Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None
Public Trust/Other Required:
MBI (T2)
Job Family:
Cyber and IT Risk Management
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Communication, Enterprise Systems, Leadership, Risk Mitigation
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
ship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT ANALYST SME supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects, build your skills, and grow a rewarding career.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT ANALYST SME supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Austin Texas, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.
GDIT is partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs to modernize and secure enterprise systems supporting millions of Veterans. As the Vulnerability Management & Cybersecurity Lead, you will serve as the senior technical authority directing VA's enterprise vulnerability management, RMF/ATO compliance, KEV remediation, and Common Control governance across Infrastructure Operations Application Services.
You will unify cybersecurity efforts across PKI, Web/Middleware, Virtualization, Printer Security, Database, and Operations Control; ensure compliance with federal mandates and VA Handbook 6500; and strengthen VA's security posture across its complex hybrid environment. Your leadership drives continuous monitoring excellence, risk mitigation, audit readiness, and secure operation of mission-critical systems supporting Veteran health, benefits, and enterprise services.
HOW A VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT ANALYST SME WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
Lead enterprise vulnerability management, RMF/ATO execution, POA&M oversight, KEV remediation, and continuous monitoring across 130+ system boundaries and millions of endpoints.
Ensure compliance with FISMA, NIST, CISA directives, OMB memoranda, VA Handbook 6500, and Zero Trust modernization goals.
Oversee RMF artifacts, system documentation, inventories, baselines, privacy artifacts, and ATO packages.
Direct cybersecurity integration across ICAM, PKI, WebOps, Middleware, Virtualization, Printer Security, Database, and OC/CMOP teams.
Lead KEV/aged vulnerability analysis, stakeholder notifications, trend reporting, and remediation tracking.
Produce dashboards, scorecards, posture reports, continuous monitoring artifacts, and executive-level metrics.
Oversee Common Controls governance, evidence collection, control reviews, and compliance validation.
Lead coordinated remediation, escalation workflows, RCA processes, and unified cybersecurity situational awareness.
Drive modernization across vulnerability management, RMF automation, Zero Trust alignment, cloud security improvements, and enterprise hardening.
What You'll Need to Succeed
Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of experience in enterprise cybersecurity, vulnerability management, RMF/ATO operations, or federal IT program leadership.
Experience overseeing large-scale federal cybersecurity programs across multiple technical domains.
Deep understanding of federal cybersecurity frameworks
NIST SP 800-53, 800-30, 800-63, 800-207
FISMA, RMF, CISA BOD requirements
Zero Trust, TIC 3.0, OMB cybersecurity mandates
Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams in multi-vendor environments.
Experience with enterprise vulnerability management programs (KEV remediation, continuous monitoring, posture evaluation).
Demonstrated skills in program management, stakeholder communication, audit readiness, and performance reporting.
Strong strategic, analytical, organizational, and executive-level communication skills.
Ability to support escalations, major incident coordination, and enterprise governance activities.
Desired Qualifications
PMP, PgMP, SAFe, CISSP, CISM, CAP, or ITIL v4 certification
Experience supporting VA or other large federal cybersecurity programs
Experience leading RMF/ATO programs or Common Control governance
Technical depth in PKI, ICAM, cloud security, vulnerability tools, database security, middleware/web security, virtualization security, or enterprise monitoring
Experience managing performance-based contracts with strict KPIs/AQLs
Security Clearance
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance
Work Location
Austin, TX or Remote
No visa sponsorship available
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
Mission-focused culture supporting those who serve
AI-powered career advancement tools and robust internal mobility
Competitive pay, benefits, 401(k) match, and wellness programs
A collaborative, innovative, military-friendly workplace
Opportunities to modernize VA's cybersecurity posture, strengthen vulnerability management, and lead enterprise transformation across critical national systems
The likely salary range for this position is $170,144 - $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options:
Remote
Work Location:
Any Location / Remote
Additional Work Locations:
USA PA Philadelphia
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
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