Cyber Security Project Manager at Ardent Principles, Inc.
Chantilly, VA
$130,000–$260,000
Jul 21, 2026
Chantilly, VA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-time, onsite role focused on leading enterprise cybersecurity accreditation efforts — coordinating and conducting security testing, analyzing vulnerabilities, and producing documentation such as system security plans, risk assessment reports, and CONOPS. The position suits someone with a background in cybersecurity engineering, InfoSec, or network engineering who can translate technical findings into mitigation recommendations and support system certification processes. An active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph is required.
Senior level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $130,000–$260,000
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $152,225 (middle half $125,286–$177,673). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role title is 'Cyber Security Project Manager' but the day-to-day responsibilities are squarely in security analysis — vulnerability scanning, A&A/accreditation, risk assessment, threat/vulnerability analysis, and cyber testing — rather than general IT project management. 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) is the best fit; 15-1299 is noted as a runner-up given the hybrid PM framing.
An active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph is explicitly required as a hard gate.
The role is fully onsite in Chantilly, VA; no remote option is stated.
No minimum years of experience or degree requirement is stated anywhere in the posting.
'Integrated master schedules' and 'offensive cyber security' appear under the 'Highly Desired Qualifications' section, explicitly described as 'not mandatory'.
The compensation range ($130,000–$260,000/year) is unusually wide, likely reflecting variation across seniority levels or clearance tiers within the firm's staffing model.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): log analysis.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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