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Information Systems Security Engineer - SME

Agile Defense Washington, DC

Washington, DC

1d ago

$175k - $190k/yr Full time CISSP Doj Saa Program Fisma

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Job Description

Lead and execute DOJ security authorization work using NIST RMF, serving as a senior technical authority across complex DOJ IT environments.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and supervise security professionals delivering end-to-end RMF lifecycle execution for DOJ information systems.
Direct and coordinate activities in the Prepare step of RMF, maintaining clear roles, responsibilities, governance structures, and risk management strategies.
Guide system categorization efforts to ensure proper classification based on mission impact, data sensitivity, and regulatory requirements.
Direct selection, tailoring, and documentation of security controls aligned with system categorization, DOJ risk tolerance, and compliance requirements.
Oversee implementation of technical, operational, and management controls across system and application lifecycles, ensuring deliverable quality, completeness, and consistency.
Act as the senior technical authority for security architecture decisions, secure configurations, and remediation strategies.
Ensure security control assessments are planned, executed, and documented to validate control effectiveness.
Prepare and review risk management documentation supporting system authorization decisions and executive-level risk acceptance.
Direct continuous monitoring and ongoing assessment activities, collecting metrics and trends to inform risk posture and adjust security strategies.
Provide subject-matter expertise for cybersecurity risk analysis, incident response, vulnerability remediation, and audit support.
Support OIG, FISMA, and internal review activities to keep systems audit-ready and defensible.
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to DOJ leadership, system owners, ISSOs, and mission stakeholders.
Track, report, and communicate security engineering status, risks, and improvement opportunities to Government and contractor leadership.
Foster cross-division collaboration to ensure consistent application of security best practices.
Promote security awareness through technical guidance, mentoring, and training.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of RMF, NIST guidance, DOJ policies, and industry best practices.
Identify opportunities to improve RMF execution efficiency, consistency, and effectiveness through process refinement and approved tooling.

Requirements

Senior-level experience providing security engineering leadership in federal or IC environments.
Deep expertise in NIST RMF, FISMA, and federal authorization processes.
Demonstrated experience supporting complex, enterprise-scale IT systems across multiple lifecycle stages.
Proven ability to advise leadership on risk-based security decisions.
Required Certification: CISSP.

Preferred / Highly Desired

Prior experience supporting DOJ, or Intelligence Community customers.
Experience working alongside ISSOs, AOs, and assessment teams in high-tempo environments.
Familiarity with network, infrastructure, application, and SaaS security architectures.
Experience supporting audit remediation and continuous monitoring programs.

RMF & SAA Program Leadership

Lead, mentor, and supervise security professionals responsible for end-to-end RMF lifecycle execution for DOJ information systems.
Coordinate RMF Prepare step activities, ensuring governance, roles, responsibilities, and risk management strategies are defined and maintained.
Direct system categorization to ensure proper classification based on mission impact, data sensitivity, and regulatory requirements.

Security Engineering & Control Implementation

Direct security control selection, tailoring, and documentation aligned to system categorizations, DOJ risk tolerance, and compliance requirements.
Oversee implementation of technical, operational, and management controls across system and application lifecycles with consistent deliverables.
Provide senior technical authority for security architecture decisions, secure configurations, and remediation strategies.

Assessment, Authorization & Continuous Monitoring

Ensure security control assessments are planned, executed, and documented to validate control effectiveness.
Prepare and review risk management documentation supporting authorization decisions and executive-level risk acceptance.
Direct continuous monitoring and ongoing assessment, using metrics and trends to shape risk posture and security strategy updates.

Risk, Incident & Audit Support

Provide subject-matter expertise for cybersecurity risk analysis, incident response, vulnerability remediation, and audit support.
Support OIG, FISMA, and internal review activities so systems remain audit-ready and defensible.

Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting

Serve as a trusted technical advisor to DOJ leadership, system owners, ISSOs, and mission stakeholders.
Track, report, and communicate security engineering status, risks, and improvement opportunities to Government and contractor leadership.
Coordinate with divisions to apply security best practices consistently.

Training & Continuous Improvement

Promote security awareness via technical guidance, mentoring, and training.
Keep current on RMF, NIST guidance, DOJ policies, and industry best practices.
Drive RMF improvement opportunities through process refinement and approved tooling.

Technologies

CISSP
NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
FISMA
DOJ Security Assessment and Authorization (SAA) Program

Benefits

Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Holiday Pay
short-term and long-term Disability
Retirement
Learning and Development opportunities
other optional benefit elections

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