What are the responsibilities and job description for the CDM Liaison position at Mount Airey Group?
Role Description/Responsibilities:
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Information Security Center (ISC) serves and supports USDA agencies and offices by helping to protect their mission-critical assets and information, thereby securing our country’s diverse food, agriculture, rural and natural resources programs. Within ISC, the Security Management Division (SMD) serves as the designated expert and authority on all matters concerning federal information security/information assurance and is responsible for implementing and managing the USDA Risk Management Framework (RMF) based on the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-37, Revision 2. The Cyber Security Assessment and Management tool (CSAM) is the enterprise tool USDA uses for end-to-end assessment and authorization (A&A) management based on the RMF.
The CDM Liaison will collaborate with the USDA CDM program office to assist incorporation of CDM processes that supports the unique mission of each USDA agency. Responsibilities include:
- Liaise with the USDA CDM program office to report and track implementations of solutions and their impact on the RMF and metric processes and audit findings.
- Provide SMD requirements to CDM program solutions and track their implementation.
- Report issues with CDM program due dates and functionality and their impact to RMF, metrics and audit requirements.
- Assist with the CDM Training Program to continually improve agency awareness of CDM processes, their relationship to RMF processes and outcomes and to enhance enterprise-wide security and compliance reporting.
- Coordinate with the FISMA Metrics program as necessary, in the measurement, collection and reporting of FISMA metrics.
- Strong understanding of CDM processes and ISCM goals
- Strong understanding of FISMA
- Thorough knowledge of NIST SP 800-37, 800-53 controls and assessment requirements, 800-137 and related NIST documents
- Thorough knowledge and experience automating CDM with risk management tools, repositories, and processes
- Experience with CSAM or similar A&A management tool
- Knowledge of automated metrics collection, analysis, and reporting tools and processes
- Strong user of SharePoint and MS Excel including creating data charts and dashboards
- Excellent communication skills including organizing and facilitating meetings
Desired Certifications:
CISSP/CISM/CRISC
- Ph.D. – 1 year experience
- Masters – 2 years’ experience
- Bachelors – 3 years’ experience
- Less than Bachelors – 7 years’ experience
Remote Work:
Yes, but the back to the office efforts have begun.
Government Requirements:
1. Contingent on ability to obtain a USDA Public Trust clearance
2. Candidate must be U.S. Citizen (no dual citizenship)
3. Must complete a Background investigation prior to start of work
This and all positions at Mount Airey Group, Inc. require the candidate to prove eligibility to work in the United States within 3 days of being employed.
If you are interested in being considered for this opening, please send your resume to
careers@mountaireygroup.com for consideration. Please provide the following details in the email:
- the position title and number,
- your salary requirements,
- your current security clearance, if any,
- your availability,
- your best contact phone number,
- and the best time to reach you.