USAF Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)

Job Location:

Ellsworth, WI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

cFocus Software seeks a Information System Security Manager (ISSM) to join our program supporting the United States Air Force. This position is onsite with the onsite location being in Ellsworth South Dakota. This position requires a TS/SCI SSBI clearance.
Qualifications:

Active TS/SCI SSBI clearance
B.S. Computer Science Information Technology or a related field
10 years of RMF/Cybersecurity experience
Advanced experience serving as an ISSM or equivalent cybersecurity manager for federal or DoD systems and complex authorization boundaries.
Expert knowledge of RMF Assessment and Authorization continuous monitoring security-control assessment vulnerability management POA&M governance and authorization decision support.
Expert ability to interpret federal DoD and Air Force cybersecurity requirements and translate them into enforceable technical and program guidance.
Demonstrated experience overseeing SSPs RARs POA&Ms control evidence assessment reports system inventories authorization packages and Mission Impact Assessments.
Strong proficiency with eMASS and ITIPS or comparable federal authorization and portfolio-management systems.
Experience directing vulnerability assessments risk analysis mitigation planning remediation validation trend reporting and executive risk escalation.
Demonstrated ability to advise Authorizing Officials and senior leaders and to provide clear defensible recommendations involving mission operational and cybersecurity risk.
Experience leading cybersecurity personnel assigning and reviewing work enforcing quality standards and coordinating across technical and program-management disciplines.
Exceptional leadership stakeholder-management analytical technical-writing briefing governance and decision-support skills.
Ability to manage concurrent system authorization actions and recurring PWS deliverables while maintaining artifact currency and meeting deadlines.
Active DoD 8570 IAM Level III and DoD 8140 System Administrator certification

Duties:

Provide senior cybersecurity management and governance across the DAF FM portfolio and ensure consistent compliant execution of the RMF lifecycle.
Advise the FM Authorizing Official AODR program offices system owners and senior leadership on cybersecurity policy risk posture authorization strategy and compliance decisions.
Analyze federal DoD and Air Force policies directives standards and guidance and establish actionable implementation direction for FM systems.
Oversee security control selection implementation assessment validation authorization ongoing authorization and continuous monitoring.
Establish quality-control expectations for SSPs RARs POA&Ms assessment findings authorization evidence inventories and other required artifacts maintained in eMASS and ITIPS.
Review and approve cybersecurity documentation and staffing packages for technical accuracy completeness consistency traceability mission impact and decision readiness.
Lead portfolio-level vulnerability and risk management including assessment strategy risk analysis mitigation planning remediation governance trend analysis and escalation of high-risk conditions.
Coordinate remediation efforts with system owners ISSOs cybersecurity analysts engineers developers database and infrastructure teams and program management offices.
Monitor authorization status RMF artifact currency ATO expiration dates vulnerability trends POA&M closure rates overdue actions and residual risk across the FM AO boundary.
Provide risk-informed recommendations and comprehensive staffing packages supporting ATO ATO with Conditions or Denial decisions.
Develop or oversee Mission Impact Assessments security-control assessment findings POA&M escalation reports cybersecurity policy updates and leadership decision materials.
Facilitate resolution of information-assurance issues among system owners security personnel program offices and the FM AO.
Lead cybersecurity status briefings annual program reviews AO decision-support sessions governance forums and working groups.
Oversee the cybersecurity workforces compliance with role-based qualification certification documentation access security and training requirements.
Coordinate cybersecurity implications of configuration changes system modifications development/test activities vulnerability remediation and production-readiness decisions.
Ensure cybersecurity documentation governance version control records traceability quality assurance and QASP-aligned performance reporting.
Support COOP contingency incident emergency and mission-continuity activities requested by the PMO.

Required Experience:

Manager

Active TS/SCI SSBI clearance
B.S. Computer Science Information Technology or a related field
10 years of RMF/Cybersecurity experience
Advanced experience serving as an ISSM or equivalent cybersecurity manager for federal or DoD systems and complex authorization boundaries.
Expert knowledge of RMF Assessment and Authorization continuous monitoring security-control assessment vulnerability management POA&M governance and authorization decision support.
Expert ability to interpret federal DoD and Air Force cybersecurity requirements and translate them into enforceable technical and program guidance.
Demonstrated experience overseeing SSPs RARs POA&Ms control evidence assessment reports system inventories authorization packages and Mission Impact Assessments.
Strong proficiency with eMASS and ITIPS or comparable federal authorization and portfolio-management systems.
Experience directing vulnerability assessments risk analysis mitigation planning remediation validation trend reporting and executive risk escalation.
Demonstrated ability to advise Authorizing Officials and senior leaders and to provide clear defensible recommendations involving mission operational and cybersecurity risk.
Experience leading cybersecurity personnel assigning and reviewing work enforcing quality standards and coordinating across technical and program-management disciplines.
Exceptional leadership stakeholder-management analytical technical-writing briefing governance and decision-support skills.
Ability to manage concurrent system authorization actions and recurring PWS deliverables while maintaining artifact currency and meeting deadlines.
Active DoD 8570 IAM Level III and DoD 8140 System Administrator certification

Duties:

Provide senior cybersecurity management and governance across the DAF FM portfolio and ensure consistent compliant execution of the RMF lifecycle.
Advise the FM Authorizing Official AODR program offices system owners and senior leadership on cybersecurity policy risk posture authorization strategy and compliance decisions.
Analyze federal DoD and Air Force policies directives standards and guidance and establish actionable implementation direction for FM systems.
Oversee security control selection implementation assessment validation authorization ongoing authorization and continuous monitoring.
Establish quality-control expectations for SSPs RARs POA&Ms assessment findings authorization evidence inventories and other required artifacts maintained in eMASS and ITIPS.
Review and approve cybersecurity documentation and staffing packages for technical accuracy completeness consistency traceability mission impact and decision readiness.
Lead portfolio-level vulnerability and risk management including assessment strategy risk analysis mitigation planning remediation governance trend analysis and escalation of high-risk conditions.
Coordinate remediation efforts with system owners ISSOs cybersecurity analysts engineers developers database and infrastructure teams and program management offices.
Monitor authorization status RMF artifact currency ATO expiration dates vulnerability trends POA&M closure rates overdue actions and residual risk across the FM AO boundary.
Provide risk-informed recommendations and comprehensive staffing packages supporting ATO ATO with Conditions or Denial decisions.
Develop or oversee Mission Impact Assessments security-control assessment findings POA&M escalation reports cybersecurity policy updates and leadership decision materials.
Facilitate resolution of information-assurance issues among system owners security personnel program offices and the FM AO.
Lead cybersecurity status briefings annual program reviews AO decision-support sessions governance forums and working groups.
Oversee the cybersecurity workforces compliance with role-based qualification certification documentation access security and training requirements.
Coordinate cybersecurity implications of configuration changes system modifications development/test activities vulnerability remediation and production-readiness decisions.
Ensure cybersecurity documentation governance version control records traceability quality assurance and QASP-aligned performance reporting.
Support COOP contingency incident emergency and mission-continuity activities requested by the PMO.