JOB TITLE: Senior Cybersecurity Risk Assessor
LOCATION: Florida (Central/South Florida preferred) — field-based with statewide travel
TRAVEL: Regular statewide travel to client sites; 1-2 day on-site visits across a multi-entity engagement
JOB TYPE: Contract / Engagement-Based (Government Consulting Services) - 6 months
CONTRACT RATE BASIS: Senior Consultant tier
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JOB SUMMARY
Judit Inc. is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Risk Assessor to lead day-to-day execution of a large-scale, multi-site government IT security risk assessment. This role owns the full assessment cycle at each assigned entity — from evidence collection through scoring and findings validation — and is accountable for the technical quality of every deliverable before it advances to quality review.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Execute the full assessment cycle at each assigned site: pre-visit evidence requests, on-site structured interviews and walk-throughs, control scoring, and remediation plan development
- Apply control evaluation mapped to NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 across all required cybersecurity framework categories (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover)
- Conduct interview-based reconstruction with observation evidence for entities with limited documentation, ensuring no risk category is left unscored
- Validate assessment findings for technical accuracy and defensibility prior to quality assurance review
- Maintain a standardized evidence catalog and manage documentation requests to minimize burden on client-side coordinators
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 9+ years of federal or enterprise cybersecurity experience, including hands-on risk assessment execution
- Demonstrated end-to-end NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) experience, including system categorization through Authorization to Operate (ATO)
- Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53/800-53A, FISMA, and FedRAMP; experience producing System Security Plans (SSP), Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&M), and Security Assessment Reports (SAR)
- Active professional certifications required (minimum of two): CISA, CISM, Security+, CASP+
- Willingness and ability to pass Level 2 background screening (Livescan/FBI) prior to accessing confidential information
- Enrollment in / compliance with E-Verify requirements
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Active Secret clearance
- Prior experience assessing government or public-sector entities under a fixed statewide or multi-site deadline
- ISSO or equivalent operational security officer background