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Type of Requisition:
RegularClearance Level Must Currently Possess:
NoneClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
NonePublic Trust/Other Required:
MBI (T2)Job Family:
Cyber and IT Risk ManagementJob Qualifications:
Skills:
Compliance Activities, Cybersecurity Compliance, LeadershipCertifications:
NoneExperience:
5 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:
YesJob Description:
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a SECURITY COMPLIANCE LEADsupporting 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 theDepartment 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.
HOW A SECURITY COMPLIANCE LEAD WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
As the Security Compliance Lead, you will 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.
In this role, you will 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. You will work closely with System Owners, Authorizing Officials, cybersecurity teams, engineers, and auditors to strengthen security posture and maintain compliance across assigned systems and boundaries.
You will manage RMF workflows, compliance dashboards, audit preparation, scorecard reviews, and recurring reporting packages. You will streamline evidence collection, improve documentation quality, refine remediation processes, and embed compliance requirements throughout the system lifecycle. You will also coordinate with hosting, database, application, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to ensure security compliance operations remain aligned, efficient, and collaborative.
You will engage directly with VA leadership and stakeholders to clarify requirements, present RMF and audit updates, deliver POA&M reviews, and provide remediation recommendations. Your communication practices will strengthen transparency, trust, and confidence across VA’s security compliance environment.
You will drive continuous improvement by identifying gaps, addressing recurring findings, refining SOPs, modernizing reporting, enhancing automation of compliance workflows, and strengthening vulnerability follow‑through. Your leadership ensures VA’s security compliance remains accurate, resilient, policy‑aligned, and continuously improving.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
Desired Qualifications
Security Clearance
Location:
Austin, TX (hybrid)
No visa sponsorship is available for this position
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Travel Required:
Less than 10%Telecommuting Options:
HybridWork Location:
USA TX AustinAdditional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and 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. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as 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. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.Our Identity Verification Process:
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 virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events atEqual Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans