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FISMA Compliance Specialist

JCS Solutions LLC
JCS Solutions LLC Salary
Bethesda, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 5/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/10/2026
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Job Summary

What’s in it for you:

  • Join a premier technology firm specializing in innovative solutions.
  • Be part of a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative work culture.
  • Enjoy tremendous growth potential in a high-performing team environment.
  • A robust benefits package:
      • Health, dental, and vision insurance
      • Life insurance
      • Short-and-long term disability
      • Paid time off (PTO)
      • 401k retirement plan with employer match
      • Annual Professional Development Reimbursement Program
      • And more!
What you will do:

The specific duties include but are not necessarily limited to the following:

  • Hands-on experience providing technology leadership for IT Security projects
  • Proven experience developing and maintaining Authorization to Operate (ATO) packages and providing other FISMA compliance support is required
  • Act as a consultant to infrastructure and application teams, assisting them to achieve compliance with applicable policies and regulations
  • Identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in unclassified information systems
  • Provide ongoing gap analysis of current policies, practices, and procedures as they relate to established guidelines outlined by NIST, OMB, FISMA, HHS, etc
  • Assist engineering teams with identifying applicable NIST 800-53 controls and compensating controls for unclassified systems
  • Test for vulnerabilities in systems and networks and address issues accordingly, with support from the infrastructure teams
  • Identify and report cyber-attacks and participate in any resulting investigations, as needed, to provide expertise on existing and mitigating security controls
  • Lead incident response activities, coordinating response efforts between application, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams in accordance with defined incident response plans, policies, and procedures

What you will bring:

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
  • Six or more years experience providing technology leadership for IT Security projects.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Systems, IT, or related field. A high school diploma or GED, coupled with an additional 6 years of relevant experience, or an associate’s degree, coupled with an additional 4 years of experience, may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
  • Four to six years of hands-on experience providing technology leadership for IT Security projects
  • Four or more years’ experience with new and emerging cybersecurity technologies including but not limited to: hands-on tool usage of BigFix, Splunk, Tripwire, Cylance, Tenable, etc
  • Prefer expert level of experience with Microsoft products including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Visio
  • Strong oral (fluent English) and written skills, experience interacting with and presenting to senior leaders, contract officers, etc, within an organization
  • Strong skills in the following key areas: strategic thinking, multi-tasking, time management, planning, and executing to a defined schedule/budget
  • Prefer experience with data analytics and combining data sets from multiple sources to provide reports for identifying risk and measuring security posture
  • Prefer knowledge of vulnerability dissemination sources (e.g., alerts, advisories, errata, and bulletins)
  • Prefer experience with incident response handling methodologies
  • Prefer knowledge of current industry methods for evaluating, implementing, and dissemination information technology (IT) security assessment, monitoring, detection, and remediation tools and procedures utilizing standards-based concepts and capabilities
  • Prior experience using a helpdesk ticketing system such as ServiceNow is preferred
  • Prior federal government IT Security experience is preferred

How you will wow us:

At least one of the following certifications, bold preferred:

  • Certified FISMA Compliance Practitioner (CFCP)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • Certified in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (CGRC)
  • Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
  • CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Security CE
  • Experience using ServiceNow or equivalent platform

JCS Solutions (JCS) is a premier technology firm providing innovative solutions and high-quality services in defense, national security, and civilian sectors. JCS offers enterprise-wide solutions including cloud computing, software development, cybersecurity, digital modernization, and management consulting for the federal government. At JCS, we elevate our customers’ mission through the application of technology and professional services. Our commitment to investing in our workforce drives innovation and progress for our clients, employees, and communities.

JCS is both a Great Place to Work and a Washington Post’s Top Places to Work certified company.

Our employees embody our core values, and we are looking for others who do too!

  • Customer Experience: Strive for excellence and delight our clients
  • Innovation: Embrace creative thinking to enable continual growth and powerful solutions
  • Accountability: Take ownership of and pride in our actions and service delivery
  • Inspire: Be inspired to be your best self and have fun in the process
  • Integrity: Do the right thing, the right way, every time!
  • Stewardship: The careful and responsible management of something entrusted to our care.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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