Information Systems Security Manager with Security Clearance

VTG; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG seeks a Senior Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) to lead RMF implementation for a national security customer. The role is 100% onsite in Chantilly, VA, requiring active Top Secret/SCI with CI Poly and strong certification credentials.

You will mentor a security team, guide system categorization, and ensure rigorous controls, assessments, and continuous monitoring in support of authorized risk decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum advanced degree in a relevant field or equivalent.
• Active TS clearance w/ SCI and CI Poly.
• Certifications required: CISM; CISSP; CISSP-ISSMP; FITSP-M; GCIA; GCIH; GICSP; GSLC.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of contractor security professionals implementing RMF for FBI IT systems.
• Oversee Prepare step activities with defined roles, responsibilities, and risk strategies.
• Guide system categorization to ensure proper mission-based classifications.
• Advise on selection, tailoring, and documentation of controls aligned with risk appetite and compliance.
• Oversee implementation of technical, operational, and management controls across lifecycles.
• Plan, execute, and document security control assessments to validate safeguards.
• Prepare risk management documentation for authorization and executive decisions.
• Direct ongoing monitoring and continuous assessment with metrics for strategy adjustments.

Skills

RMF lifecycle leadership

NIST guidance

Cybersecurity risk analysis

Mentoring & team leadership

Security controls implementation

Auditing & compliance

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Software Engineering

Bachelor's with Advanced security Certification

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) to support our national security customer in the WMV. The position is 100% onsite.

What will you do?

• Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of contractor security professionals responsible for the end-to-end implementation of the RMF lifecycle for FBI IT systems.
• Oversee and coordinate activities within the Prepare step, ensuring roles, responsibilities, and risk management strategies are clearly defined and maintained.
• Guide system categorization efforts to ensure all information systems are appropriately classified based on mission/business impact and regulatory requirements.
• Advise on the selection, tailoring, and documentation of security controls aligned with system categorizations, Bureau risk appetite, and compliance requirements.
• Oversee the implementation of technical, operational, and management controls throughout system and application lifecycles, with a particular focus on quality and completeness of all deliverables.
• Ensure comprehensive security control assessments are planned, executed, and documented to validate the effectiveness of implemented safeguards.
• Prepare risk management documentation for system authorization and executive decision-making.
• Direct ongoing monitoring and continuous assessment activities, collecting metrics to adjust security strategies and ensure sustained compliance.
• Serve as a principal technical advisor on cybersecurity, bringing subject-matter expertise to risk analysis, incident response, system remediation, and audit support efforts.
• Foster a culture of security awareness, providing technical guidance and training to both team members and stakeholders.
• Track, report, and communicate status, risks, and improvement opportunities related to security engineering activities to leadership and stakeholders.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of RMF, NIST guidance, and industry best practices in support of continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

• Master's or PHD in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Software Engineering OR a Bachelor's with an Advanced security Certification
• Active Top Secret Clearance w/ SCI; with active CI Poly
• One of the following certifications: CISM; CISSP; CISSP-ISSMP; FITSP-M; GCIA; GCIH; GICSP; GSLC
• Position contingent upon contract award* Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $150,000 - $210,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.