Senior RMF Engineer

Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (on-site, Aberdeen Test Center)
Clearance: Active Secret required (Top Secret preferred)
Employment type: Full-time, contingent upon contract award

About the role

Paragon Cyber Solutions is seeking a Senior RMF Engineer to provide cybersecurity engineering and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) support to the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC). You will work on-site with a small team to help obtain and maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) for ATC’s networks and test environments.

What you’ll do

• Perform RMF activities to obtain and maintain ATO for the ATC LAN, Logically Isolated Network, Secure Test Environment and Test and Evaluation Network
• Support system categorization, boundary definition, and the selection, implementation and assessment of security controls under NIST SP 800-53 and DoDI 8510.01
• Conduct verification and validation of security controls
• Support Security Control Assessor (SCA) visits and authorization activities
• Perform continuous monitoring, POA&M maintenance and IAVM activities
• Conduct software and hardware reconciliation and maintain accurate system inventories
• Review proposed changes to hardware and software baselines and support configuration management and control boards
• Analyze and validate reported defects and incidents in the defect tracking system
• Support DISA STIG compliance across systems

Requirements

• Active CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP+), CySA+ or CISSP certification
• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting DoD RMF lifecycle reporting and software/hardware reconciliation
• Experience managing networks across multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, Apple) in unclassified and classified environments, including Secret-level environments
• Working knowledge of DISA STIGs, NIST SP 800-53 and DoDI 8510.01

Preferred qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance
• Experience with eMASS and ACAS
• Prior experience supporting Army test and evaluation, ATEC or APG organizations

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision).
• Retirement Plan (401K w/ employer matching).
• Paid Time Off & 11 Paid Holidays.
• Short and Long-Term Disability.
• Healthy Work-Life Balance.
• Training & Development.

Why Work For Paragon Cyber Solutions?

You want to make a difference. You want to be recognized by name versus being a number. You want to work with a company where you can grow and work in different areas to increase your knowledge/experience. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and need to live it.

As a small business, each team member rolls up their sleeves and helps where needed (including our CEO). Our ideal candidate will be comfortable with multi-tasking and prefers working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You must be adaptable to the needs of a growing business.

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