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FedRAMP & RMF Compliance Engineer

Selling cloud software to the federal government is gated behind an authorization process that's genuinely difficult to navigate on a first pass, NIST 800-53 controls, FedRAMP Rev5 (or the newer 20x pathway), a System Security Plan that has to hold up to assessor scrutiny, and a POA&M process for tracking gaps. This service builds that authorization package: control implementation mapped to your actual architecture, SSP documentation in the format assessors expect, POA&M tracking for open items, and OSCAL-formatted artifacts where required. It's for engineering and compliance teams pursuing a federal ATO who don't want to learn FedRAMP's specifics through a failed assessment. You get an authorization package built to pass, not just a checklist of controls.

This is a capability we deliver for you as a service, not a role we’re hiring for.

How We’d Approach This

A clear, staged plan, not a black box

These are the service-specific steps inside our six-step process.

  1. 1

    Diagnose your current architecture against the applicable NIST 800-53 control baseline to find real gaps.

  2. 2

    Pilot control implementation and documentation on one system boundary before scaling to the full package.

  3. 3

    Review the draft SSP and POA&M with your compliance lead and assessor-facing stakeholders before submission.

  4. 4

    Finalize the full authorization package and support you through assessment and continuous monitoring.

What You Get

Deliverables from this engagement

  • A control-gap analysis against the applicable NIST 800-53 baseline
  • A complete System Security Plan (SSP) in assessor-ready format
  • A tracked POA&M for open items with remediation timelines
  • OSCAL-formatted authorization artifacts where required

Six Ways We Could Architect This

Different engagement, different build, pick the shape that fits

There’s more than one way to deliver on this service. Browse a few of the ways we’d structure the work, depending on your speed, budget, and integration needs.

Read all 6 architectures as text

Lean Fast-Start Architecture

Discovery

  • System Boundary Definition
  • NIST 800-53 Control Gap Review
  • Architecture Diagram Walkthrough

Pilot

  • One Control Family Piloted
  • Draft SSP Section
  • POAM Entry for Open Gaps

Review and Rollout

  • Compliance Lead Review Session
  • Finalized SSP Document
  • OSCAL Formatted Artifact Export
  • Assessor Submission Package

Lean Tooling

  • Shared Control Tracker Sheet
  • SSP Template

Cloud-Native / Managed Services Architecture

Ingestion Layer

  • Cloud Infrastructure Configuration Feed
  • Vulnerability Scanner Connector
  • Identity Provider Log Feed

Processing Layer

  • Managed GRC Platform
  • Continuous Control Monitoring Service
  • Compliance Engineer Review Queue

Storage Layer

  • Control Evidence Warehouse
  • Cloud Data Warehouse
  • OSCAL Artifact Repository

Presentation Layer

  • Authorization Status Dashboard
  • Assessor Reporting Portal
  • Automated Control Drift Alerting

Event-Driven & Automation-First Architecture

Triggers

  • Configuration Drift Detected
  • Vulnerability Scan Webhook Event
  • Scheduled Continuous Monitoring Trigger

Automation Pipeline

  • Compliance Event Queue
  • Workflow Orchestrator
  • Control Evidence Collection Worker

Human Checkpoint

  • Compliance Engineer Reviews Findings
  • Remediation Revision Loop

Delivery

  • Automated POAM Ticket Creation
  • Control Status Tracking Event
  • Slack Alert to Security Team
  • Control Evidence Warehouse Update

Enterprise-Grade & Compliance-Ready Architecture

Governance

  • Authorizing Official Governance Board
  • SSP Change Approval Gate
  • Role Based Access Control

Secure Processing

  • Encrypted Evidence Collection Pipeline
  • Compliance Engineer Sign Off with Audit Trail
  • Infrastructure Access with Logging

Redundant Infrastructure

  • Primary Authorization Boundary
  • Failover Region Deployment
  • Automated Encrypted Backup

Audit and Reporting

  • Immutable Continuous Monitoring Log
  • Assessor Ready Compliance Dashboard
  • Authorizing Official Sign Off

AI-Augmented, Human-in-the-Loop Architecture

Data and Signal Layer

  • Historical Control Assessment Data
  • Infrastructure Configuration Data
  • NIST Baseline Requirement Signals

AI Mapping Layer

  • Control Mapping Model
  • AI Generated SSP Narrative Draft
  • Confidence and Coverage Scoring

Human Approval Gate

  • Compliance Engineer Reviews SSP Draft
  • Edits and Assessor Judgment Captured

Publish and Learn

  • Approved SSP and POAM Released
  • Assessment Outcome Capture
  • Feedback Loop into Model Tuning
  • Rejected Draft Returned to AI

Integration-Heavy / Ecosystem-Connected Architecture

Client Systems of Record

  • Client Cloud Infrastructure
  • Client Ticketing and ITSM Platform
  • Client Data Warehouse

Integration Layer

  • Two Way Sync Middleware
  • API Gateway
  • Identity and Access Sync

Compliance Operations

  • Continuous Monitoring Feed
  • Compliance Engineer Workflow
  • Control Evidence Warehouse

Shared Reporting

  • Unified GRC Dashboard
  • Slack and Email Notifications
  • Authorizing Official Scorecard

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