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Principal Associate, Cyber Security

McLean, VA, USFull-time$162k–$185k2026-10-21 → 2026-11-11
No visa sponsorship

Core

Partner with internal and external stakeholders to conduct cyber-focused risk assessments of third parties, evaluating their security environments and delivering quality assessment reports to protect sensitive information and assets.

Role type

Senior IC third-party risk and cybersecurity analyst

Builds

Third-party security assessment reports and due diligence frameworks

Domain

Financial services / Cybersecurity / Third-party risk management

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Third-party risk assessment, cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, CMMC, FedRAMP), security control analysis, executive reporting, stakeholder management, industry trend analysis, risk mitigation strategy, security incident analysis, multi-cloud environment knowledge, security tool usage (Splunk, Crowdstrike, Qualys, AWS Security Hub), cybersecurity metrics interpretation

Preferred skills

PCI DSS, NIST, ISO, SOC 2 compliance, financial governance processes

Technologies

Splunk, Crowdstrike, Qualys, AWS Security Hub

Responsibilities

Support kick-off, planning, and scoping of cyber risk assessments; analyze third-party control data against security expectations; review and support execution of assessment reports including executive summaries; maintain relationships with third-party management to manage expectations and remediation; work autonomously to identify insights and drive actions; stay current with industry trends to support program development; travel 30-40% for multi-day off-site assessments

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC