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Senior Information Assurance Architect & RMF Lead

Job in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, 21046, USA
Listing for: Jobtailor
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-15
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer, Information Security
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 140000 - 190000 USD Yearly USD 140000.00 190000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

• Lead multi-disciplined teams in the design and implementation of the cyber security system architecture.

• Produce cyber security architectural artifacts.

• Provide architectural analysis of cyber security features and existing system related to future needs and trends.

• Reviews and provides input to system requirements based on cyber security posture.

• Applies industry best practices and lessons learned into future iterations and new designs.

• Supports the Engineering Review Board by evaluating artifacts for architectural compliance.

• Provides broad based experience in the systems engineering lifecycle and apply the experience to specific cyber security initiatives relating to architectural design and development.

• Resolves architecture implementation issues during integration and testing.

• Advise and assist team members to deploy and configure collection services and tools.

• Work with team members to move data to the appropriate data stores.

• Meet hands-on RMF responsibilities.

• Lead Vulnerability Management and Con Mon tasks for multi-disciplined teams.

• Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

  • Requires BS degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience OR, Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience; OR 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree
  • Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI Security with Poly Clearance
  • DoD.
    8570/8140 IAM III Certification (CISSP, CISM, CISA, etc.)
  • Minimum Required - COMPTIA Security+ or comparable IAT/IAM II/III certification
  • Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
  • Organizational

    Skills:

    Can plan and prioritize work. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion and makes sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail.
  • Communications:
    Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently to team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context.
  • Security Assessment and Authorization (A&A) expertise
  • Familiar with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.)
  • Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (VDDs, diagrams, etc.)
  • Familiar with team collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence)
  • Working knowledge with XACTA 360, Tenable Security Center, Nessus, Trellix ePO, ACAS, HBSS and Audit enterprise security services
  • Proficient in ACAS Vulnerability and STIG scanning, reporting, management and remediation
  • Viewed as an industry expert in the Risk Management Framework (RMF) steps one thru six with the ability to lead Assessment and Authorization (A&A) tasks to successfully achieve Authority to Operate (ATO)

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Hard Skills

  • cyber security architecture
  • architectural analysis
  • systems engineering lifecycle
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Security Assessment and Authorization
  • ACAS Vulnerability scanning
  • STIG scanning
  • data migration
  • collection services deployment
  • system requirements analysis

Soft Skills

  • proactive self-starter
  • excellent oral communication
  • excellent written communication
  • organizational skills
  • attention to detail
  • adaptability to new technologies
  • team collaboration
  • problem-solving
  • leadership
  • positive attitude

Certifications & Qualifications

  • TS/SCI Security Clearance
  • DoD.
    8570/8140 IAM III Certification
  • CISSP
  • CISM
  • CISA
  • COMPTIA Security+
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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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