Information Systems Security Manager

Parsons Corporation•Columbia, MD

23h•$157,500 - $283,500•Onsite

About The Position

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Information Systems Security Manager to join our team! In this role you will get to lead the shift from static, point-in-time compliance assessments to a dynamic, real-time risk authorization posture RMF.

Requirements

Minimum 15 years relevant experience with Masters Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or University.
Active DoD IAM and/or IAT Level III, Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or SecurityX
Mastery of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and associated federal cybersecurity standards, including NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, and CNSSI 1253.
Demonstrated understanding and experience with Enterprise-level Cloud Architecture & Security principles, including control inheritance and shared responsibility models across AWS and Azure.
DevSecOps practices, automated pipeline security (SAST, DAST, SCA), and CI/CD tools.
Experience as SETA contractor.
Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership on assignments.
Active TS SCI w/Polygraph required

Responsibilities

Govern a secure, pre-accredited DevSecOps platform designed for downstream applications to inherit security controls seamlessly.
Define, implement, and maintain automated risk thresholds, security baselines, and compliance rules integrated directly into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
Oversee real-time configuration tracking, live vulnerability assessments, and threat analytics to ensure ongoing compliance
Act as the interface translating automated pipeline data, Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), and tool generated security metrics into actionable risk acceptance frameworks to the Task Lead.
Guide and orchestrate the POA&M process, transitioning it from a manual tracking spreadsheet to an automated, tool-driven lifecycle RMF
Set formal governance criteria outlining exactly what level of security vulnerabilities (e.g., critical/high SAST, DAST, or container flaws) will automatically break a software build or block a production deployment DevSecOps Basics DevSecOps Roles & Responsibilities
Validate that Terraform scripts, Helm charts, and cloud-native templates used to spin up environments are programmatically hardened against DISA STIGs and NIST baselines
Enforce rigorous software supply chain security standards, including automated container scanning, open-source dependency tracking, signature validation, and compliance with SLSA frameworks Software Composition Analysis DoD Continuous Authorization Implementation Guide
Govern the Least Privilege Access model across the entire development community, strictly partitioning and isolated tenant developer environments from live, production-level pipelines
Serve as a collaborative bridge between system administrators, software engineers, cloud architects, and compliance officers to shift security left into the early design phases
Establish goals and plans that meet project objectives.