
Information Security Risk Specialist
Albuquerque, NMJob$99–225K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Information Security Risk Specialist conducts security assessments of DoD cloud environments using the Risk Management Framework (RMF), supports policy and procedure guidance, and implements strategies to manage organizational information risks. The role assesses systems, documents security requirements, supports accreditation efforts, promotes security education, and monitors security technologies. Candidates need at least five years of cybersecurity experience, a Top Secret clearance, a bachelor's degree, and IAM Level 1 or higher certification.
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Full job description
Information Security Risk Specialist
The Opportunity:
Conduct security assessments on DoD cloud environments using the Risk Management Framework (RMF). Assist in providing guidance on policies and procedures to ensure compliance within an accreditation boundary. Implement security strategies to control and manage organizational information risks. Assess information systems to determine risk exposure and develop documentation addressing system security requirements. Enhance information security education within the organization and team. Monitor the latest security technologies to ensure that project personnel remain in the know.
You Have:
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5+ years of experience in a Cybersecurity role
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Experience with the DoD RMF accreditation process
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Experience with RMF, STIGs, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-37, or eMASS
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Experience with implementing and maintaining security controls and with cloud environments, including AWS or Azure
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Ability to conduct ACAS scans and build ATO packages for Xacta or eMASS submission
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Ability to work through challenging security requirements and maintain compliance
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Ability to develop technical documentation to support accreditation efforts
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Top Secret clearance
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Bachelor's degree
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IAM Level 1 or higher Certification
Nice If You Have:
- Experience as an ISSM
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.
Identity Statement
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 interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Candidate AI Usage Policy
AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.
Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
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Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
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Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
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Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,262 open Information Security jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$99–225K/yr
- US median$130–203K/yr974 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $162K, is close to the US median midpoint ($162K) — in the middle half of Information Security salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 15 open Information Security jobs in New Mexico and 1,262 across the US. 16% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Akamai Technologies, Inc.165 open
- EY140 open
- Help at Home54 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Information Security postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (1,076 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 291 of the 1,262 open Information Security jobs (23%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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