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Director, FedRAMP Assessment

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 8-10 years of compliance experience as an assessment, advisory, or industry professional, including at least 5 years with FedRAMP, DoD Cloud SRG, or CMMC.
  • 2-5 years of management experience in professional services.
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent; Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
  • Preferred: additional security and cloud certifications (e.g., CCSP, CISA, CISM, GCED, GCIH, GSLC) and/or A2LA R311 certification.

Requirements:

  • Manages a team of 6-10 consultants and managers, overseeing career development, performance, and hiring decisions.
  • Develops the team’s expertise in assessment skills, technical acumen, and consulting capabilities.
  • Acts as a key member of the account management team, responsible for revenue growth as the service delivery expert and supporting sales with scoping and contract inputs.
  • Ensures project success metrics such as staff utilization and delivery quality, and monitors progress across multiple projects while maintaining FedRAMP subject matter credibility for the client’s security and compliance posture.

Job description

About Coalfire

Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.

But that’s not who we are – that’s just what we do.
 
We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.

What You'll Do
  • Manages a team of 6-10 individuals, including consultants and managers. Responsible for career development, performance management, and hiring decisions.
  • Develop team expertise in assessment skills, technical acumen, and consulting skills.
  • Key member of the account management team, for one or several key client accounts. Jointly responsible, along with the Account Director and sales representatives, for revenue growth as the service delivery expert.
  • Supports the sales process with inputs to scoping, contract language, and subject expertise.
  • Establish strong relationships with account stakeholders.
  • Accountable for project success metrics like staff utilization and delivery excellence. Monitors and drives progress for multiple projects across the team's book of business.
  • Through continuous professional development, maintains personal credibility as a FedRAMP expert, and becomes an expert on the client's business and product as it relates to security and compliance.

  • What You'll Bring
  • 8-10 years of compliance experience as an assessment, advisory, or industry professional including:
  • 5 years of experience with FedRAMP, DoD Cloud SRG, or CMMC
  • 2 years of assessment specific experience
  • 2-5 years of management experience in professional services
  • Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent job experience
  • Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
     
     
  • Will be required to hold and strongly preferred to have already obtained a second A2LA R311 required
    certification:
  • Product specific cloud certifications (such as AWS, Google, Microsoft, IBM)
  • CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) Continuing Education (CE)
  • GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED)
  • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
  • GIAC Security Leadership (GSLC)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  • Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
  • CISSP-Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSP-ISSAP)
  • CISSP-Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (CISSP-ISSEP)
  • CISSP-Information Systems Security Management Professional (CISSP-ISSMP)
  • CyberSec First Responder (CFR)
  • Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO)
  • Baltimore Cyber Range (BCR) Cyber Technical Proficiency Testing Activity
  • Why You’ll Want to Join Us

    At Coalfire, you’ll find the support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In many cases, we provide a flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where you’ll work most effectively – whether you’re at home or an office.

    Regardless of location, you’ll experience a company that prioritizes connection and wellbeing and be part of a team where people care about each other and our communities. You’ll have opportunities to join employee resource groups, participate in in-person and virtual events, and more. And you’ll enjoy competitive perks and benefits to support you and your family, like paid parental leave, flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, digital mental health and wellbeing support membership, and comprehensive insurance options.

    At Coalfire, equal opportunity and pay equity is integral to the way we do business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Coalfire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our Human Resources team at HumanResourcesMB@coalfire.com.

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