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Amentum

Senior Cybersecurity Analyst

Amentum

. Conduct cyber risk assessments of enterprise activities and operational decisions .

Posted 9/28/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $110,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in conducting cyber risk assessments and articulating risks to leadership, with a strong focus on enterprise risk management and compliance across various frameworks. Proficient in evaluating risks in networking, cloud, and identity management technologies while maintaining current knowledge of cyber threats and regulations.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Cyber Risk AssessmentEnterprise Risk ManagementSecurity+ CertificationNIST Publications KnowledgeThird-Party Cyber Risk Assessment

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Hard Skills
Cyber Risk AssessmentEnterprise Risk ManagementThird-Party Cyber Risk AssessmentRisk ArticulationRisk Reduction SpecificationNetworking Risk EvaluationCloud Risk EvaluationEndpoint Risk EvaluationIdentity and Access Management Risk EvaluationRisk Methodology Improvement
Soft Skills
Strong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal CommunicationAutonomous Problem Solving
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft AzureMicrosoft 365Entra IDConditional AccessPrivileged Access
Certifications & Qualifications
Security+CISSPCySA+
Industry Keywords
CybersecurityComplianceCMMCNIST SP 800-171DFARSUK Cyber EssentialsAustralian Essential EightUK GDPREU NIS2ISO/IEC 27001

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AzureCloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Conduct cyber risk assessments of enterprise activities and operational decisions
  • Identify risks to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise systems and data
  • Articulate cyber risk to business and technical leadership in decision-ready terms against the enterprise's risk appetite
  • Lead third-party cyber risk assessments, temporary risk acceptance reviews, software risk reviews, and track AI development related to cyber risk
  • Work with Compliance to ensure coherent risk treatment across frameworks
  • Evaluate cyber risk in networking, cloud, endpoint, and identity and access architectures
  • Specify risk reduction required when residual risk exceeds the enterprise's appetite
  • Contribute risk-posture perspectives to enterprise scoping and architecture decisions
  • Improve Cyber GR&C assessment methodology, intake, risk articulation standards, evidence handling, and consistency of risk judgments
  • Maintain current knowledge of cyber risk, threats, technology, and regulations
  • Travel up to 25 percent and perform other assigned duties

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Typically 8 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or 4 years with a Master's
  • Demonstrated experience in enterprise risk management and third-party or vendor cyber risk assessment
  • Current Security+ or equivalent industry certification
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Must reside within the United States to work remotely
  • Ability to recognize cyber risk in networking, cloud, endpoint, and identity and access management technologies
  • Working knowledge of NIST publications
  • Strong written and verbal communication, including explaining technical risk to non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to operate autonomously on ambiguous problems with limited direction
  • Ability to travel up to 25 percent
  • Preferred: CISSP, CySA+, Microsoft SC-300, Microsoft Azure/Microsoft 365, Azure Government (GCC High), Entra ID, B2B and external identity, conditional access, privileged access, U.S. Federal or Defense Industrial Base environments, CMMC, NIST SP 800-171/172, DFARS, UK Cyber Essentials, Australian Essential Eight, UK GDPR, EU NIS2, ISO/IEC 27001, and GR&C operational process improvement
  • Bachelor's degree is preferred; a degree is not required and equivalent experience is fully acceptable

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tax-saving options
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Pet insurance