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# Senior RMF Lead - Cybersecurity Architect

- **Company:** Boston Government Services
- **Location:** Oak Ridge, TN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $157,213.0 - $184,956.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Information Systems Security Engineering Professional, Cloud Services, Zero Trust Network Access
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9047604/senior-rmf-lead-cybersecurity-architect

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
 * Experience supporting RMF, A&A, security architecture, or federal cybersecurity engineering programs.
 * Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, FISMA, FedRAMP, cloud security, Zero Trust, identity, privileged access, and continuous monitoring.
 * Ability to translate technical system details into authorization-ready documentation and risk-based recommendations.
 * Experience working with system owners, ISSOs, security engineers, privacy stakeholders, and authorizing officials.
 * Strong technical writing and architecture documentation skills.
 * Must be a U.S. citizen.
 * Successful drug screening.
 * Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security or clearance badge., * CISSP, ISSAP, ISSEP, CCSP, CISM, CAP/CGRC, Security+, AWS/Azure security certifications, or equivalent.

## Description

The Senior RMF Lead / Cybersecurity Architect provides senior-level technical and governance support for the program, security architecture activities, control implementation, authorization boundary definition, cyber risk analysis, and secure architecture modernization. This role bridges RMF execution, architecture design, Zero Trust alignment, and system authorization support to help our client maintain a mature and defensible security posture.

 * Provide cybersecurity architecture guidance for client systems, applications, cloud services, and supporting infrastructure.
 * Support RMF lifecycle activities including categorization, control selection, tailoring, implementation guidance, assessment preparation, authorization package review, and continuous monitoring.
 * Advise system owners, ISSOs, engineers, and stakeholders on security controls, authorization boundaries, inheritance, overlays, and risk management.
 * Support development and review of SSPs, architecture diagrams, authorization boundary diagrams, risk documentation, control evidence, POA&Ms, and related RMF artifacts.
 * Help identify architecture gaps and recommend improvements to enhance visibility, compliance, resilience, and risk reduction.
 * Support Zero Trust architecture implementation, privileged access control design, and cloud/on-premise security patterns.
 * Provide technical thought leadership, risk mitigation recommendations, and architecture briefings.


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