Cyber Remediation & POA&M Coordinator (R-00188)

Team: Security Analyst Team

Location: 100% Remote

Commitment: Full-Time

Workplace Type: remote

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate enterprise remediation activities for vulnerabilities identified through continuous monitoring, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, audits, and security assessments.
• Develop, maintain, and manage POA&Ms in accordance with Federal, HHS, and NIH requirements.
• Partner with ISSOs, system owners, security engineers, and technical teams to establish remediation plans, milestones, and completion timelines.
• Monitor remediation progress, validate supporting evidence, and ensure corrective actions are accurately documented.
• Coordinate risk acceptance requests, compensating controls, waivers, and remediation exceptions through established governance processes.
• Track remediation performance against established service level objectives and communicate overdue or high priority items to program leadership.
• Support RMF authorization activities by ensuring vulnerabilities and POA&M items are accurately reflected within authorization documentation.
• Collaborate with vulnerability management and threat intelligence personnel to reprioritize remediation activities based on exploitability, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEVs), operational impact, and emerging threats.
• Develop recurring remediation status reports, executive summaries, and operational metrics for Government leadership.
• Support internal and external cybersecurity assessments by coordinating remediation responses and tracking corrective actions through closure.
• Recommend process improvements that enhance remediation efficiency, reporting accuracy, and enterprise risk reduction.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Three or more years of experience supporting vulnerability management, RMF, cybersecurity governance, or compliance programs.
• Experience developing and managing Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms).
• Working knowledge of the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), FISMA, and NIST SP 800-53.
• Experience coordinating remediation activities across multiple technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent remediation efforts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing reports for technical and executive audiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting NIH, HHS, or other Federal civilian agencies.
Experience with enterprise GRC platforms such as JCAM, eMASS, , Archer, or similar governance tools.
Experience supporting vulnerability management programs and Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) initiatives.
Familiarity with CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) guidance, Binding Operational Directives, and Federal remediation requirements.
Experience supporting audit remediation, authorization package development, and continuous monitoring programs.
Preferred Certifications:
One or more of the following is preferred:
• Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC)
• CISSP
• Security+
• CAP
• CISM
• Project Management Professional (PMP)