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Cybersecurity Lead

Akima

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Herndon, VA
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Job Description

As the Cybersecurity Lead for the Air National Guard Base Infrastructure Modernization (BIM) contract, you will serve as the primary liaison to U.S. Government (USG) Risk Management Framework (RMF) personnel, participating in critical cybersecurity meetings to ensure project alignment with federal mandates.

Responsibilities

  • You are responsible for ensuring that all system designs, baselines, and procedures embed DISA STIGs and NIST RMF controls to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO) readiness.
  • Your role involves managing eMASS artifact generation, interpreting cybersecurity service provider expectations, and coordinating vulnerability scans (ACAS) alongside system acceptance test deliverables.
  • You will oversee the cybersecurity integration plan, enforcing secure sequencing across systems and mapping control inheritance.
  • Throughout the installation and qualification phases, you will validate security hardening, oversee vulnerability remediation, and conduct security regression during cutover.
  • Additionally, you will lead STIG applicability reviews, validate scan results, and resolve technical findings rapidly to maintain a robust security posture through final system acceptance.
  • Plans and implements security measures to protect computer systems, networks, and data from loss and service interruptions. Analyzes and documents security risks, breaches, and other cyber security incidents and the damage they cause.
  • Develops and implements a network disaster recovery plan and oversees the monitoring of the computer networks for security issues.
  • Collaborates with the security team to perform tests and find network weaknesses.
  • Researches and keeps current on the latest IT intelligence technologies, trends, and security standards. Performs work with a high degree of latitude.
  • Handles the most complex issues. Possesses expert knowledge of subject matter. May act as a lead.

Qualifications

  • An active DoD Secret clearance is required for consideration.
  • Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience; 4 additional years of applicable work experience may be substituted for a degree.
  • Must hold and maintain a professional certification in accordance with DoD 8140/DCWF (e.g., CISSP, CISM, Security+, SecurityX/CASP+, or equivalent).
  • Proven experience navigating the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) process and utilizing eMASS for artifact management.
  • Deep technical knowledge of DISA STIGs, NIST security controls, and ACAS/Nessus vulnerability scanning.
  • Demonstrated experience in security hardening, vulnerability remediation, and maintaining security integrity during complex system cutovers and integrations.

Preferred Qualification:

Prior experience supporting Air Force campus network modernization programs.

Job ID

2026-22753
Work Type

On-Site
Company Description



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Tundra Federal, an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At Tundra Federal, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, Tundra Federal provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, Tundra Federal delivers agile information technology solutions to implement and evolve IT infrastructures to achieve and advance functionality, efficiency, security, and compliance.

As a Tundra Federal employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
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Akima is a global enterprise with 10,000 employees, delivering solutions to the federal government in the core areas of information technology; facilities & ground logistics; aerospace solutions; protective services; systems engineering; mission support; furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E); and construction. As a subsidiary of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, Akima’s core mission is to enable superior outcomes for our customers’ missions while simultaneously creating a long-lived asset for NANA consistent with our Iñupiat values. In 2024, Akima ranked #29 on Washington Technology’s Top 100 list of government contractors.
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IT - Security
Clearance Level
Secret
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Akima