Coalfire2d ago

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USD 86000–148000/yr

Senior CMMC Consultant, Public Sector Advisory

United 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

The Senior Consultant leads CMMC advisory consulting engagements, documentation development, scoping workshops, and other consulting services projects in their framework of expertise. In this role they will have a mastery of all framework security control requirements and have a strong understanding of defense industrial base (DIB) environments, such as engineering, manufacturing, construction, and associated cloud architectures. They manage project deliverables and develop reports for clients. They will also provide quality control and peer review to other members of the delivery staff. They will work closely with project managers, delivery owners, and other delivery team members to effectively manage project timelines and deliverables.

Lead IT system security consultation within cloud-based and on- premises environments in accordance with CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, 800- 37, DFARS, OMB, and other authoritative IT security guidance

Independently leads advisory consulting projects. With oversight from a delivery owner (senior manager, and/or director), is able to perform leadership tasks on all advisory projects such as gap analyses, workshops, and other consulting engagements.

Lead the development of System Security Plans and other documentation in accordance with CMMC and DFARS/NIST requirements

Prepare, review and/or update, and maintain IT Security supporting artifacts

Provide IT security guidance to Information System Owners, clients, and project team members

Identify information security problems and challenges, researching and developing technical solutions to rectify them

Prepare, review and edit advisory 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 preparation, 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.

3+ years experience with government compliance, including CMMC, FISMA, FedRAMP, and DoD RMF

Strong knowledge of NIST Special Publications 800-171, 800- 30, 800-37, 800-53

Experience with every step of the risk management framework (RMF) 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 Experience with container-based architectures

Experience with client-server and traditional on- premises architecture

Strong knowledge of information security related solutions, tools, and utilities

Bachelor's degree in (four-year college or university) in IT or business, or equivalent combination of education and work experience

CMMC Certifications (CCP, CCA, or Lead CCA)

Optional: Technical cloud certification (AWS, Google, Azure or similar), CISSP, CISA, CISM, or equivalent

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United States

Remote within one country

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Posted: May 7, 2026
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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.

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3k+

Founded

2001

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USD 86000–148000

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