Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

Everforth ECS is seeking an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) – Technical Implementation & Security Evidence to work in our Fairfax, VA office in a hybrid onsite/remote capacity.

Everforth ECS is seeking an experienced Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to partner with engineering teams in implementing, validating, and documenting security controls across enterprise information systems. This individual will focus on technical security implementation, evidence collection, remediation tracking, and assessment readiness while ensuring deployed capabilities meet federal cybersecurity requirements.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on cybersecurity engineering knowledge with experience supporting DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) authorizations.

Responsibilities

• Translate security control requirements into actionable engineering tasks.
• Coordinate implementation activities across infrastructure, networking, cloud, DevSecOps, platform, and application teams.
• Review security configurations, system hardening, identity management, audit logging, encryption, vulnerability management, and boundary protection implementations.
• Collect and validate technical assessment evidence, including configuration exports, logs, scan results, test artifacts, and engineering documentation.
• Develop technical implementation narratives supporting RMF documentation.
• Coordinate technical implementation across multiple authorization boundaries and identify where separate implementation evidence is required.
• Track remediation activities through completion and verify corrective actions.
• Support assessment preparation by organizing technical demonstrations and preparing engineering subject matter experts.
• Maintain technical implementation records and evaluate configuration changes impacting authorization evidence.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity leadership to resolve implementation gaps, technical risks, and assessment findings.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Note: Salary is commensurate with skillset, qualifications, experience, and educational background.

Salary 110,000-150,000