interviews of key stakeholders and technical personnel .

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $145,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conducting interviews of key stakeholders and technical personnel
Performing technical tests alongside security engineers
Recording meeting minutes and maintain work papers
Maintain a consistent writing style and approach to documenting the results of the security assessment
Collaborate with delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables
Ensure quality products and services are delivered on time and within allotted hours
Establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders
Continuous professional development in pursuing industry specific certifications
Consistently work to improve assessment interviewing techniques to establish efficiencies in gathering required information
Prepare deliverables and conduct peer-review of team member’s deliverables
Perform project out-briefs with clients to notify them of the outcome of their compliance activities
Manage priorities, tasks, and assigned hours on projects to achieve delivery utilization targets
This is a customer facing role. Travel is expected to be limited in nature; however, you may be required to travel to client locations and deliver professional services.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent job experience
5+ years of professional services experience
3 years of assessment experience leveraging NIST SP 800-171
Have an Active DoD Secret Clearance or a fully adjudicated T3
Proficient in Microsoft 365 product suite
CMMC LCCA or CCA certification
One of the following certifications:
- Certified Penetration Testing Engineer (CPTE)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (CISSP-ISSEP)
- Federal IT Security Professional-Auditor (FITSP-A)
- GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA)
- GIAC Security Leadership Certification (GSLC)
- Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
- GIAC Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Information Systems Security Officer (CISSO)

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
company paid short-term disability
company paid long-term disability
company paid AD&D and life insurance
flex time off
annual bonuses
training stipends
certification reimbursements
access to over 30,000 free online training courses
personal cell phone allowance
new hire and annual home office stipend
spot awards
eleven paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

assessment experienceNIST SP 800-171technical testsinterviewing techniquespeer-reviewproject management

Soft Skills

collaborationcustomer satisfactionrelationship managementcommunicationorganizational skills

Certifications

CMMC LCCACMMC CCACertified Penetration Testing Engineer (CPTE)Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO)Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)Certified Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (CISSP-ISSEP)Federal IT Security Professional-Auditor (FITSP-A)GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA)Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)