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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cybersecurity Specialist - **Company:** Guidehouse Inc. - **Location:** McLean, VA, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Cyber Security, Disaster Recovery, Microsoft SharePoint, Software Vulnerability Management, Plan of Action and Milestones - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/cybersecurity-specialist-mclean-va-usa-58894656 ## About the Role Support activities including scans, triage, remediation planning, and verification * Support security monitoring, incident response, notifications, root cause analysis, and corrective actions * Review changes and designs for security impact and compliance alignment * Support disaster recovery, continuity, and contingency planning from a security perspective * Maintain security artifacts (documentation, risk registers, incident reports, procedures) and assist transition activities Tasks * Five or more years of experience in cybersecurity, information assurance, compliance, risk management, or security operations for enterprise or federal systems * Working knowledge of FISMA, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and federal privacy requirements * Experience coordinating vulnerability management, patch remediation, findings, and evidence across teams * Ability to coordinate with federal stakeholders, ISSOs, developers, operations, cloud, and contractors * Strong security control implementation, evidence aaa incident continuous monitoring, and risk management skills * Experience with security documentation, risk reporting, dashboards, and executive communications * Experience with transition-in/out activities and disaster recovery planning * Familiarity with tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, SharePoint, Teams * Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust (onboarding requires adjudication) * Experience with grants management systems or grants.gov is a plus Key requirements * Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance * 401(k) Retirement Plan * Parental Leave * Paid Holidays * Tuition Reimbursement and Learning Opportunities * Employee Assistance Program ## Description Experteer Overview As a Security Specialist, you will ensure Grants.gov operates securely and in compliance with federal requirements. You'll support ATO activities, continuous monitoring, risk management, and incident response for a mission-critical federal grants platform. You work with federal security stakeholders and cross-functional teams to align security controls, documentation, and remediation with program goals. This role offers impact across a public-facing shared service, shaping secure operations and governance. You'll partner with cloud, development, and operations teams to drive secure delivery and modernization. Compensation / Benefits * Support cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and risk management activities for Grants.gov applications and platform services * Coordinate ATO activities, control evidence collection, assessments, and remediation tracking * Manage POA&M activities, track findings, coordinate owners, and report risk status * Coordinate vulnerability management activities including scans, triage, remediation planning, and verification * Support security monitoring, incident response, notifications, root cause analysis, and corrective actions * Review changes and designs for security impact and compliance alignment * Support disaster recovery, continuity, and contingency planning from a security perspective * Maintain security artifacts (documentation, risk registers, incident reports, procedures) and assist transition activities Tasks * Five or more years of experience in cybersecurity, information assurance, compliance, risk management, or security operations for enterprise or federal systems * Working knowledge of FISMA, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and federal privacy requirements * Experience coordinating vulnerability management, patch remediation, findings, and evidence across teams * Ability to coordinate with federal stakeholders, ISSOs, developers, operations, cloud, and contractors * Strong security control implementation, evidence collection, continuous monitoring, and risk management skills * Experience with security documentation, risk reporting, dashboards, and executive communications * Experience with transition-in/out activities and disaster recovery planning * Familiarity with tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, SharePoint, Teams * Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust (onboarding requires adjudication) * Experience with grants management systems or grants.gov is a plus Key requirements * Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance * 401(k) Retirement Plan * Parental Leave * Paid Holidays * Tuition Reimbursement and Learning Opportunities * Employee Assistance Program ## Related Videos - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [42 x 2 Canvases Later: Two Years, Two Minds, Many Lessons](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1458-42-x-2-canvases-later-two-years-two-minds-many-lessons) - [Thinking Differently - How to Make Money from Cyber Attacks & Cheats](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/745-thinking-differently-how-to-make-money-from-cyber-attacks-cheats) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [A Founder's Journey : From Startup Chaos to Purposeful Growth](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1926-a-founder-s-journey-from-startup-chaos-to-purposeful-growth) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) ## Related Articles - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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