Compliance lead
FedRAMP program manager, GRC lead, information system security officer (ISSO)
Runs the authorization effort: assigns controls, approves statements into the package and prepares continuous monitoring deliverables.
Sees
- Every control, drafted statement, evidence item and POA&M entry
- Package completeness against the selected baseline
- Drift alerts and the controls they affect
- The audit trail of drafts, edits and approvals
Does
- Selects the baseline and records the security categorization
- Assigns controls to control owners
- Approves or returns implementation statements
- Prepares package versions for system owner approval
- Assembles monthly continuous monitoring deliverables
- Grants scoped access to assessors and agency reviewers
Cannot
- Approve a statement they wrote themselves; a second approver is required
- Approve a package version for release; that is the system owner's decision
- Edit or delete entries in the audit trail