Security Compliance Lead

General Dynamics Information Technology•Austin, TX

7d•$123,250 - $166,750•Hybrid

About The Position

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a SECURITY COMPLIANCE LEAD supporting 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 SECURITY COMPLIANCE LEAD supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Austin, Texas you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Join GDIT to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through the Infrastructure Operations Support Services program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and 5+ years of experience
Experience leading cybersecurity compliance, RMF, ISSO support, or A&A activities in enterprise IT environments
Demonstrated expertise in NIST 800‑53, RMF, POA&M management, SSP development, and audit readiness
Strong understanding of ITSM, security operations, federal compliance frameworks, and enterprise‑class system governance
Ability to evaluate cybersecurity documentation, authorization artifacts, risk analyses, vulnerability trends, and evidence for completeness, accuracy, and compliance
Experience developing compliance plans, audit logs, dashboards, risk reports, POA&M packages, and corrective‑action processes
Excellent written, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills
Ability to collaborate across cybersecurity, engineering, operations, audit, and federal organizations
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting VA, federal agencies, or regulated security environments
Security certifications such as CISSP, CAP, Security+, RMF Practitioner, or similar
Familiarity with federal cybersecurity requirements, FISMA audits, POA&M processes, boundary management, vulnerability management tools, and compliance frameworks
Experience with GRC tools, RMF workflows, audit support platforms, and enterprise cybersecurity reporting tools

Responsibilities

Manage enterprise cybersecurity compliance activities across IO, ensuring RMF execution, A&A rigor, POA&M accuracy, audit readiness, and alignment with VA governance and federal security standards.
Lead system authorization activities, maintain security documentation, oversee POA&M updates, coordinate continuous monitoring, validate SSPs and control evidence, and ensure vulnerability remediation cycles meet VA expectations.
Work closely with System Owners, Authorizing Officials, cybersecurity teams, engineers, and auditors to strengthen security posture and maintain compliance across assigned systems and boundaries.
Manage RMF workflows, compliance dashboards, audit preparation, scorecard reviews, and recurring reporting packages.
Streamline evidence collection, improve documentation quality, refine remediation processes, and embed compliance requirements throughout the system lifecycle.
Coordinate with hosting, database, application, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to ensure security compliance operations remain aligned, efficient, and collaborative.
Engage directly with VA leadership and stakeholders to clarify requirements, present RMF and audit updates, deliver POA&M reviews, and provide remediation recommendations.
Drive continuous improvement by identifying gaps, addressing recurring findings, refining SOPs, modernizing reporting, enhancing automation of compliance workflows, and strengthening vulnerability follow‑through.
Ensure VA’s security compliance remains accurate, resilient, policy‑aligned, and continuously improving.

Benefits

AI‑enabled professional growth tools
Leadership development and internal mobility programs
Competitive pay
benefits
401(k) match
Mission-focused culture supporting Veterans
Opportunities to modernize VA’s cloud financial ecosystem and strengthen cost efficiency, accountability, and business value across nationwide operations
variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
dental plan options
a vision plan
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
full flex work weeks where possible
a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
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