Cybersecurity Specialist

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

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