Responsibilities:
- RMF & ATO Package Development
- Lead development, update, and maintenance of AIS authorization packages in accordance with NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF).
- Prepare and manage ATO documentation including:
- System Security Plan (SSP)
- Security Assessment Report (SAR)
- Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M)
- Risk Assessment Report (RAR)
- Continuous Monitoring Strategy
- Interconnection Security Agreements (ISA) and MOUs/MOAs.
- Ensure systems maintain compliance with FISMA, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-37, and agency-specific security requirements.
- Security Control Implementation & Assessment
- Work with technical teams to implement, document, and validate security controls.
- Perform control assessments, gap analyses, and remediation tracking.
- Coordinate and support internal and external security assessments and audits.
- Review vulnerability scan results and ensure timely remediation.
- Continuous Monitoring
- Maintain continuous monitoring activities and update authorization artifacts as required.
- Track and manage POA&Ms to closure.
- Monitor system changes and assess security impact through change management processes.
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Serve as liaison between system owners, ISSMs, engineers, auditors, and Authorizing Officials.
- Provide security guidance throughout system development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Support risk decisions and provide security recommendations to leadership.
- Compliance & Reporting
- Maintain compliance with federal cybersecurity policies and directives.
- Prepare reports and briefings on system security posture and risk status.
- Ensure proper configuration management and documentation control.