A&A Support Specialist

AGE Solutions is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Assessment and Authorization (A&A) Specialist to support our DoD customer. The A&A Specialist will serve as a key liaison between DoD customers, customer leadership, Information System Security Managers (ISSMs), and Security Control Assessor Representatives (SCA-Rs), facilitating the coordination, tracking, and execution of cybersecurity assessment and authorization activities. The successful candidate will support customer engagement, service request processing, project scheduling, documentation management, and status reporting to ensure timely delivery of customer services.

Responsibilities

Assist customers in understanding and accessing services for the DoD community; Gather required information to initiate service support; Maintain comprehensive knowledge of all services available on the DISA Marketplace; Plan, schedule, and conduct initial meetings with customers, providing service briefings and project timelines; Track project progress, ensuring schedules remain on track and updating status in TLR or the designated repository; Provide weekly system status reports to customer leadership; Ensure all service submissions include properly completed supporting artifacts before assignment; Monitor and assign incoming tasks via RTS (or designated repository) daily; Upload required documents and artifacts into RTS and eMASS as needed; Coordinate with customer leadership to assign branch responsibility for new tasks; Update and track information within TLR as received; Maintain working knowledge of eMASS and government-defined repositories; Schedule and document A&A Categorization Meetings; Adhere to all published ISSM and SCA-R A&A TTPs; Support SCA-R personnel and stakeholders regarding customer services; Schedule and document Software Assurance Risk Management (SwARM) reviews, ensuring results are uploaded; Organize and conduct bi-weekly meetings to address MP concerns; Review system topology diagrams for compliance with government directives, frameworks, and industry standards; Review and grammatically correct technical and non-technical documentation

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (IT-related field preferred), or equivalent additional experience; One (1) to three (3) years of overall experience in cybersecurity; One (1) to three (3) years of experience in a C&A / A&A role; US Citizenship is required; Candidates must have and maintain an active DoD Top Secret clearance; DoD 8570 IA Technical (IAT) or Management (IAM) Level II certification required; Demonstrated experience with relevant tools such as eMASS, STIG Viewer, Nessus, ACAS, SCAP, and/or HBSS; Understanding of the RMF process, NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, CNSSI 1253; Strong written and oral presentation skills; Customer service skills

Nice to have

IT-related bachelor's degree preferred

Benefits

26 Days Paid Leave (vacation, sick, personal time, and holidays); Performance Bonuses; 401(k) with 3% Match with immediate vesting; Company-paid life insurance up to $300K and options for additional coverage; Health Benefits (multiple medical plans, dental, vision, FSA and HSA options); Parental Leave: 15 days of fully paid leave for new parents; Military Differential Pay; Professional Growth (paid training and certifications, tuition reimbursement, tools and tech); Shared Success (CEO commitment to returning 80% of net proceeds to employees in the event of a company sale)