Principal Cybersecurity Analyst | RMF & A&A Specialist (TS/SCI)

Northrop Grumman; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Cybersecurity Jobs in Chantilly, VA seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Cybersecurity Analyst to support RMF-based C&A, security assessments, and ST&E activities for customer product suites. The role requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph and a bachelor's degree with 5 years of related experience.

Responsibilities include accrediting systems, conducting vulnerability assessments, documenting security plans, and coordinating audits and reports. Onsite work with competitive benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing the RMF process and documenting C&A artifacts.
• Experience supporting the A&A process for system accreditation.
• Familiarity with RMF and accrediting a system through it.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53 rev.4, CNSS-1253, NSM-8.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture/Networking (ZTA/N).
• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Support accreditation of mission-critical network infrastructure and assess system configurations.
• Conduct security assessments across networks and systems, identify deviations, and recommend mitigations.
• Prepare for and participate in ST&E activities and document results.
• Develop and maintain Certification and Accreditation artifacts and security plans.
• Monitor audits and track corrective actions until closure.
• Provide policy-compliant recommendations and support for RMF-based processes.

Skills

RMF process

A&A

System accreditation

Security assessments

NIST 800-53 Rev4

Zero Trust

Education

Bachelor’s degree

5 years experience

Tools

Nessus

Rapid7

Splunk

Xacta

Job description

Cybersecurity Jobs in Chantilly, VA seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Cybersecurity Analyst to support RMF-based C&A, security assessments, and ST&E activities for customer product suites. The role requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph and a bachelor's degree with 5 years of related experience.

Responsibilities include accrediting systems, conducting vulnerability assessments, documenting security plans, and coordinating audits and reports. Onsite work with competitive benefits is offered.