Senior Army Information System Security Manager Lead

Kwaan Bear Technology; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kwaan Bear Technology (KBITS) in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, seeks a Senior Army Information System Security Manager Lead to guide contractor cybersecurity, RMF, authorization, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring for a prospective Army program.

The role requires coordinating with ISSOs, system owners, engineers, and government stakeholders to resolve deficiencies and to embed RMF controls into Agile development, DevSecOps, and cloud deployments, with attention to evidence and risk

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required or eligible for SCI access.
• Eight+ years direct cybersecurity, information assurance, RMF, or ISSM experience.
• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, engineering, information systems, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience as ISSM, senior ISSO, cybersecurity lead, or authorization lead for Army/DoW systems.
• Expertise with DoDI 8510.01, NIST SP 800-53, Army RMF, and authorization packages.
• Experience with eMASS, POA&Ms, STIGs, SRGs, vulnerability management, ACAS, Tenable.sc, Nessus.
• Active CISSP and qualification for DoW 8140/DCWF work role at Advanced proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to Government ISSM to maintain cybersecurity posture for systems, programs, and enclaves.
• Lead contractor RMF planning, authorization package development, maintenance, reauthorization, and continuous monitoring.
• Coordinate with ISSOs, system owners, engineers, admins, developers, and stakeholders to resolve deficiencies and authorization issues.
• Coordinate security plans, controls, evidence, POA&Ms, STIG/SRG compliance, configuration, and remediation.
• Operate eMASS workflows and support IATT, ATO, and conditional authorization packages with auditable evidence.
• Coordinate ACAS, Tenable.sc, Nessus results, remediation priorities, and risk inputs.
• Embed RMF controls into Agile backlogs, DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud environments, and deployments.
• Utilize Government AI tools to improve evidence collection, vulnerability analysis, and risk visibility while ensuring validation.
• Recommend risk-based mitigations while preserving Government Authorizing Official authority.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

RMF/ISSM experience

DoDI 8510.01/NIST SP 800-53

eMASS/POA&Ms/STIGs

Tenable.sc/Nessus/ACAS

CISSP

US citizenship

SCI eligibility

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, engineering, information systems, or related field

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

eMASS

POA&Ms

STIGs

SRGs

Vulnerability management

ACAS

Tenable.sc

Nessus

Job description

Senior Army Information System Security Manager Lead

Senior Army Information System Security Manager Lead

Location: Fort Belvoir, Virginia | Clearance: Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility

Position Summary

We are seeking a senior Information System Security Manager to lead contractor cybersecurity, RMF, authorization, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring support for a prospective Army cyber program. This position will help teams deliver secure capability without taking over Government authorization or risk acceptance authority.

What You Will Do

• Provide direct support to the Government ISSM in maintaining the appropriate operational cybersecurity and Information Assurance posture for assigned systems, programs, and enclaves.
• Lead contractor RMF planning, authorization package development, authorization maintenance, reauthorization support, and continuous monitoring.
• Coordinate with Information System Security Officers (ISSOs), system owners, cybersecurity engineers, system administrators, developers, network engineers, test personnel, and Government stakeholders to resolve cybersecurity deficiencies and authorization issues.
• Coordinate security plans, control implementation, assessment evidence, POA&Ms, STIG and SRG compliance, configuration, cyber hygiene, and remediation.
• Operate eMASS workflows and support IATT, ATO, and conditional authorization packages with complete, auditable evidence.
• Coordinate ACAS, Tenable.sc, and Nessus results, remediation priorities, risk inputs, and release impacts.
• Embed cybersecurity requirements, RMF controls, and risk-management activities into Agile backlogs, systems engineering, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments, test events, deployments, software releases, and sustainment activities.
• Use Government approved AI and automation where available to improve evidence collection, vulnerability analysis, threat summarization, compliance reporting, and risk visibility while maintaining human validation and data handling controls.
• Recommend risk based mitigations while preserving Government Authorizing Official and risk acceptance authority.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship, active Top Secret clearance, and eligibility for SCI access.
• Eight or more years of directly relevant cybersecurity, information assurance, RMF, or ISSM experience.
• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, engineering, information systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent additional professional experience.
• Experience serving as an ISSM, senior ISSO, cybersecurity lead, or authorization lead for Army or Department of War systems.
• Expertise in DoDI 8510.01, NIST SP 800-53, Army RMF, authorization packages, security control assessment, and continuous monitoring.
• Experience with eMASS, POA&Ms, STIGs, SRGs, vulnerability management, ACAS, Tenable.sc, and Nessus.
• Active CISSP and qualification for the assigned DoW 8140/DCWF work role at Advanced proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Army or broader Department of War experience supporting Offensive Cyberspace Operations, Defensive Cyberspace Operations, cyber capability development, or related mission programs.
• CISM, CGRC, GSLC, CCSP, CISSP-ISSMP, or comparable advanced certification.
• Experience with continuous authorization, automated evidence, secure AI adoption, Zero Trust, cloud security, and cybersecurity integrated into Agile delivery.

Kwaan Bear Technology (KBITS), is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. KBITS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at KBITS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. KBITS will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.