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Federal Cloud Vulnerability Management Analyst (US REMOTE)

Motorola Solutions · Chicago, IL

Posted Sep 8, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

Behavioral

Walk me through how you've run a monthly continuous monitoring or vulnerability management cycle for a FedRAMP or similarly regulated environment. What did that cadence actually look like month to month?

whether the candidate has hands-on ownership of a real ConMon cycle versus just familiarity with the concept

Tell me about a time you had to build or manage a POAM and get engineering teams to actually close items on it. What made teams drag their feet, and how did you get movement?

ability to drive remediation across teams that don't report to them, a core daily friction point in this role

Tell me about a time you had to present security metrics to a non-technical or external audience, like a government customer. How did you decide what to include and what to leave out?

ability to tailor communication for external government stakeholders, since this role interfaces directly with agencies

Tell me about a situation where you had to handle sensitive or confidential information and someone pushed you to share more than they should have had access to.

integrity and judgment handling access to sensitive government-adjacent data

Tell me about a time priorities shifted suddenly on you, maybe a new regulatory requirement or an urgent customer ask, and you had to drop what you were doing. How did you manage that?

adaptability given the mention of FedRAMP 20x changes and shifting government requirements

Technical

How would you explain a false positive versus a true risk finding to an engineering team that's skeptical of the scan results?

credibility with technical teams and ability to translate scanner output into something actionable

What's your experience with Wiz or a comparable cloud security posture tool? Give me an example of a finding you had to investigate and what you did with it.

direct tool fluency versus resume-only familiarity

Which of the frameworks — FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, ITSG-33, GovRAMP, or similar — have you actually worked inside, and what's a control or requirement from one of them you had to interpret or apply on the job?

depth versus surface-level exposure to the specific regulatory frameworks named in the posting

How have you used AI tools like Gemini or another LLM in your actual security work, not just for drafting emails?

whether AI-tool experience is substantive given the posting's push toward automation and AI agents

Describe a process you automated or scripted to cut down manual work in a compliance or vulnerability management task. What language or approach did you use?

the light coding and process-improvement skill called out as preferred

Situational

Say a critical vulnerability shows up in a scan two days before an annual assessment is due to be submitted to the agency. Walk me through what you do first, second, and third.

prioritization and composure under a real compliance deadline, not just technical triage

If you were asked to onboard a brand-new product team into the continuous monitoring program next month, what would your first few conversations with them look like?

practical approach to scaling the program and setting expectations with teams unfamiliar with ConMon

How do you keep process documentation current when the underlying requirements, like FedRAMP guidance, keep changing?

discipline around documentation and staying current with evolving compliance frameworks

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The full job description

As published by Motorola Solutions.

Company Overview At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. Department Overview The Product & Services Cybersecurity Team is accountable for advising and guiding our development organizations in securing our customer-facing products and services. We are a team of security architects, software security engineers, and security solutions engineers. We are passionate about what we do as it is a job like no other. This is an opportunity for you to use user cybersecurity skills to protect the people that protect us. Our customers are first responders. Fire, police, and paramedics, 911 call takers and 911 dispatchers. And when we or our loved ones place that 911 call, we become the customer of our customers. We want that call to be answered, and we want the communications between the dispatcher and the first responder to be available. But what if that 911 call center, or the communications link to the responders in the field, were under attack? What if you or your loved ones' call to 911 went unanswered, or they were unable to dispatch paramedics to your location, because they had been taken down by ransomware? This is not just theoretical, it is happening. First responders and 911 call centers are under attack around the globe, and this is a chance to fight back. About the Team The Motorola Solutions Federal Cloud (MSFC) Team is accountable for guiding Motorola Solutions platform and application teams through the complex web of sovereign cloud requirements and authorization processes which apply to our products across the globe. Our team directly enables access to new markets for MSI by successfully guiding and governing these processes, via the achievement of various authorizations, successful assessments, and certifications for Motorola Solutions products. This team is both internally and externally facing, and leads interactions with internal Motorola Solutions leadership, as well as external consultants, 3rd party assessors, various customers, and government agencies (both US and international). Job Description In this role you will:  • Manage the monthly vulnerability management/continuous monitoring (ConMon) program for a large, multi-cloud FedRAMP Class D certified and CCCS Medium/Protected B assessed environment • Process vulnerability data into a Plan of Actions and Milestones (POAM) and drive completion of POAM with engineering and development teams • Liaise with engineering and development teams to complete and improve the continuous monitoring process • Generate and manage ConMon metrics for internal and external government agency audiences • Interface with incoming government agency customers and collaboratively review ConMon metrics • Prepare ConMon artifacts (scans, POAMs, inventories, etc) for annual security assessments • Work with team lead to manage incoming FedRAMP 20x ConMon-related changes • Onboard new Motorola product teams into continuous monitoring program • Improve continuous monitoring processes with automation and AI agents • Maintain process documentation The ideal candidate must demonstrate: • Experience related to industry cybersecurity standards in at least one of the following: FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, GovRAMP, TX-RAMP,  AZRAMP, ITSG-33 (Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS)), or Information Security Manual (ISM - Australia) • Experience with the following tools: • Google Gemini or equivalent LLM tools • Wiz • Google Workspace • Technical knowledge and/or experience in security, networking, systems administration, database administration, architecture or another technical domain • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Ability to quickly grasp concepts and terminology in security domains including governance, risk management, architecture, compliance, and operations and be able to express them in a clear and concise manner • Highest level of integrity in dealing with confidential and sensitive information • Proactive approach and enthusiasm for problem identification and solving • Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision and deliver quality results on time  • Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities • Light coding skills for custom scripting preferred Target Base Salary Range: $110,000 USD -$120,000 USD Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. Note: Candidate can reside anywhere in the US and MUST be a US Citizen. #LI-MP2 #LI-REMOTE Basic Requirements • Bachelor's Degree with 4+ years of professional work experience in cybersecurity • AND 1+ years of vulnerability management experience • Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contract. Travel Requirements Under 10% Relocation Provided None Position Type Experienced Referral Payment Plan Yes Our U.S. Benefits include: • Incentive Bonus Plans • Medical, Dental, Vision benefits • 401K with Company Match • 10 Paid Holidays • Generous Paid Time Off Packages • Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Paid Parental & Family Leave • and more! EEO Statement Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.  We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this  Reasonable Accommodations Form  so we can assist you.

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