Senior ISSO: RMF & Cloud Security Leader

PD Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

PD Inc. is seeking a Senior ISSO to provide senior-level, hands-on cybersecurity support for federal information systems. You will work with the Lead ISSO and stakeholders to maintain authorization artifacts, review controls, and support government reviews across enterprise and cloud environments.

Candidates with RMF/ISSO experience and Microsoft security certifications are highly preferred. U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Tier 4 background investigation are required.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting cybersecurity, information assurance, or ISSO activities in a federal environment.
• Hands-on experience with FISMA, NIST RMF, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, ATO packages, SSPs, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and POA&M management.
• Experience supporting FISMA Moderate systems, major applications, general support systems, or FedRAMP-authorized cloud services.
• Working familiarity with cybersecurity tools and platforms such as CSAM, ServiceNow, Splunk, Tenable Nessus or Qualys, Microsoft Defender, Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Okta, Palo Alto, and Zscaler.
• Strong technical writing, documentation, risk analysis, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be eligible to successfully complete and maintain a Tier 4 background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level, hands-on cybersecurity support for assigned federal information systems and assume Lead ISSO responsibilities when needed.
• Support RMF, authorization, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, POA&M management, audit readiness, and cybersecurity compliance across enterprise and cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain authorization artifacts, review security controls and evidence, and support Government cybersecurity reviews and audits.
• Collaborate with Lead ISSO, Government ISSM, system owners, technical teams, assessors, and other stakeholders to maintain system security posture.

Skills

RMF Compliance

NIST SP 800-53

FedRAMP Expertise

Vulnerability Management

Audit Readiness

Technical Writing

US Citizenship

Background Investigation

Tools

CSAM

ServiceNow

Splunk

Nessus

Qualys

Microsoft Defender

Azure

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Intune

Okta

Palo Alto

Zscaler

Job description

PD Inc. is seeking a Senior ISSO to provide senior-level, hands-on cybersecurity support for federal information systems. You will work with the Lead ISSO and stakeholders to maintain authorization artifacts, review controls, and support government reviews across enterprise and cloud environments.

Candidates with RMF/ISSO experience and Microsoft security certifications are highly preferred. U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Tier 4 background investigation are required.