Security/ATO Automation Engineer

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⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🤖 QA Automation Engineer

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SkyePoint Decisions, Inc.

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2009

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏛️ Government

🏢 Enterprise

Cybersecurity • Government • Enterprise

SkyePoint Decisions, Inc. is a government-focused cybersecurity and IT services company that provides cybersecurity, strategy, engineering, operations, and maintenance services to federal agencies. They enable federal agencies to deliver missions securely from any device and any location, and help link business strategy to operational reality. They hold or participate in multiple government contract vehicles (e. g. , SEWP VI, CIO-SP3 Small Business, GSA MAS, Department of Education BPA) and emphasize partnerships and capabilities in threat prediction, cybersecurity architecture & engineering, critical infrastructure & operations, and application development & maintenance. Based in Dulles, VA, they position themselves as a trusted provider for federal clients.

📋 Description

• Design and implement automation supporting customer authorization activities by integrating security evidence, assessment results, workflow status, policy checks, and decision-support information into traceable ATO processes • Analyze authorization workflows, evidence requirements, assessment activities, control data, approvals, and recurring manual steps to identify automation opportunities • Develop automated evidence collection, validation, normalization, routing, status tracking, and reporting capabilities using customer-approved technologies • Integrate ATO automation with security scanning, SBOM/SCA, vulnerability, workflow, data, repository, and system-of-record capabilities • Implement rules and policy checks supporting consistent assessment and authorization workflows without replacing Government decision authority • Develop dashboards and decision-support views exposing evidence status, findings, dependencies, exceptions, and readiness information • Collaborate with security, development, platform, integration, data, and Government stakeholders to validate automation logic and maintain traceability • Develop automated tests, configuration documentation, runbooks, ADRs, change documentation, and release artifacts

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Engineering, or related field; with 10+ years of experience • Senior industry professional certification such as CISSP • Experience with RMF/ATO processes, security assessment/evidence activities, governance-risk-compliance workflows, or comparable security authorization functions • Demonstrated ability to automate workflow, evidence, data, reporting, or compliance activities through software, scripting, APIs, or approved platforms • Working knowledge of security controls, assessment evidence, vulnerability/security findings, traceability, and Government authorization processes • Ability to obtain a 6c Public Trust • At least an active Secret clearance is highly preferred • U.S. Citizenship is required • Preferred: NIST RMF and NIST SP 800-53 concepts • Preferred: ATO/evidence automation • Preferred: GRC or assessment workflow platforms • Preferred: Python or comparable scripting • Preferred: REST APIs • Preferred: Security scanning/SBOM data • Preferred: Jira/Confluence/GitLab • Preferred: AWS

🏖️ Benefits

• Certification incentive program • PTO • Floating federal holiday options • HMO insurance options • High Deductible health plans with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) • Flex Spending Accounts (FSAs) • Full Dental Plans • Vision insurance • Short-term/long-term disability insurance • Life insurance • 401(k) match • Flexible work environment • Professional development recognition and rewards for obtaining new certifications • Work flexibility supporting work-life balance

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