Remote ISSM Lead: DoD RMF, Privacy & Cloud Security

Piper Companies; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus (10%)

Equity opportunities

Employer-paid medical benefits

Unlimited PTO

Paid federal holidays

Home-office stipend

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) to lead RMF execution, security authorization, and continuous monitoring across DoD and federal cloud environments. This role blends hands-on authorization leadership with privacy program execution, requiring expertise in eMASS, ATO packages, and NIST controls.

You will mentor ISSOs, coordinate with government stakeholders, and ensure privacy compliance while guiding risk decisions for complex systems and cloud

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on DoD or federal cybersecurity and RMF experience.
• 3+ years as ISSM or Lead ISSO with multiple ATO packages.
• Demonstrated RMF execution, auth package development, and continuous monitoring.
• Hands-on eMASS experience with a GRC platform such as Xacta/RegScale/CSAM.
• DoD 8570 IAM Level II cert or ability to obtain within 90 days.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• IAPP privacy cert or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for briefing leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead DoD RMF activities and security authorization processes across systems and cloud environments.
• Manage multiple concurrent ATO/IATT and authorization packages throughout their lifecycle.
• Maintain accountability for SSPs, SARs, SCTMs, POA&Ms and supporting docs.
• Provide hands-on admin within eMASS and other GRC platforms.
• Lead continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, control assessments, risk analysis, remediation.
• Mentor ISSOs, review artifacts, and provide guidance across teams.

Skills

Strong comm.

RMF execution

Security authorization

eMASS

Privacy program

AWS GovCloud

Leadership

Education

DoD 8570/8140 IAM Level II

IAPP privacy cert (CIPP/G, US, CIPM, CIPT)

Tools

eMASS

Xacta

RegScale

CSAM

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) to lead RMF execution, security authorization, and continuous monitoring across DoD and federal cloud environments. This role blends hands-on authorization leadership with privacy program execution, requiring expertise in eMASS, ATO packages, and NIST controls.

You will mentor ISSOs, coordinate with government stakeholders, and ensure privacy compliance while guiding risk decisions for complex systems and cloud