Lead ISSO / Program Manager

RJIT Solutions

$125K — $150K *
Technical Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of federal cybersecurity experience
  • Direct ISSO or ISSM experience on FISMA Moderate systems
  • Proven program management on cybersecurity support contracts
  • Active CISSP certification
  • PMP or CGRC certification
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Familiarity with CSAM, ServiceNow, Splunk, and vulnerability scanners

Responsibilities

  • Direct contractor ISSO activities for consistent execution
  • Serve as primary technical liaison with key stakeholders
  • Oversee quality control and submission of authorization artifacts
  • Maintain the risk and issue register, escalating issues when necessary
  • Represent the contractor in governance forums
  • Own and manage critical program management plans
  • Coordinate invoicing and staffing actions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance options
  • Generous paid time off policies
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Flexible work arrangement options
Full Job Description
Purpose. Single point of accountability for technical execution across all eight task areas, and for cost, schedule, quality, staffing, and deliverable acceptance at the contract level.

Reports to: RJIT program management. Takes operational direction from the DFC ISSM. Serves as the single point of contact to the Contracting Officer's Representative.

Core responsibilities.

  • Direct contractor ISSO activities and ensure consistent execution across all supported systems.
  • Serve as primary technical interface to the ISSM, CISO, AO and AODR, System Owners, and other Government cybersecurity stakeholders.
  • Oversee development, review, quality control, and submission of authorization-package artifacts; chair internal quality reviews of every deliverable before Government submission.
  • Maintain the risk and issue register; escalate to Government leadership as warranted.
  • Represent the contractor in DFC governance forums, including the Enterprise Review Board, Change Control Board, Cybersecurity Steering Committee, Risk Management Working Group, and Privacy Working Group.
  • Own the Program Management Plan, Communications Plan, and Quality Management Plan; deliver Weekly Activity Reports, Monthly Program Status Reports, and Quarterly Executive Review Materials.
  • Coordinate invoicing, staffing actions, and contract-level reporting.

Required qualifications. Fifteen or more years of federal cybersecurity experience, including direct ISSO or ISSM work on FISMA Moderate systems. Demonstrated program management of a federal cybersecurity support contract of comparable scope. Active CISSP. PMP or CGRC. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Working familiarity with CSAM or an equivalent federal authorization repository, ServiceNow, Splunk, and an enterprise vulnerability scanner.

Critical constraint. This individual maintain hands-on cybersecurity expertise and not function solely as an administrative manager. Candidates whose recent experience is exclusively executive or portfolio-level do not meet the standard.

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