Guidehouse

Cyber Consulting

SeniorRiskManagementFramework(A&A)Consultant

McLean, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior Risk Management Framework (A&A) Consultant at Guidehouse. Skills: Risk Management Framework, Authorization and Accreditation, Cybersecurity compliance. Lead development of RMF and A&A documentation. Support authorization of cloud services”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure documentation remains current and audit ready; Support remediation efforts through closure

Industry & Context.

Cyber Consulting
Eligibility Requirements

Ability to Obtain Public Trust, Travel Required: Up to 10%

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST", Demonstrated experience supporting federal RMF and A&A activities, Minimum of THREE (3) years of hands on experience with NIST RMF and federal A&A processes, working knowledge of NIST SP 800 37, 800 53, FISMA, and FedRAMP, Experience supporting audits, evidence collection, and POA&M management, Ability to translate technical security requirements into clear, compliant documentation, organizational, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills

Nice to Have

ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY and maintain an active HHS/NIH clearance, Security+, CAP, or equivalent certification, Experience supporting third party assessments or SAR development, Familiarity with ServiceNow, GRC platforms, or audit tracking tools, Experience supporting cloud or financial system authorizations

What You'll Do.

Lead development of RMF and A&A documentation

Support authorization of cloud services

Coordinate A&A activities

Support 3PAO readiness assessments

Prepare audit documentation

Develop recurring A&A and audit progress reports

Maintain compliance repositories

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate A&A activities with System Owners, ISSOs, IAMs, and third party assessors; Mentoring junior team members

Communication Scope

communication skills; stakeholder coordination skills

Full Job Description

**_Job Family_ :** Cyber Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 10% **_Clearance Required_ :** Ability to Obtain Public Trust _**What You Will Do:**_ The Senior RMF / A&A Consultant is a subject matter practitioner responsible for executing cybersecurity authorization and compliance activities across cloud and enterprise systems. This role leads development of RMF artifacts, coordinates authorization activities, supports audits, and provides risk and compliance advisory services to government stakeholders. Senior Consultants operate independently on complex assignments while contributing to overall program execution and mentoring junior team members. **Key Responsibilities** * Lead development of RMF and A&A documentation including SSPs, control implementation matrices, SARs, POA&Ms, and risk acceptance materials. * Support authorization of cloud services leveraging FedRAMP packages and agency specific control requirements. * Coordinate A&A activities with System Owners, ISSOs, IAMs, and third party assessors. * Support 3PAO readiness assessments and SAR development for cloud platforms. * Prepare audit documentation, respond to PBC requests, and support FISMA and financial system audits. * Track audit findings, develop POA&Ms, and support remediation efforts through closure. * Develop recurring A&A and audit progress reports for government leadership. * Maintain compliance repositories and ensure documentation remains current and audit ready. **_What You Will Need:_** * Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY and maintain an active HHS/NIH clearance are preferred. * Demonstrated experience supporting federal RMF and A&A activities. * Minimum of THREE (3) years of hands on experience with NIST RMF and federal A&A processes * Strong working knowledge of NIST SP 800 37, 800 53, FISM

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