RMF Assessment & Quality Assurance Lead (R-00189)

Job Description

True Zero Technologies, a veteran-owned small business, was founded on the principle that the purposeful enablement of people and technology in an organization directly ties to the quality of its outcomes. True Zero recognizes that those outcomes begin and end with our people, and that is what we have built a community of like-minded, driven, and passionate individuals and innovators who are aligned in a common goal of delivering top-tier services to our customers. Our culture and commitment have been recognized through numerous accolades, including being named one of the Best Places to Work in 2023 in two categories (“Prosperous and Thriving” ($5MM–$50MM in gross revenue) and “Mid-Atlantic Region” (DC, DE, MD, NC, VA, WV)), and again in 2025 as a Best Places to Work honoree. In addition, True Zero earned coveted spots on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America in 2022, 2023, and 2025, a testament to our sustained growth driven by our people-first approach and unwavering dedication to excellence.

True Zero is seeking an RMF Assessment & Quality Assurance Lead to ensure the quality, completeness, and readiness of authorization packages supporting enterprise cybersecurity operations at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This position serves as the primary quality assurance authority for RMF activities, ensuring security documentation, assessment evidence, and authorization artifacts are complete, internally consistent, and ready for Government review and independent assessment.

Working closely with RMF analysts, ISSOs, vulnerability management personnel, and system owners, the RMF Assessment & Quality Assurance Lead establishes quality standards across the authorization lifecycle while coordinating assessment readiness activities, validating supporting evidence, and reducing rework before formal reviews. This role plays a critical part in maintaining continuous authorization readiness while supporting ongoing monitoring and enterprise cybersecurity governance.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance activities supporting the full Risk Management Framework (RMF) lifecycle.
• Review System Security Plans (SSPs), Security Assessment Reports (SARs), Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), control implementations, and supporting authorization documentation for quality, completeness, and consistency.
• Validate assessment evidence to ensure security controls are properly documented and supported prior to Government or independent assessor review.
• Coordinate assessment readiness activities across RMF analysts, ISSOs, system owners, security engineers, and technical stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain quality review checklists, documentation standards, and authorization package review procedures.
• Identify documentation deficiencies, control implementation gaps, and process improvement opportunities before formal assessments.
• Support coordination with independent assessors during Security Control Assessments (SCAs), annual assessments, and authorization activities.
• Verify that remediation activities, POA&M updates, and corrective actions are accurately reflected within authorization packages.
• Track assessment readiness metrics and recommend process improvements that improve authorization quality and reduce package rework.
• Support continuous monitoring by validating ongoing updates to authorization documentation and security evidence.
• Mentor RMF analysts and ISSOs on documentation quality, evidence standards, and authorization best practices.
• Maintain separation of duties by ensuring personnel supporting package development remain independent from formal assessment activities where required.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Five or more years of experience supporting Federal RMF, Assessment and Authorization (A&A), or cybersecurity governance programs.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing authorization packages for quality, completeness, and compliance with Federal cybersecurity requirements.
• Strong knowledge of NIST RMF, NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, NIST SP 800-53A, and FISMA.
• Experience supporting Security Control Assessments (SCAs), annual assessments, continuous monitoring, and ongoing authorization.
• Experience coordinating with ISSOs, System Owners, Security Control Assessors, and Authorizing Officials.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, technical writing, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting NIH, HHS, or other Federal civilian agencies.
• Experience using JCAM, eMASS, ServiceNow GRC, or comparable governance and compliance platforms.
• Experience supporting High Value Assets (HVAs), cloud authorizations, or enterprise RMF programs.
• Familiarity with FedRAMP, common control inheritance, continuous monitoring, and Federal audit support.
• Experience developing authorization quality standards, review checklists, and documentation templates.

Preferred Certifications:

One or more of the following is preferred:

• Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC)
• CISSP
• CAP (Certified Authorization Professional)
• CISM
• Security+
• PMP

We’re actively searching for talented security and technology practitioners who are ready to experience the True Zero difference. As a True Zero team member, you’ll enjoy:

- Competitive salary, paid twice per month

- Best in class medical coverage

- 100% of medical premiums covered by True Zero

- Company wide new business incentive programs

- Contribution Incentives (i.e. white papers, blog posts, internal webinars, etc.)

- 3 weeks of PTO starting + 11 Paid Holidays Annually

- 401k Program with 100% company match on the first 4%

- Monthly reimbursement of Cell Phone and Home Internet costs

- Paternity/Maternity Leave

- Investment in training and certifications to broaden and deepen your technical skills

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.