Senior ISSO - Lead Federal System Security & Compliance

Zel Technologies LLC; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Zel Technologies LLC is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to oversee security, compliance, and ongoing risk management for information systems in development, test, and production environments. The role ensures RMF/NIST alignment and supports authorization, continuous monitoring, and security documentation.

The ideal candidate will lead assessments, guide engineers and admins, and coordinate with AO/ISSM to protect mission-critical systems and address security findings

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline.
• Extensive experience with system authorization, accreditation, and continuous monitoring.
• Strong working knowledge of RMF and NIST SP 800-series.
• Proven ability to communicate security risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior ISSO across development, test, and production environments.
• Implement and enforce security controls per federal standards and policies.
• Support accreditation processes and maintain SSPs, POA&Ms, SARs.
• Conduct continuous monitoring, vulnerability scans, and risk analyses.
• Lead security audits, inspections, and security posture reviews.

Skills

Security governance

RMF / NIST familiarity

Risk management

Incident response coordination

Communicating security risk

Security documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IA, CS, or IS

Job description

Zel Technologies LLC is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to oversee security, compliance, and ongoing risk management for information systems in development, test, and production environments. The role ensures RMF/NIST alignment and supports authorization, continuous monitoring, and security documentation.

The ideal candidate will lead assessments, guide engineers and admins, and coordinate with AO/ISSM to protect mission-critical systems and address security findings