Dark Wolf Solutions
Information System Security Manager (ISSM)
$140K–$160K
Dark Wolf Office Location +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Location
- Dark Wolf Office Location
Herndon, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 3 years as an ISSM or 5 years as a Sr. ISSO.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship is required; an active Secret security clearance is required.
About the job
Oversees cybersecurity policies and risk management for a government information system throughout its lifecycle, serving as a primary security advisor and potentially supervising an ISSO team.
What you'll do
- Enforce DoD and Air Force cybersecurity policies and procedures across the system lifecycle.
- Advise the PM, AO, and ISO on security matters.
- Potentially oversee an ISSO team and ensure compliance with Air Force information security requirements.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience enforcing information protection policies in an unclassified environment.
- At least one certification: CASP+ CE / Security X or CISSP.
- Strong experience with DoD and Air Force Risk Management Framework (RMF); proficiency with a major cloud services platform and Microsoft Office.
- U.S. citizenship and active Secret security clearance; bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Experience with task management, metrics collection, and management status reporting; knowledge of resource, workload, or contract management.
- Additional listed cybersecurity certifications, proficiency with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or experience with Nessus, WASSP, SECSCN, and/or MBSA.
Pay
USD 140,000.00 - USD 160,000.00 base salary
Tools
DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), Air Force Risk Management Framework (RMF), GCP, Azure, AWS, Microsoft Office, Nessus, WASSP
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