UAS ISSO: Cybersecurity & Risk Management Lead

Saliense; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Saliense seeks an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to support cybersecurity activities for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The role involves assessing and strengthening security across drone platforms, ground control stations, and supporting infrastructure.

You will collaborate with developers, engineers, program managers, and system owners to review security controls, perform risk assessments, and support RMF/NIST-based authorizations and remediation efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience applying RMF, CSF, and federal information security policy.
• Ability to assess UAS architectures, data flows, trust boundaries, and interfaces.
• Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity requirements and POA&M management.
• Knowledge of vulnerability/risk assessment and network security principles.
• Experience in system authorizations and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cybersecurity assessments of UAS platforms, control stations, links, and apps.
• Perform vulnerability and risk assessments across hardware, firmware, OS, and networks.
• Evaluate confidentiality, integrity, and availability of C2 communications and data.
• Review architectures, data flows, and dependencies to identify security weaknesses.
• Assess identity management, MFA, credential management, and authorization.
• Test and document controls using RMF, NIST CSF, SP standards, and DoD requirements.
• Assess supply-chain risks for UAS components and vendors.
• Develop assessment reports, POA&M findings, and remediation recommendations.
• Recommend security products and configuration changes to improve posture.

Skills

R isk Management Framework (RMF)

NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)

Vulnerability assessment

Risk assessment

Network security

DoD cybersecurity requirements

POA&M management

System authorizations

JCAM usage

Tools

JCAM

Job description

Saliense seeks an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to support cybersecurity activities for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The role involves assessing and strengthening security across drone platforms, ground control stations, and supporting infrastructure.

You will collaborate with developers, engineers, program managers, and system owners to review security controls, perform risk assessments, and support RMF/NIST-based authorizations and remediation efforts.