ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY MANAGER

Job Description

Ignite is an ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI Services Level 3 certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Ignite is a provider of professional services to customers in defense, federal, and commercial industries and in every action seeks to be the pre‑eminent provider within this business space. Ignite upholds our values of competency, collaboration, innovation, reliability, and results through everything we do.

Role Overview

Ignite is hiring a Cyber Security ISSM Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting a government organization in leading the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, ensuring compliance for complex systems and providing strategic guidance to protect against threats. Perform security analysis of operational and development environments, threats, vulnerabilities and internal interfaces to define and assess compliance with accepted industry and government standards. Develop security policies, and manage vulnerability compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Review RMF package to ensure alignment with DoD policies and Army regulations
• Validate security control inheritance and boundary definitions
• Review Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&M) entries for proper risk statements, realistic mitigation strategies, and compliance with RMF standards
• Aggregate risk across core network infrastructure and external labs, identify trends such as recurring vulnerabilities or weak control families
• Brief and provide recommendations to O‑ISSM on risk posture, findings, security impacts, and inconsistencies
• Prepare O‑ISSM for security assessments, AO reviews, CIO engagements
• Ensure packages are consistent, defensible, and aligned across systems
• Evaluate the security impact of system integrations, boundary changes, and data flows
• Maintain and enforce Standard Operating Procedures
• Ensure ISSO activities align with policy

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ Years
• RMF oversight and quality control
• POA&M governance
• Risk & posture management
• Assessment & AO engagement support
• Architecture & integration oversight
• Policy & governance alignment
• Executes DoD 8140 requirements with advanced skills proficiency

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security related field
• Active Secret Clearance

Additional Information

• Expected Travel: 25%
• On-site, direct customer support is required
• US Citizenship