Security Operations Engineer

Program context

This is a Federal AI Adoption Initiative for Healthcare. We are supporting a large-scale effort to accelerate the safe, effective, and responsible adoption of artificial intelligence across healthcare. Part of that work is making sure the public hub and everything behind it meets a real federal security bar before it's trusted with any data. This role owns getting there, and keeping it that way, for the life of the system.

What you'll own

You will lead development of the platform's Authority to Operate package, including the system security plan, privacy impact assessment, security assessment report, and plan of action and milestones.

You will implement and document NIST 800-53 controls across the platform.

You will own the platform's ongoing security operations once the Authority to Operate is granted, including continuous monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and incident response.

You will keep the plan of action and milestones current over the life of the system, closing findings rather than letting them accumulate.

You will work directly with federal information system security officers and authorizing officials through the security review process and for the life of the system afterward.

Required qualifications (hard gates)

• Experience leading or majorly contributing to an Authority to Operate package for a FISMA Moderate or High system

• Working knowledge of NIST 800-53 controls, including hands-on implementation experience

• Experience owning ongoing security operations after an Authority to Operate is granted, including continuous monitoring and vulnerability remediation

• CISSP, CAP, CISM, or an equivalent security certification, or equivalent demonstrated experience

Strongly preferred

• Deep NIST 800-53 Rev 5 knowledge across all control families

• Direct experience working with a federal information system security officer or authorizing official over the life of a system, not only during initial authorization

• Additional cloud security certifications

What we screen for in interview

We ask the candidate to walk through an Authority to Operate package they owned, including specific documentation deliverables.

We ask how they ran continuous monitoring and vulnerability remediation after authorization, including a specific finding they closed.

We ask about their experience navigating a federal security review process directly with agency stakeholders.

Disqualifiers

• Cannot pass the required background or Authority to Operate-adjacent security review

• No Authority to Operate documentation experience

• No ongoing security operations experience beyond initial authorization

• No security certification or equivalent demonstrated experience

Equal Employment Opportunity & Legal Notices

Pantheon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation to complete the application or interview process may request one at any stage. Requesting an accommodation will not affect consideration for the role.

This position requires verification of eligibility to work in the United States (Form I-9) and may be subject to E-Verify. Because this role supports a federal contract, it may also require a background investigation and a favorable public trust or security clearance determination as a condition of continued engagement, in addition to the role-specific requirements listed above.

The hourly rate range stated above under Compensation is disclosed in accordance with applicable state pay transparency requirements and reflects the program's federal contract labor rate for this position.

This position is contingent upon contract award and funding and does not represent a guaranteed opening until that occurs.

Whether this engagement is structured as W2 employment or a 1099 independent contractor relationship will be determined in accordance with applicable federal and state worker classification law, based on the actual working relationship.