Cybersecurity Assessment and Authorization Specialist

Information Technology Strategies, Inc

Cybersecurity SME overseeing Assessment and Authorization of information systems at IT-Strat. Requires DOD cybersecurity experience and IT-II security clearance for large organizations.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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) and 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 possess IT-II security clearance or have a current National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC).
Five (5) years of relevant Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST Asses & Analyze (A&A) experience
DOD cybersecurity experience.
Experience in assessing security controls and conducting authorization reviews for large, complex organizations.
Experienced in the general tenets supporting the overall DOD implementation of its authorization process, to include supporting cybersecurity policy, procedures, and processes.
Knowledgeable in the cybersecurity of emerging technology areas such as Cloud and Industrial Control Systems (ICSs), warehouse execution systems and Operational Technology (OT) infrastructures.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Four Medical/Vision options including an HSA plan
Dental and Orthodontia plan
Vision Materials plan
Paid Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
401K Retirement Program with company contribution
Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
Semi-monthly pay cycle

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Hard Skills & Tools

cybersecurityAssessment and Authorization (A&A)Risk Management Framework (RMF)NIST 800-53security controls assessmentauthorization reviewsvulnerability assessmentcybersecurity policycloud securityIndustrial Control Systems (ICS)

Soft Skills

communicationbriefinginterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsleadership

Certifications

IT-II security clearanceNational Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC)