Consultant, FedRAMP Assessment

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Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients' hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.

Position Summary

The Security Consultant will work as part of a team assessing the security and compliance of client firms against regulatory and industry requirements and standards, and against security best practice frameworks. This role will have a strong understanding of framework requirements, perform audit/assessments, and develop reports for clients. They will work closely with Project Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and other Delivery team members to effectively manage project timelines and deliverables.

• Work collaboratively with a team of assessors as a federal compliance specialist (e.g. FedRAMP, NIST 800-171, FISMA, etc.) and assist with the planning of assessment for clients
• Draft audit observations that sufficiently address both the required objectives of the regulatory body and the complexity of the client environment
• Autonomously lead interview and inquiry walkthroughs with clients to determine the conformity of environments against stated requirements
• Assess security vulnerabilities against the appropriate security frameworks
• First‑level reviewer of drafted audit planning and reporting materials
• Pursue and corroborate conclusions derived from inquiry procedures with client while ensuring diligent interview notes are captured
• Offline and remote evidence inspection of client‑provided documentation; appropriately mark artifacts requiring follow‑up or additional clarification
• Assess client‑provided documentation for compliance with a variety of standards
• Prepare and review assessment reports
• Educate and interpret compliance activities for clients
• Manage priorities and tasks to achieve delivery utilization targets
• Ensure quality products and services are delivered on time per Coalfire quality standards
• Continuous professional development; maintain industry‑specific certifications, depth of knowledge, credentials, and designations
• Collaborate with project managers, quality management and/or other delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables
• Establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders
• Identify upsell and cross‑sell opportunities; escalates to appropriate leadership
• Execute, examine, interview and test procedures in accordance with the appropriate control
• Ensure cyber security policies are adhered to and that required controls are implemented
• Review and assess respective information system security plans to ensure control requirements are met
• Understand how to apply quality standards and adhere to a minimum benchmark for quality assurance throughout the documentation of each work product or deliverable
• Provide advice to customers on issues affecting the scope of work in a manner that provides additional value
• Develop documentation and author recommendations associated with findings on how to improve the customer's security posture in accordance with appropriate controls
• Remote work environment
• Travel up to 20%

• Minimum 2‑3 years of experience in the IT industry, with strong familiarity with the applicable NIST Special
• Bachelor's degree (four‑year college or university) in IT or business, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Publications 800-37 Revision 2, 800-53 Revision 5, and 800-53A Revision 5
• Technical and detailed understanding of NIST 800‑53 Rev 5 AT, CA, CM, CP, IR, MA, MP, PE, PL, PS, RA, SA, SI control families
• Ability to lead testing sessions for assigned controls
• Ability to independently research a technical topic and develop logical testing approaches to validate 800‑53 control…