Principal Cybersecurity Analyst

What you'll do

• Perform compliance audits and vulnerability assessments to identify system deviations from policy.
• Establish program control processes to mitigate risks and support system certification and accreditation.
• Implement government security policies and provide recommendations on process tailoring.
• Validate security requirements and recommend additional safeguards for systems and networks.
• Support formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) through pre-test preparation and result analysis.
• Prepare and update System Security Plans and Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&M).
• Conduct periodic reviews of system audits and monitor corrective actions until closure.

What we're looking for

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of cybersecurity experience, a Master’s degree with 3 years, or a PhD with 1 year.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance.
• Must possess a DODD 8140.01 qualifying certification, such as CompTIA Security+ or CISSP, or have the ability to acquire one.
• Must have U.S. Citizenship.
• Must have familiarity with DoD System Security Engineering activities including risk assessment, secure architecture design, and verification.
• Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF), System Security Plans, and attack path modeling (preferred).
• Experience working on multidisciplinary teams and writing technical proposals (preferred).
• Active U.S. government Top Secret clearance and Special Program Access (preferred).