IT Compliance Manager

MANTECH; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated IT Compliance Manager to join our team in Washington, D.C. on-site, focusing on FBI ECS audits and FISMA compliance.

You will leverage your technical background and compliance expertise to support readiness assessments and quality reviews across enterprise systems. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of cybersecurity compliance and RMF experience, along with DoD 8140.03 certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive cybersecurity compliance/auditing/RMF experience.
• Experience conducting deep-dive FISMA reviews against NIST standards.
• DoD 8140.03 intermediate certifications: CCISO/CISA/CISM/CISSP or equivalent.
• Experience preparing audit response packages and managing POA&M lifecycles.
• Strong written communication for federal auditors.

Responsibilities

• Conduct deep-dive audit readiness assessments and FISMA quality reviews for assigned systems.
• Evaluate system docs, security controls, access controls, and POA&M tracking against standards.
• Review enterprise FISMA artifacts, including security plans and risk assessments.
• Prepare defensible, audit-ready response packages and evidence for audits.
• Communicate gaps and remediation progress to ECS leadership.
• Develop and track corrective action plans to resolve pre-audit findings.

Skills

Cybersecurity compliance

Technical writing

Audit readiness

RMF

FISMA

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JCAM

Xacta

FISMA tools

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented IT Compliance Manager to join our team in Washington, D.C. This is an onsite position.

The IT Compliance Manager will leverage their technical background and compliance expertise to support the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Enterprise Cybersecurity Section (ECS) with audit preparation and quality reviews for FISMA compliance. You will help conduct deep-dive readiness assessments, evaluate enterprise security artifacts, and ensure system audit readiness across the enterprise.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Serving as a dedicated IT Compliance Manager exclusively assigned to conduct deep-dive audit readiness assessments and FISMA compliance quality reviews for assigned information systems.
• Evaluating system documentation, technical security controls, access controls, and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) tracking against FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, and FBI policy standards.
• Conducting deep-dive reviews of enterprise-level FISMA artifacts, including security plans, risk assessments and contingency plans, to ensure control mapping accuracy and completeness.
• Preparing defensible, audit-ready response packages, compliance statements, and supporting evidence to minimize findings during federal audit engagements.
• Communicating identified gaps, weaknesses, and remediation progress directly to Enterprise Cybersecurity Section leadership.
• Developing and tracking corrective action plans and POA&Ms to ensure pre-audit findings are resolved within required timelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity compliance, IT auditing, or Risk Management Framework (RMF) execution.
• Demonstrated experience conducting deep-dive FISMA reviews and evaluating compliance against NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-53A, and federal cybersecurity standards.
• Possess at least one of the following DoD 8140.03 Intermediate proficiency certifications: CCISO, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP, CySA+, GSLC, or GSNA.
• Proven experience reviewing enterprise security documentation, preparing audit response packages, and managing POA&M lifecycles.
• Strong technical writing skills with experience developing defensible compliance justifications for federal auditors.

Clearance Requirements

• An active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.
• Experience supporting Department of Justice (DOJ) or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) FISMA audits, Inspector General (IG) reviews, or OMB Circular A-123 assessments.
• Familiarity with government Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tools such as Joint Cybersecurity Authorization Management (JCAM) or Telos Xacta.
• Demonstrated track record of resolving pre-audit findings and achieving minimal or zero audit findings.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.