CORA Assessor

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative CORA Assessor to join our team in the greater DMV area supporting the Army National Guard.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead Cyber Operational Readiness Assessments (CORA) Sight Assistance Visits and Cyber Hygiene Assessment Team activities across state and enterprise environments.
• Conduct preinspection planning technical deep dives evidence collection vulnerability validation and operational control effectiveness testing.
• Produce assessment artifacts: scorecards findings risk analyses and actionable remediation recommendations.
• Develop validate and track Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) to closure; coordinate remediation with state stakeholders and program teams.
• Deliver authoritative briefings and decisiongrade reports to commanders senior leaders and state leadership on assessment results and risk posture.
• Identify trends recurring deficiencies and best practices to inform enterprise cyber hygiene improvements and readiness initiatives.
• Coordinate assessment logistics data handling and evidence retention to support auditability and compliance with Army/DoD requirements.
• Mentor assessment teams enforce assessment methodology consistency and ensure quality assurance of CORA products.

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Qualifications

• 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance.

• Candidate must meet ONE of the following:

  • Masters degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science Cybersecurity Data Science Information Systems Information Technology Software Engineering or a related field; OR
  • Relevant DoD/military training (examples: Security Control Assessor (Advanced) Playlist; DCMA DIBCAC Cybersecurity Assessor Advanced); OR
  • Relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (examples: CCISO CISA CISM CISSP CISSPISSEP CySA GSLC GSNA).

• Required experience and skills:

  • Cybersecurity assessment audit or assurance experience and experience leading technical assessments in DoD or large enterprise environments.
  • Demonstrated expertise with CORA/Cyber Hygiene methodologies NIST SP 80053 RMF DISA STIGs/SRGs and DoD/Army assessment criteria.
  • Proven ability to conduct technical validation produce scorecards/findings develop POA&Ms and brief senior leaders.
  • Experience with vulnerability tools and evidence workflows and ability to correlate findings to operational risk and remediation priorities.
  • Must attain and maintain CORA Assessor certification through the DCDC Reviewer Certification Program and have completed the DISA Security Readiness Reviewer (SRR) course (or equivalent documented completion).

• Desired:

  • Prior experience performing CORA or DISA/CCRIlike assessments for ARNG state/Territory or DoD organizations.
  • Experience advising state leadership on remediation prioritization cyber hygiene programs and sustained compliance initiatives.
  • Strong report writing stakeholder facilitation and mentorship experience for assessment teams.

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