Apogee is seeking an experienced
Senior Cybersecurity & Compliance Advisor to provide cybersecurity governance, risk management, and compliance guidance supporting a federal simulation and analytics solution. This role will focus on security advisory, control assessment, authorization readiness, and risk mitigation while complementing the prime contractor's hands-on DevSecOps and cybersecurity engineering teams.
The successful candidate will help ensure cybersecurity requirements, security controls, documentation, and authorization-readiness activities are integrated throughout the solution lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and transition.
This position requires a cybersecurity professional who can bridge technical security requirements with federal compliance expectations while effectively communicating risks and recommendations to technical teams, program leadership, and government stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:Cybersecurity Governance & Risk Advisory- Provide cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance guidance throughout the program lifecycle.
- Advise project teams on federal cybersecurity requirements, policies, and security best practices.
- Support interpretation and implementation of FISMA Moderate requirements and NIST security controls.
- Participate in cybersecurity risk assessments, technical design reviews, and security governance discussions.
- Identify security gaps, residual risks, control deficiencies, and recommended mitigation strategies.
- Communicate cybersecurity risks and compliance requirements to technical teams, leadership, and federal stakeholders.
Compliance & Authorization Support- Review security architectures, control implementations, security documentation, and technical evidence.
- Support development and review of security documentation, including:
- Security plans
- Control narratives
- Risk assessments
- Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms)
- Authorization-readiness documentation
- Support preparation activities for audits, security assessments, inspections, and authorization reviews.
- Evaluate cybersecurity artifacts for completeness, accuracy, and alignment with federal compliance expectations.
- Assist with continuous monitoring and ongoing authorization activities.
Security Engineering & Technical Review- Review cybersecurity practices related to:
- Vulnerability management
- Audit logging and monitoring
- Identity and access management
- Incident response
- Configuration management
- Provide guidance on software supply-chain security, including:
- Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
- Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
- Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
- Dependency analysis
- Vulnerability remediation tracking
- Collaborate with technical architects, DevSecOps engineers, program managers, and federal security stakeholders.
- Support cybersecurity training, awareness, and knowledge-transfer activities.
RequirementsQualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Information Systems, Computer Science, Risk Management, or related discipline.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in cybersecurity, information assurance, security compliance, risk management, or federal cybersecurity programs.
- Demonstrated knowledge of:
- Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA)
- NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- NIST Special Publication 800-53 security controls
- Experience reviewing security documentation, control evidence, risk assessments, authorization packages, or compliance artifacts.
- Ability to analyze cybersecurity risks and translate technical requirements into actionable recommendations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage technical and executive audiences.
- Ability to obtain and maintain client-required suitability requirements, including Public Trust eligibility if required.
Preferred Qualifications:- CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CAP/CGRC, Security+, or comparable cybersecurity certification.
- Experience supporting FISMA Moderate systems, federal authorization activities, or Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.
- Familiarity with:
- Cloud security practices
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Vulnerability management
- DevSecOps methodologies
- Software supply-chain security
- SBOM, SAST, and DAST processes
- Experience supporting federal cybersecurity assessments, audits, inspections, continuous monitoring, or compliance programs.
- Experience working with federal agencies or government contractors in mission-critical environments.
- Security Requirement: Ability to obtain and maintain client-required suitability clearance or Public Trust determination.
- Location Requirement: Candidates must be able to support periodic onsite meetings in Virginia.
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