RMF Information System Security Engineer

$160,000 - $180,000/Yr

GovCIO - Lansing, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Lansing, MI

About the position

GovCIO is seeking an Information System Security Engineer to support federal customers with Cyber compliance functions. This fully remote position involves managing a multi-tenant AWS environment, ensuring compliance with NIST 800-53, and implementing security measures to protect program data, systems, and networks.

Responsibilities

• Manage multi-tenant AWS environment and lead accreditations ensuring NIST 800-53 implementation.
• Coordinate patching, vulnerability remediation, and STIGing for assigned programs.
• Plan, implement, and monitor security measures for the protection of program data, systems, and networks.
• Ensure that the organization's data and infrastructure are protected and that security is accurately documented.
• Identify security standards to harden AWS environment and coach teams on implementing them across assigned programs.
• Assess and recommend security measures that meet NIST 800-53 requirements.
• Leverage technical knowledge of IT, systems, and networks to assess the client's security posture.
• Collaborate with teams to identify, report on, and coordinate remediation of cyber threats to the client.
• Review vulnerability scans and assessments of servers.
• Respond to assigned tasks, incidents, and service requests.
• Suggest Cyber Security architecture improvements.
• Maintain and update RMF Body of Evidence (BOE).

Requirements

• High School diploma with 10+ years of experience or commensurate experience.
• Clearance Required: Secret, must be eligible to upgrade to TS.
• Required certification: CISSP.
• Understanding of the full security engineering lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
• Knowledge of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS architectures.
• Experience performing security engineering in a cloud environment, specifically supporting AWS.

Nice-to-haves

• AWS certification
• CCSP certification
• CGRC certification

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of USD $160,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 per year.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Remote work flexibility.