Cyber Security Analyst, Senior

Amentum - San Antonio, TX

Full-time - Senior

San Antonio, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Cyber Security Analyst position at Amentum involves providing technical and management leadership in cybersecurity for the Lone Wolf program, which supports senior leaders within the Department of Defense (DOD). The role focuses on evaluating and implementing cybersecurity tools, ensuring compliance with DoD network standards, and performing vulnerability analyses to maintain system security. Candidates are expected to work collaboratively in a team environment, adapting quickly to new challenges and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments and establish goals and plans that meet project objectives.
• Evaluate and implement cybersecurity tools for assessing and maintaining system security within the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII).
• Implement DoD network compliance validation and inspection procedures.
• Analyze general cybersecurity-related technical problems and provide basic engineering and technical support in solving these problems.
• Perform vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.
• Develop standardized certification and accreditation processes in accordance with DII RMF policy and maintain established accreditation baselines.
• Ensure establishment and satisfaction of cybersecurity and security requirements based on analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.

Requirements

• Must have active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• At least 10 years of relevant experience
• 8570 IAT 2 certification required
• Has domain and expert cybersecurity technical knowledge as well as knowledge of connection security approval processes and compliance policies
• Skilled in performing analyses to ensure threat assessments, protection, detection, and reaction functions are performed.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in directing and controlling activities for a client, having overall responsibility for financial management, methods, and staffing to ensure that technical requirements are met
• Supervisory experience