Lead ISSO / Program Manager

RJIT Solutions • Washington, DC

5d

About The Position

Single point of accountability for technical execution across all eight task areas, and for cost, schedule, quality, staffing, and deliverable acceptance at the contract level. Reports to: RJIT program management. Takes operational direction from the DFC ISSM. Serves as the single point of contact to the Contracting Officer's Representative.

Requirements

• Fifteen or more years of federal cybersecurity experience, including direct ISSO or ISSM work on FISMA Moderate systems.
• Demonstrated program management of a federal cybersecurity support contract of comparable scope.
• Active CISSP.
• PMP or CGRC.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Working familiarity with CSAM or an equivalent federal authorization repository, ServiceNow, Splunk, and an enterprise vulnerability scanner.
• This individual must maintain hands-on cybersecurity expertise and not function solely as an administrative manager.
• Candidates whose recent experience is exclusively executive or portfolio-level do not meet the standard.

Responsibilities

• Direct contractor ISSO activities and ensure consistent execution across all supported systems.
• Serve as primary technical interface to the ISSM, CISO, AO and AODR, System Owners, and other Government cybersecurity stakeholders.
• Oversee development, review, quality control, and submission of authorization-package artifacts; chair internal quality reviews of every deliverable before Government submission.
• Maintain the risk and issue register; escalate to Government leadership as warranted.
• Represent the contractor in DFC governance forums, including the Enterprise Review Board, Change Control Board, Cybersecurity Steering Committee, Risk Management Working Group, and Privacy Working Group.
• Own the Program Management Plan, Communications Plan, and Quality Management Plan; deliver Weekly Activity Reports, Monthly Program Status Reports, and Quarterly Executive Review Materials.
• Coordinate invoicing, staffing actions, and contract-level reporting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior