Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Location: McLean, VA of Richmond, VA

Work Environment: Hybrid 

Role summary

Exiger is seeking a mission-driven Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead the security, accreditation, and regulatory strategy supporting our U.S. Public Sector business. This role will serve as the executive authority for federal security compliance, government authorizations, and secure cloud architecture enablement across civilian and defense customers.

This is a strategic leadership role responsible for strengthening Exiger’s credibility and scalability within the federal marketplace while ensuring operational excellence across all government compliance programs.

What You'll Do: 

• Serve as the executive owner of Exiger’s federal information security and authorization strategy across civilian and defense environments.
• Lead all aspects of federal accreditation programs, including FedRAMP High, DoD CC SRG IL5 and IL6, and agency-specific Authority to Operate initiatives.
• Establish and mature a scalable compliance operating model that supports continuous monitoring, audit readiness, and regulatory reporting.
• Build customer-ready assurance packages that support federal procurement and oversight that helps agencies assess capability, limitations, vendor lock-in risk, and ongoing monitoring needs for AI systems.
• Act as the primary interface with federal security stakeholders, including Authorizing Officials, agency security teams, third-party assessment organizations, and oversight bodies.
• Translate evolving federal cybersecurity mandates such as NIST frameworks, FISMA, and CMMC into actionable technical and operational requirements.