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Demonstrates expertise in federal compliance assessments, including FedRAMP and NIST frameworks, while effectively collaborating with clients and stakeholders to enhance security postures. Proficient in analyzing technical artifacts and implementing infrastructure-as-code practices to ensure compliance and security.
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Federal Compliance AssessmentsInfrastructure As CodeScripting With PythonNetworking FundamentalsTechnical Artifact Review
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAbout the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Collaborate with assessors on federal compliance assessments, including FedRAMP, NIST 800-171, and FISMA
- Plan assessments for clients
- Review technical artifacts to determine whether they demonstrate control implementation
- Review infrastructure-as-code templates, CI/CD configurations, and deployment scripts
- Use scripting to parse and analyze configuration exports, logs, inventories, and scan data
- Research unfamiliar technologies, products, and configurations using vendor documentation and hardening guides
- Analyze network traffic flows and implementation of common infrastructure services
- Evaluate artifact completeness, currency, and scope
- Identify insufficient artifacts and explain required evidence to clients
- Review information system security plans
- Lead technical interviews and inquiry walkthroughs with client engineers and administrators
- Corroborate inquiry conclusions and maintain interview notes
- Execute examination, interview, and testing procedures
- Assess vulnerabilities against applicable security frameworks
- Draft audit observations and assessment reports
- Review audit planning and reporting materials
- Progress toward FedRAMP Assessor responsibilities and own control families under senior assessor guidance
- Educate clients about compliance activities
- Manage priorities and delivery utilization targets
- Deliver quality products and services on time
- Maintain certifications, credentials, and technical knowledge through professional development
- Collaborate with project managers, quality management, and delivery teams
- Maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders
- Identify and escalate upsell and cross-sell opportunities
- Apply quality standards throughout work products and deliverables
- Advise customers on scope-related issues
- Develop documentation and recommendations to improve customers' security posture
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a technical IT role
- Ability to read and interpret technical artifacts, including configuration files, command-line output, logs, and system settings
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, subnetting, routing, VLANs and segmentation, NAT, firewalls and ACLs, ports and protocols
- Working knowledge of DNS, DHCP, NTP, directory services/LDAP, authentication and MFA, SSH, TLS and certificates, SMTP, SNMP, syslog, load balancers, proxies, and VPN
- Working knowledge of Linux and Windows operating system configuration
- Experience with infrastructure as code, such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins
- Scripting experience with Python, PowerShell, or Bash
- Ability to read and interpret firewall rulesets and network/boundary/data flow diagrams
- Ability to review vulnerability scan output and understand affected components, severity, and remediation
- Familiarity with NIST SP 800-37 Revision 2, 800-53 Revision 5, and 800-53A Revision 5
- Ability to independently research technical topics and develop testing approaches for 800-53 control implementations
- Ability to assist with artifact collection and provide clients examples of acceptable artifacts
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining technical matters to non-technical audiences
- Strong initiative, time management, and ability to meet deadlines
- Strong consulting skills and ability to advise and challenge the status quo
- Ability to build high-trust relationships and credibility quickly
- High attention to detail
- Ability to facilitate meetings with small or large groups
- Bachelor's degree in IT or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Ability to travel up to 20%
- Networking, systems, or cloud security certifications are a bonus
- Cloud computing experience, vulnerability scanner experience, and prior FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-171, or other security framework experience are bonus qualifications
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible work model allowing employees to choose when and where they work
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible time off
- Certification and training reimbursement
- Digital mental health and wellbeing support membership
- Comprehensive insurance options
- Employee resource groups
- In-person and virtual events
- Equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation
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Hard Skills
FedRAMPNIST 800-171FISMACI/CD PipelinesTerraformCloudFormationAnsibleLinux ConfigurationWindows ConfigurationVulnerability Scan Review
Soft Skills
Strong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal CommunicationTime ManagementConsulting SkillsRelationship Building
Tools & Technologies
GitHub ActionsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsJenkinsDNSDHCPNTPLDAPSSHTLS
Certifications & Qualifications
Networking CertificationsSystems Security CertificationsCloud Security Certifications
Industry Keywords
Compliance ActivitiesSecurity FrameworksAudit ObservationsTechnical ArtifactsConfiguration Files