Senior Cybersecurity Specialist

As a Vision, Mission, and Driven company, VMD has been delivering information technology solutions to the Federal government in Agile Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Critical Infrastructure Protection since 2002. Our mission has now expanded, and we have merged with Xcelerate Solutions to revolutionize end-to-end enterprise security. Together we are committed to protecting our nation’s citizens, critical infrastructure, and resources.
Why Join VMD Corp?
At VMD, now a part of Xcelerate Solutions, you have the opportunity to thrive in your career and become a Game Changer. The quality and talent of our people is what drives our success. We embrace an employee-first culture and make it a priority to provide professional development opportunities that foster career growth.
We help protect American Citizens and the nation’s most critical infrastructure by working alongside our customers and delivering game changing solutions to strengthen their missions. We believe our passion and commitment to achieve our customers' goals and solve their most critical challenges defines who we are. We don’t just dream big, we act on it – through teamwork, dedication, and resilience.
Your Impact to the Mission:
As a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist you will be responsible to deliver security and compliance expertise leadership to support multiple IT projects, programs, and initiatives. You will be supporting the assessment and authorization (A&A) process, determining current security postures, tracking vulnerabilities and POA&Ms, and identifying potential cybersecurity risk.
The Senior Cybersecurity Specialist will be responsible for:
Actively participate and lead meetings to review and assess compliance of systems and technology
Perform risk assessments based on Federal guidelines and industry best practices
Assist teams in identifying vulnerabilities and providing recommendations to reduce cybersecurity risk
Create and mature control-specific procedures for RMF control families by interpreting NIST requirements, identifying system-specific implementation needs, and developing effective procedural documentation that supports both mission operations and defensible compliance.
Articulate and report on cybersecurity risk and compliance to executives and senior leaders
Understand Vulnerability details, both technical and control-based, and craft actionable remediation plans and mitigation strategies
Create, maintain, and track POA&Ms – working with system owners and technical teams to identify corrective actions, document mitigations, monitor remediation progress, and support timely closure of security findings.
Support remediation of control-based POA&Ms by analyzing control weaknesses, recommending corrective actions or mitigations, coordinating with technical teams, and reviewing closure evidence to confirm the weakness has been resolved.
Author A&A documentation to create foundational RMF documentation to support system authorization
Continually improve the cybersecurity risk assessment and POA&M process and program
Aggregate and track cybersecurity POA&Ms and risks across projects, teams, and programs
Respond to and triage security incidents as a key member of the incident response team
Communicate cybersecurity best practices based on policies, standards, and controls
Experience Needed to Be Successful:
5+ years of cybersecurity and compliance experience
Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to facilitate effective collaboration across a variety of stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to function independently and define the proper methods & procedures
Understanding of guiding cybersecurity principles and control guidance
Effective writing skills to capture issues and recommendations
Strong customer relationship building ability
Basic Qualifiers:
Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree
Can Additional Years of Experience Substitute for Degree? Yes
Required Certification(s): Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Minimum Years of Overall Experience: 5
Minimum Years of Specific Experience in Field: 5
Minimum Clearance to Start: Secret
Work Status Allowable: US Citizenship
The Type of Person That Will Excel:
You are curious, inquisitive, and have demonstrated a constant eagerness to learn through actions.
You have high attention to detail.
You demonstrate personal accountability and integrity in all actions.
You have a passion for Cybersecurity.
Takes ownership of assigned systems, assessments, deadlines, and deliverables without needing heavy supervision.
Understands that compliance is not just paperwork and is able to connect control requirements to practical Cybersecurity outcomes.