Cyber Defense & Compliance Analyst – Onsite in Chantilly

Ardent Principles, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous paid time off

Dedicated training budget

Employer-covered vision, dental, and H

Employer-covered life and disability

401(k) with 6% match

11 paid holidays

Spot bonuses

Job summary

Ardent Principles is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst for full-time, onsite work in Chantilly, VA. The role focuses on cyber defense, risk management, and security compliance to support production environment accreditation.

Responsibilities include threat monitoring, incident response, vulnerability assessments, and cloud security analysis, with opportunities to work across SIEM tools, Rapid7 scans, and data visualization via Tableau.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph is required.
• Experience with threat monitoring, incident response, vulnerability assessments and cloud security analysis.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash) for automation and analysis.
• Experience with SIEMs (Splunk, QRadar, Elastic Stack).
• Experience with AWS Cloud logging (CloudTrail/CloudWatch).
• Understanding of network protocols, Windows/Linux, and cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Knowledge of NIST 800-53 controls and system security plan (SSP) development.

Responsibilities

• Real-time prevention, detection, and remediation of cyberattacks on internet-facing systems.
• Offensive or defensive cyber operations (penetration testing, red teaming, security ops).
• Automate analysis with scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash).
• Operate SIEMs and conduct security monitoring.
• Assess risks and develop mitigation plans including POA&Ms.
• Review SSPs and security requirements for A&A processes.
• Run Rapid7 scans and work with cloud security.
• Develop data visualizations (Tableau) to help oversight.
• Collaborate effectively in a fast-paced onsite team.

Skills

Active TS/SCI with FSP

Threat monitoring

Incident response

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

SIEM (Splunk/QRadar/Elastic)

AWS Cloud logging (CloudTrail/CloudKit

Network protocols & netflow

NIST 800-53 controls

SSP & A&A knowledge

Vulnerability assessments

Tools

Splunk

QRadar

Elastic Stack

Rapid7

Tableau

Job description

Ardent Principles is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst for full-time, onsite work in Chantilly, VA. The role focuses on cyber defense, risk management, and security compliance to support production environment accreditation.

Responsibilities include threat monitoring, incident response, vulnerability assessments, and cloud security analysis, with opportunities to work across SIEM tools, Rapid7 scans, and data visualization via Tableau.