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Cybersecurity Specialist

Risk Mitigation Consulting
San Diego, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/1/2025

RMC is seeking a Cybersecurity Specialist for a full-time remote position in Southern California!

 

Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling and impactful career journey with Risk Mitigation Consulting (RMC)? We're in search of an exceptional Cybersecurity Specialist to become a part of our mission-driven team, dedicated to making a difference in the federal and commercial markets. At RMC, we're all about enhancing security for both our military and global commercial partners, offering an array of services such as Risk Management, Mission Assurance, and Cybersecurity.


Our team's well-being is paramount, and we reflect this commitment through our flexible work environment and exceptional company culture.  By joining RMC, you become a key contributor to our mission – Assuring Tomorrow!

 

When you join RMC, you'll experience a range of benefits, including:


  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance plans fully covered for employees
    • Subsidized dependent health care coverage
  • Participation in our Annual Bonus Program
  • Life insurance policy equivalent to 1x your annual salary.
  • Company paid short and long-term disability
  • Cell phone reimbursement of $65 per month
  • 401(k) Plan with contributions
  • A 401(k) Safe Harbor Employer Contribution Program, which includes a 3% contribution

 

In this role you will be responsible for working independently and providing cybersecurity and Risk Management Framework (RMF) subject matter expertise to clients within their area of responsibility.  The specialist will provide informal training and assistance to Facility-Related Control System (FRCS) owners and serve as a liaison between customers and HQ-level FRCS and cybersecurity stakeholders.  The specialist will be proactive, investigating cyber security issues, tracking progress to resolution, and keeping the FRCS program manager informed through regular status reporting.  The specialist will work closely with other cybersecurity assessment teams to share data and coordinate assessment activities. The specialist is responsible for collecting and analyzing cybersecurity data and authoring client deliverables and reports.  The specialist is responsible ensuring the successful completion and provision of quality deliverables to respective clients that document, and in some cases identify corrective actions/mitigations to FRCS cybersecurity vulnerabilities with potential impacts.

 

Essential Functions:

  • Complete tasks and assignments assigned on the USMC FRCS Programmatic Support contract.
  • Conduct research and provide information supporting program/project areas, such as Cybersecurity and FRCS.
  • Review, edit, proofread, and fact-check various technical documents.
  • Assist in the creation, population, and sustainment of authorization packages within the Marine Corps Certification and Accreditation Support Tool (MCCAST)
  • Conduct DoD Cybersecurity reviews of FRCS components and supporting networks.
  • Collect and analyze cybersecurity and network data relating to control systems to identify potential system deficiencies and vulnerabilities.
  • Travel to regional installations to provide cybersecurity expertise in assisting the achievement of RMF ATOs for FRCS
  • Aid various assessment teams as necessary
  • Help to organize meetings, events, and travel as needed.
  • Conduct research and analysis in support of project and client needs.
  • Draft briefs for internal and external use on various cybersecurity and FRCS protection related topics
  • Participate in conferences, working groups, meetings, and other events, as needed.

 

Competencies:

  • Excellent writing skills, strong communication abilities, good time management and organizational skills
  • Experience using tools and applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel and SharePoint
  • Work confidently in a fast-paced environment with the ability to independently support multiple projects.
  • Possess an in-depth knowledge of concepts, best practices and controls in a breadth of cybersecurity areas/domains, such as governance and risk management, access control, cryptography, physical security, security architecture and design, business continuity/disaster recovery planning, network security, application and operations security and compliance/incident management.
  • Technical and IT audit or assessment background with practical knowledge of a wide variety of technologies, including control systems, infrastructure and operating systems, network and web infrastructures, database architecture and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
  • Experience planning, designing, installing, monitoring, maintaining, and supporting networks, primarily in a Depart of Defense (DoD) environment.
  • Ability to work in a team environment and take initiative to help ensure team tasks are successfully completed within required timelines.
  • Strong ability to interact and communicate both written and verbally with people at all levels, both technical and non-technical.
  • Possess strong problem-solving skills.
  • Familiarity with DoD Cybersecurity policy, utility control systems, building control systems and industrial control systems.

 

Education & Experience Requirements

  • Bachelor Degree or 8 years experience if no degree
  • Experience within the Department of Defense  (USMC or Navy preferred)

 

Desired Certificates & Licenses (if any):

  • Security , CISSP

 

Other Requirements:

  • Security Clearance: Obtaining a DoD Secret Clearance. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for clearance level required for the job.
  • Valid Passport: Possession of a current passport with a minimum of 8 months remaining until the expiration date.
  • Travel Flexibility: Willingness and capability to travel, Choose an item. approximately 25% of the time.
    • Telecommunication is authorized for this role.
  • Work Environment Compliance: Commitment to maintaining a drug-free work environment, U.S. Citizenship, and possession of a valid state driver's license


Want to take the next step in your career with RMC? This Cybersecurity Specialist role is where your skills and talents will thrive, and you'll be part of something truly meaningful.


Join us today!

 

https://rmcglobal.com/ 

 

Reasonable Accommodations Statement 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 

RMC has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by your manager as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and RMC reserves the right to change this position description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as RMC may deem appropriate.  

 

RMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

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