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Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Washington, D.C.Full-time2026-11-03 → 2026-11-09
Hybrid

Core

Senior Cyber Security Analyst supporting cyber security assessments, risk remediation, and security program transformation for clients in federal, defense, and complex regulatory environments.

Role type

Senior IC Cyber Security Analyst (Consulting/Advisory)

Builds

Security assessments, incident response playbooks, Zero Trust/IAM roadmaps, continuous control-monitoring programs, and compliance dashboards.

Domain

Cybersecurity, Government/Defense, Cloud Security, Identity & Access Management

Required skills

Security assessment (GRC, NIST, ISO, RMF), Threat detection & incident response (SIEM/SOAR), Vulnerability management & Penetration testing, Identity & Access Management (IAM, Zero Trust, PAM), Cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP), Regulatory compliance (DoD, HIPAA, PCI), AI-driven security tooling, Vendor risk review, ICAM (PKI, CAC), Continuous monitoring & compliance automation, DevSecOps

Preferred skills

Federal contracting experience, Quantum-readiness planning, Government or defense experience, Financial services or healthcare experience

Technologies

NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, SOC 2, DoD RMF, SIEM, SOAR, AWS, Azure, GCP, eMASS, Xacta, ServiceNow GRC, Archer, ACAS, CDM

Responsibilities

Support cybersecurity assessments including control gap analysis and evidence gathering; Assist in designing security operations processes and incident response playbooks; Assess Zero Trust and IAM readiness; Analyze dependencies between security remediation and technology initiatives; Support ICAM modernization; Build continuous control-monitoring programs; Support authorization maintenance and POA&M lifecycle management.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with consulting delivery