Lead CMMC Assessor

🕒 July 9

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Sentinel Blue

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

🎖️ Defense

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Defense • Logistics

Sentinel Blue is a cybersecurity services firm based in Warrenton, VA, offering comprehensive cybersecurity solutions tailored to small and medium-sized businesses. The company specializes in fully managed cybersecurity services, compliance advisory, and Gov Cloud solutions, ensuring organizations are protected and compliant with industry standards. Utilizing best-in-class technologies like Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Government, and Zero Trust frameworks, Sentinel Blue provides services such as virtual CISO and CIO roles, security operations centers, and extended detection and response. The company is committed to enhancing its clients' cybersecurity maturity and regulatory compliance, particularly focusing on CMMC and risk assessments. Sentinel Blue prides itself on its core values of emerging technology leadership, excellence, and a client-centric approach.

📋 Description

• Lead and conduct formal CMMC Level 2 assessments in accordance with the CMMC Assessment Process (CAP) and Cyber-AB requirements. • Plan assessment scope, review System Security Plans (SSPs) and Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms), and evaluate evidence against NIST SP 800-171 practices. • Manage and mentor assessment team members, including junior assessors and CCPs, throughout the assessment lifecycle. • Serve as the primary point of contact for client organizations during assessments, including kickoff, evidence review sessions, and closing briefings. • Produce clear, defensible assessment reports and findings documentation for submission to the Cyber-AB. • Maintain assessment records in accordance with confidentiality and data handling requirements, ensuring no CUI or export-controlled data is mishandled during the assessment process. • Stay current on CMMC program updates, Cyber-AB guidance, and changes to NIST SP 800-171/800-172. • Support Radar's internal quality assurance processes to ensure assessments meet Cyber-AB and DoD standards. • Maintain clear separation between assessment activity and any Sentinel Blue managed services delivery to preserve independence and avoid conflicts of interest.

🎯 Requirements

• Lead Certified CMMC Assessor (LCCA) credential in good standing with the Cyber-AB with approved Tier III clearance. • Prior experience as a CMMC Assessor, consultant or IT Auditor. • Strong working knowledge of NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-172, and the CMMC Assessment Process (CAP). • Experience evaluating SSPs, POA&Ms, and technical evidence across IT environments, including cloud environments. • Excellent written communication skills — assessment findings must be precise and defensible. • Ability to work independently and manage multiple concurrent assessment engagements. • Eligible to work with defense industrial base clients; U.S. citizenship may be required depending on client contract terms.

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully paid individual healthcare, vision and dental insurance for the employee. • Paid certification and training opportunities. • Three weeks of paid vacation + 10 paid holidays. • A supportive environment with a focus on keeping healthy work-life balance. • Retirement benefit (401k) with company match.