Senior ISSO

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to support a company focused on federal modernization, cybersecurity, and mission-critical technology initiatives. This position is on-site in Huntsville, AL.

The Senior ISSO will provide security oversight, compliance support, and risk management for systems, applications, data, and cloud environments supporting a major federal modernization program. This is an opportunity to play a key role in protecting critical government systems while ensuring security controls, documentation, and continuous monitoring requirements are maintained throughout the system lifecycle.

Responsibilities for the Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) include:

• Manage and maintain security compliance documentation, including System Security Plans (SSPs), POA&Ms, control evidence, and other artifacts required for federal security assessments and authorization activities
• Evaluate security controls across application, cloud, development, testing, migration, and operational environments while providing guidance on system hardening and secure configurations
• Support continuous monitoring, vulnerability assessments, audit reviews, and remediation efforts to identify security risks and track findings through resolution
• Partner with engineering, cloud, DevSecOps, QA, data, and product teams to incorporate security requirements and risk considerations throughout system development and release activities
• Maintain security metrics, risk documentation, vulnerability reporting, and compliance records while supporting assessments, audits, incident response, and accreditation readiness

Required Qualifications for the Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) include:

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information system security, ISSO support, security engineering, or related environments, with a Bachelor's degree required
• Strong knowledge of federal cybersecurity frameworks, security controls, compliance requirements, continuous monitoring, and system authorization processes
• Experience performing vulnerability assessments, analyzing security findings, managing POA&Ms, and coordinating remediation activities
• Experience with identity and access management, system hardening, security logging, auditing, access controls, and risk management
• Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications for the Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) include:

• Experience supporting federal modernization, Intelligence Community, or other national security programs
• Experience securing AWS cloud environments and supporting cloud security and compliance initiatives
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline security, vulnerability scanning, and automated security tools
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, Security+, or similar credentials

Compensation for the Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) includes:

Salary Range: Competitive salary depending on experience

Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick Leave as Required by Law

This job opens for applications on 9/29/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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