Coalfire
Coalfire6d ago
USD 86000–148000/yr

Senior FedRAMP Cloud Consultant

United StatesUnited StatesRemoteRegular Full Timesenior
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About Coalfire Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape.

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About Coalfire

Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.

But that’s not who we are – that’s just what we do.
 
We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.

Position Summary:
 
Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ toughest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.  
But that’s not who we are – that’s just what we do. 
 
We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.   
And we’re growing fast. 
 
We’re looking for a self-starter Senior Consultant to join our FedRAMP Assessment team.  
  • Provides advice to customers on issues affecting the scope of work in a manner that provides additional value 
  • Develop documentation and author recommendations associate with your findings on how to improve the customer’s security posture in accordance with appropriate controls 
  • Leads audits/assessments including audit plan preparation, review of documentation and evidence, evaluation of procedures, and client interviews.    
  • Maintains strong depth of knowledge in one or more cybersecurity frameworks. 
  • Prepare, review and approve  assessment reports. 
  • Manage priorities, tasks and hours on projects in conjunction with the project manager to achieve delivery utilization targets. 
  • Ensures quality products and services are delivered on time. 
  • Escalates client and project issues to management in a timely manner to inform and engage the necessary resources to address the issue  
  • Provide mentorship to team members in areas of audit, assessment, technical review and writing.   
  • Interfaces with clients through entire engagement, interacting with all levels of client organizations 
  • Establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders 
  • Continuous professional development in maintaining industry specific certifications. Maintains strong depth of knowledge in the practice area.  
  • Collaborates with project managers, quality management, sales and other delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables.  
  • Establishes account relationships and identifies upsell and cross sell opportunities and escalates to sales. 
  • Draft audit programs that sufficiently address both the required objectives of the regulatory body and the complexity of the client environment 
  • Leads interview and inquiry walkthroughs with clients to determine the conformity of environments against stated requirements 
  • Assess security vulnerabilities against the appropriate security frameworks 
  • Pursues and corroborates conclusions derived from inquiry procedures with client while ensuring diligent interview notes are captured  
  • Offline and remote evidence inspection of client provided documentation; appropriately mark artifacts requiring follow-up or additional clarification  
  • Educate and interpret compliance activities for clients 
  • Understands how to apply quality standards and adheres to a minimum benchmark for quality assurance throughout the documentation of each work product or deliverable 
  • Travel 20%
    • Bachelor's degree (four-year college or university) in IT or business, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
    • Five to ten (5-10) years of experience as a consultant within professional IT services
    • Must hold one of the following certifications: CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCSP, CFR, CCISO, GCED, GCIH, GSLC
    • Deep experience with government compliance, including FISMA, FedRAMP, and DoD RMF
    • Strong knowledge of NIST Special Publications 800-30, 800-37, 800-53, 800-171
    • Experience with every step within the delivery of Certification and Accreditation (C&A) / Assessment and Authorization (A&A) packages that have obtained and maintained full authorization to operate (ATO)
    • Experience with virtualization or cloud technologies
    • Familiarity with statutes and regulations across multiple industries relevant to IT (e.g. SOX 404, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GLB, Patriot Act)
    • Familiarity with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Protected B framework is a plus
    • Familiarity with the DOD CMMC process is a plus
    • Demonstrated knowledge of AWS, Asure and GCP cloud offerings is required
    • Knowledge of information security related solutions, tools, and utilities
    • Excellent verbal and written skills
    • Willing to travel up to 20%
  • Hold Cloud Security focused certifications (AWS, Azure, CCSK, etc.)
  • Location & Eligibility

    Where is the job
    United States
    Remote within one country
    Who can apply
    US

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    Posted
    April 29, 2026
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    April 29, 2026
    Last seen
    May 5, 2026

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    Coalfire

    Coalfire is a cybersecurity advisor that helps private and public-sector organizations avert threats, close gaps, and effectively manage risk. They provide independent, tailored advice, assessments, technical testing, and cyber engineering services to help clients develop scalable programs that improve their security posture and achieve business objectives.

    Employees
    3k+
    Founded
    2001
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    CoalfireSenior FedRAMP Cloud ConsultantUSD 86000–148000