NIH - Cybersecurity Program Manager / Lead ISSO

Remote
Full Time
NIH - CSS
Experienced
cFocus Software seeks a Cybersecurity Program Manager / Lead ISSO to join our program supporting the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This position is remote. This position requires a Public Trust clearance.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information assurance, or information systems security.
  • Experience managing cybersecurity programs or security compliance initiatives within federal environments.
  • Strong expertise with RMF, NIST SP 800-53, FISMA compliance, ATO processes, and security documentation.
  • Experience supporting federal agencies such as NIH, HHS, or other civilian agencies.
  • Ability to lead cybersecurity teams and coordinate across multiple stakeholders.
Duties:
  • Provide overall cybersecurity program oversight; coordinate RMF activities
  • Manage reporting to NCATS leadership
  • Oversee ATO readiness and compliance efforts
  • Coordinate stakeholder engagement and security training initiatives
  • Manage program resources, workflows, deliverables, risk mitigation, and performance across cybersecurity tasks.
  • Coordinate with federal program managers, system owners, developers, and infrastructure teams to ensure security integration across the system lifecycle.
  • Oversee reporting, dashboards, and program metrics related to cybersecurity performance and compliance.
  • Ensure cybersecurity services align with FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, NIH ISRM policies, RMF, and Zero Trust Architecture requirements.
  • Provide expert guidance to system developers and architects implementing NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 security and privacy controls across the system development lifecycle.
  • Advise technical teams on security-by-design and DevSecOps practices during architecture reviews, sprint reviews, and system design activities.
  • Assist with security control selection, mapping, tailoring, and implementation based on system FIPS-199 categorizations.
  • Provide technical consultation on logging, encryption, API security, identity management, and other federal security requirements.
  • Support development of RMF documentation including SSPs, SAPs, SARs, POA&Ms, Continuous Monitoring Strategies, and PIAs.
  • Provide information security and privacy support for NCATS research systems and IT environments handling sensitive or PII data.
  • Develop and maintain documentation required for system registration in the NIH Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) repository.
  • Conduct and support FIPS-199 categorizations, Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), and Third-Party Web Application (TPWA) assessments.
  • Support NCATS ISSO and privacy coordinator by assisting with privacy incident response, security data calls, and documentation maintenance.
  • Lead security authorization preparation and assessment readiness activities for NCATS systems.
  • Conduct pre-assessment security control reviews to prepare systems for FISMA compliance.
  • Maintain and enhance Authority to Operate (ATO) documentation and supporting artifacts.
  • Coordinate independent assessments and manage remediation of findings.
  • Develop and maintain assessment packages including SSPs, BIAs, contingency plans, incident response plans, and continuous monitoring artifacts.
  • Provide cybersecurity training and support to system owners, developers, and NCATS users.
  • Deliver training related to security compliance, RMF processes, secure system operation, and vulnerability remediation.
  • Support audit preparation and ensure cybersecurity awareness across the NCATS environment.


 
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