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ISSO Portfolio Manager Team Lead

Steampunk


Job Location:

McLean, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 125000 - 175000
Posted: 5 August 2026 (30 days ago)
Application Deadline: 26 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview
Steampunk is seeking an ISSO Portfolio Manager / Team Lead to support a federal customer. This role is perfect for someone who blends strong cybersecurity expertise with exceptional customer engagement coaching and leadership skills. Youll guide a team of ISSOs partner closely with system owners and stakeholders and deliver highquality security outcomes at speed across a dynamic portfolio.
Contributions
  • Lead mentor and develop a team of ISSOs to deliver highquality security support.
  • Serve as the primary point of coordination between ISSO teams and project/program managers to ensure security tasks are reflected accurately in project schedules and sprints.
  • Build strong relationships with system owners and stakeholders and position security as a customeroriented service.
  • Manage competing priorities across multiple systems while ensuring clear communication and timely delivery.
  • Operate effectively in Agile environments using sprintbased planning to prioritize ISSO work
  • Drive execution of ISSO-related project work across multiple systems coordinating timelines dependencies and deliverables in partnership with program/project leads
  • Maintain accurate security records and workflows in JIRA ServiceNow and other modern tools.
  • Delivertechnically accurate polished and timelysecurity artifacts that meet program standards and enable quality at speed.
  • Oversee security authorization packages continuous monitoring deliverables audit readiness data calls and risk reporting.
  • Track vulnerabilities guide remediation and keep all systems green on theFISMA scorecard.
  • Identify blockers communicate risks and provide actionable mitigation recommendations.
  • Participate in SDLC/SLM activities and help teams integrate security early and effectively.
  • Deliver executive-level reporting and presentations to senior leadership or stakeholders
  • Train or facilitate sessions for moderate-sized groups (1025 people)
  • Contribute to the development or refinement of processes standard operating procedures (SOPs) and templates for recurring security artifacts.
  • Assess workload trends across assigned systems and provide leadership with input on resource allocation staffing needs and hiring priorities.

Qualifications
  • Masters degree and 6 years of relevant experience; OR
    • Bachelors degree and 8 years of relevant experience; OR
    • No degree and 12 years of relevant experience
  • One of the following certifications which must be Active to support of the contract:CISSP CASP CISA CISM GSLC.
  • Strong knowledge ofNIST RMF FISMA and modern security practices.
  • Prior experience as a supervisor or team lead with demonstrated ability to manage mentor and develop staff
  • Experience with vulnerability management and reviewing systems against federal requirements.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to simplify security for nontechnical partners.
  • Experience cultivating teams and balancing quality speed and customer expectations
  • Public Trustrequired.
Work Environment
  • This role ishybrid with at leastone onsite day per week in Washington DC to support strong client engagement and team collaboration.

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary including but not limited to geographic location contractual requirements education knowledge skills competencies and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $125000 to $175000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunks total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is aChange Agentin the Federal contracting industry bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland Federal Civilian Health and DoD sectors. Through ourHuman-Centered delivery methodology we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story visit.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by participates in the E-Verify program.


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