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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026. Ardent Principles scores A on the Alion truth index.

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Ardent Principles is an American information technology services firm in the Washington DC area that offers data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, staff augmentation and IT program management to its clients. It was founded by chief executive Robert McCauley, a Howard University computer science graduate with more than two decades in IT, and most of its openings are in Northern Virginia, chiefly Chantilly, McLean, Herndon and Reston. It hires software developers in Java, Spring Boot and ServiceNow, data scientists, machine learning and AI engineers, cloud, network and Linux engineers, cyber security engineers and systems architects.

REQUIRED: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

LOCATION: Full-time onsite in McLean, Virginia

We are needing a Cyber Security Project Manager who will support the planning, coordination, and execution of cybersecurity initiatives focused on cyber operations, technical analysis, and information integration. In this role, you will facilitate technical exchanges, gather and validating customer requirements, develop project roadmaps and technical documentation, analyze cyber data sets, and support the evaluation and deployment of cybersecurity technologies and solutions.

Who We Are:

We offer advanced services in data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, staff augmentation, and IT program management.

Passionate Integrity, Driven by Excellence

We provide more than a position-we offer a workplace committed to excellence, integrity, and mission-focused impact. Our mission is to act as a bridge between satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, ensuring that your job and well-being are our top priorities because your satisfaction leads to the success of our clients.

Join us as we continue building the future of secure, high-impact solutions.

Key Responsibilities

In this challenging yet rewarding role, you are an integral part of what brings our Company's mission to life. You must have the following required skills, certifications and demonstrated experience in and/or with:

  • Supporting initiatives that span across organization, internal and external mission partners.
  • Working with cyber security research, analysis, and forensic techniques to exploit technical data.
  • Ability to gather data and analyze user needs to determine, recommend, and implement project plans and proposals for operational integration.
  • Working with networking and computer security.
  • Creating strategic plans, technical project plans, and roadmaps.
  • Communicating information to both technical and non-technical personnel, both verbally and via presentations.

Highly Desired Qualifications

Other skills, demonstrated experiences and certifications which are highly desired but not mandatory to perform the work, include:

  • Working with technical operations development and support to cyber mission.
  • Working with Sponsor field offices.
  • Certification(s): Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Certified Penetration Tester-GPEN, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), or equivalent, CompTIA Security+ Certification

Other Relevant Technologies/Tools

  • Utilizing cyber security and technical operation knowledge and expertise
  • Coordinating and facilitating technical exchange meetings to determine customer needs and validate complex requests.
  • Composing technical documents to evaluate cyber and technical projects.
  • Analyzing and developing solutions for integration of various cyber data sets.
  • Evaluating COTS and open-source cyber tools.

What We Offer You

SCHEDULE:

This is a full-time position with consultants expected to be available and working onsite in McLean, Virginia during core hours.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Join us and be part of a team dedicated to driving positive change through technology. Apply now with our easy 3-minute, mobile-friendly initial application process. Your future starts here!

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