Junior ISSO (Onsite VA) - Security Posture & Compliance

UICGS / Bowhead Family of Companies; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bowhead Family of Companies seeks a Junior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to join a dynamic, mission‑driven team providing TIMS support to CBP PSPD. The position is primarily onsite in Ashburn, VA, with telework at the Government's discretion and core hours 8:00–16:00, Monday to Friday.

The successful candidate will help maintain the security posture of mission‑critical CBP applications by monitoring, reviewing scans, and updating CSAM artifacts, coordinating with development teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field.
• 2–4 years of experience supporting IT security, cybersecurity tracking, or compliance monitoring.
• Knowledge of federal security frameworks (FISMA, NIST 800-53, DISA STIGs).
• Experience tracking technical tasks using Jira or Agile ticketing.
• Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance of the security posture for PSPD applications.
• Review vulnerability scan reports, analyze findings, and open Jira tickets for remediation.
• Assist in developing, tracking, and updating POA&Ms in CSAM until closed.
• Evaluate Security Test Report findings and help mitigate ISVM alerts.
• Respond to PSPD inquiries within tight SLAs.
• Maintain PSPD Security Branch sites (SharePoint, Confluence, Jira).
• Support tracking and status review of ~190 ISAs.
• Follow Agile processes for security work; adapt to new tools.

Skills

Information Security

Cybersecurity Tracking

Agile / Jira

Vulnerability Scanning

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT-related field

Tools

Jira

CSAM

Splunk

Nessus

Anchore

WebInspect

DBProtect

Qualys

Job description

Bowhead Family of Companies seeks a Junior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to join a dynamic, mission‑driven team providing TIMS support to CBP PSPD. The position is primarily onsite in Ashburn, VA, with telework at the Government's discretion and core hours 8:00–16:00, Monday to Friday.

The successful candidate will help maintain the security posture of mission‑critical CBP applications by monitoring, reviewing scans, and updating CSAM artifacts, coordinating with development teams