Senior Cybersecurity & Compliance Advisor

Job overview

The Senior Cybersecurity & Compliance Advisor role is onsite in Washington, DC, with periodic onsite meetings in Virginia; compensation is not specified. The advisor supports a federal simulation and analytics solution and works alongside the prime contractor’s DevSecOps and cybersecurity engineering teams. The role integrates cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, and authorization readiness throughout the solution lifecycle. By assessing controls and documentation, identifying risks, and communicating actionable recommendations, the advisor helps technical teams and stakeholders meet federal security expectations.

What you'll do

• Advise on federal cybersecurity requirements and security practices
• support FISMA Moderate and NIST control implementation
• participate in risk assessments and design reviews
• identify security gaps and mitigation strategies
• review architectures, control implementations, documentation, and evidence
• support authorization packages, audits, assessments, and continuous monitoring
• review vulnerability management, logging, identity and access management, incident response, configuration management, and software supply-chain security
• collaborate with technical and government stakeholders
• support training and knowledge transfer.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

cybersecurity advisor

cybersecurity governance

compliance

risk management

federal cybersecurity

fisma

nist rmf

washington dc

apogee global rms

devsecops

authorization readiness

periodic virginia meetings

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires at least eight years of cybersecurity, information assurance, compliance, risk management, or federal program experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline. Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain client-required suitability requirements, including Public Trust eligibility if required.

About the employer

Apogee Global RMS is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.