Cleared Senior Cloud ISSO – Federal RMF Expert

Bart & Associates, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Training and certifications

Transit benefits

Job summary

Bart & Associates, Inc. seeks a Senior Cloud ISSO to oversee cybersecurity compliance, risk management, and security operations for cloud-based and hybrid federal information systems within a cleared environment.

This role emphasizes RMF, NIST alignment, and cloud security engineering across major cloud platforms. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in vulnerability management, continuous monitoring, and enterprise cybersecurity operations, coordinating with government stakeholders

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of RMF, NIST standards, and federal cybersecurity compliance frameworks.
• Experience securing cloud environments and supporting cloud authorization activities.
• Familiarity with enterprise cybersecurity and vulnerability management tools including Tenable Nessus/Security Center, Splunk, IBM Guardium, HP Webinspect, NMAP and similar cybersecurity monitoring and assessment tools
• Strong knowledge of cloud security principles, architecture, and secure configuration management.
• Experience with continuous monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and risk analysis.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to support multiple systems and priorities in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Senior ISSO for cloud-based and hybrid information systems in classified and enterprise environments.
• Support implementation and maintenance of RMF cybersecurity processes and authorization activities for cloud systems.
• Conduct continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and security compliance activities across cloud platforms.
• Assess cloud security risks and coordinate remediation efforts with technical and engineering teams.
• Maintain cybersecurity documentation including SSPs, POA&Ms, security assessments, and authorization artifacts.
• Utilize enterprise security tools to identify, analyze, and mitigate cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats.
• Support security assessments, audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders, system owners, and cloud engineers to ensure adherence to federal cybersecurity standards.
• Monitor cloud environments for security events, suspicious activity, and configuration compliance issues.
• Provide technical guidance on cloud security best practices, architecture, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Support incident response and remediation activities involving cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Track and report cybersecurity risks, findings, and remediation status to leadership.

Skills

RMF & NIST standards

Cloud security engineering

Vulnerability management

Continuous monitoring

Security architecture

Incident response

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Cybersecurity / Information Technology

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Tenable Nessus/Security Center

Splunk

IBM Guardium

HP WebInspect

NMAP

Job description

Bart & Associates, Inc. seeks a Senior Cloud ISSO to oversee cybersecurity compliance, risk management, and security operations for cloud-based and hybrid federal information systems within a cleared environment.

This role emphasizes RMF, NIST alignment, and cloud security engineering across major cloud platforms. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in vulnerability management, continuous monitoring, and enterprise cybersecurity operations, coordinating with government stakeholders