The Pitch¶
Thousands of technology companies and hundreds of agencies need engineers that intimately understand FedRAMP. The only place to truly gain that level of understanding is here, with us. The FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service (FRCS) will immerse you in all things FedRAMP as you rotate between learning, performing FedRAMP Certifications, supporting the FedRAMP experience with stakeholders, improving policy and guidance, and helping agencies adopt cloud services.
Apply Now!¶
Positions are open right now on USAJOBS!
This isn't a pitch for a future hiring action - the hiring is in progress and happening in rolling cycles every two weeks. GSA's goal is to make this the fastest hiring and onboarding action in GSA history.
FedRAMP is hiring security engineers from a "shared certificate" - that means GSA is making 50+ engineering-focused hires across many different programs at the same time via a standardized process. This lets us move much faster than normal and continuously select candidates as they apply, but it does mean this hiring action includes a programming challenge that may be difficult for some candidates; unfortunately the coding test is required but we anticipate that many security engineers with a coding background (such as Site Reliability Engineers or Software Engineers) will be able to pass it.
We are rapidly evolving at FedRAMP and have lots of exciting work in our future. In addition to security assessment, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting edge development and AI projects supporting the FedRAMP program as we move away from manual spreadsheet-driven processes ourselves!
All GSA positions are full-time in-office at one of GSA's primary office locations.
Occasional and infrequent telework is available but all GSA employees are required to report 5 days a week to a hub office in most circumstances. FedRAMP has no control over this hiring requirement, it is a government-wide hiring restriction. GSA does not generally grant telework reasonable accommodations.
Washington DC is the FedRAMP team's largest hub with more than half of our team. New York City is second, with 3 employees.
Make sure your resume talks about FedRAMP!
There are many different teams looking at candidates - if you want to work for FedRAMP, please make sure that you mention us somewhere so that we can fight everyone else off!
GS-15 Principal AI Software Engineer (Lead Security Engineer)¶
- Apply Now: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/883695200
- Salary Range: $163,023 - $197,200 (depends on location)
- Locations: Washington DC (preferred), New York NY, Philadelphia PA, San Francisco CA, Lakewood CO, Chicago IL, Boston MA, Tacoma WA
- Open Until: December, 2026 (applications processed biweekly)
Principal AI Software Engineers / Lead Security Engineers will oversee deep dives into the security of some of the coolest cloud services on the planet, serve as expert advisors to the FedRAMP Director, and help bring the government's approach to security assessment into the current era.
GS-14 Senior AI Software Engineer (Senior Security Engineer)¶
- Apply Now: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/883693300
- Salary Range: $138,595 - $197,200 (depends on location)
- Locations: Washington DC (preferred), New York NY, Philadelphia PA, San Francisco CA, Lakewood CO, Chicago IL, Boston MA, Tacoma WA
- Open Until: December, 2026 (applications processed biweekly)
Senior AI Software Engineers / Senior Security Engineers will be diving into security packages from cloud services and overseeing continuous monitoring and review of their security decisions. It's a unique opportunity to see how the largest technology companies in the world manage compliance and be a part of representing the federal government's interests in security.
GS-13 AI Software Engineer (Security Engineer)¶
- Apply Now: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/883691200
- Salary Range: $117,284 - $172,980 (depends on location)
- Locations: Washington DC (preferred), New York NY, Philadelphia PA, San Francisco CA, Lakewood CO, Chicago IL, Boston MA, Tacoma WA
- Open Until: December, 2026 (applications processed biweekly)
AI Software Engineers (Security Engineers) are the backbone of FedRAMP, working with senior and lead engineerings to peel back the inner workings of technology companies and assess the quality of their security decisions. They lead different stages of the review process, build tools to accelerate review, provide feedback on policies and framework updates, and support their agency counterparts.
A Note on Salary and Benefits¶
Salary and benefits are standardized across the federal government, with salary ranges set based on the position description and specialized experience required. Candidates will need to negotiate initial salary within the General Schedule (GS) range, but most are likely to start at Step 1. We strongly recommend interested candidates research OPM and government salary ranges and policies around special qualification assessments and what these GS ranges and steps mean.