Senior ISSO & DevOps Technical Lead

FTI Defense - Frontier Technology Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

FTI Defense - Frontier Technology Inc. in Colorado Springs is seeking aSenior ISSO with leadership interest to join a collaborative engineering team. You will work closely with Engineering Managers and teammates across the space portfolio, driving cybersecurity excellence and RMF compliance.

The role blends hands-on DevOps security (≈90%) with people leadership (≈10%), supporting a unified engineering organization. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field and relevant DoD/IC space experience preferred.
• Experience leading teams and mentoring engineers.
• Security+ (Sec+) required.
• Understanding of RMF and DoD/IC cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience with IT Security architecture and design.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Responsibilities

• Implements and enforces AF cybersecurity policies and countermeasures.
• Coordinate changes with ISSM/SCA and Wing Cybersecurity office.
• Travel up to 10% and lead DevOps security activities.
• Provide coaching and career development to team members.
• Ensure proper configuration management and risk management practices.

Skills

Leadership

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS / InfoSec / Engineering

6+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Red Hat Linux

Job description

FTI Defense - Frontier Technology Inc. in Colorado Springs is seeking aSenior ISSO with leadership interest to join a collaborative engineering team. You will work closely with Engineering Managers and teammates across the space portfolio, driving cybersecurity excellence and RMF compliance.

The role blends hands-on DevOps security (≈90%) with people leadership (≈10%), supporting a unified engineering organization. U.S.