At Ardent , we hire people who want more than a job — they want to serve a mission that matters. Our teams support the federal government’s most critical national security and defense priorities, helping protect the nation, strengthen resilience, and advance the technologies and capabilities that keep America secure. For veterans, cleared professionals, and purpose-driven innovators, Ardent is a place to continue serving alongside a team that understands the importance of the mission and the people behind it.

Benefits

and flexibility that stand out: competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, flexible PTO, federal holidays off, tuition reimbursement, professional development support, wellness stipends, and a culture that values and rewards hard work, dedication, and adaptability. If you want to build something meaningful, while enjoying the kind of flexibility and support that you need to do your best work — Ardent is where your next mission begins. Ardent is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to join our team.

This position is based in Washington, DC and may require a combination of on-site and remote support depending on program needs. Position Description: Ardent is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to support the design, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise cybersecurity controls across cloud, network, endpoint, and identity environments. This role will support Zero Trust initiatives, continuous monitoring, threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and security operations activities while helping strengthen the overall security posture of the organization.

The Cybersecurity Engineer will collaborate with cloud, network, application, and infrastructure teams to ensure security technologies, systems, and services are properly configured, hardened, monitored, and maintained in accordance with federal cybersecurity standards and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

and Duties: Support the implementation, operation, and optimization of enterprise security platforms and services across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. Implement and maintain enterprise security controls aligned with NIST SP 800-53 and Zero Trust Architecture principles. Support identity and access management initiatives, including authentication, authorization, role-based access controls, privileged access management, and multi-factor authentication.

Configure and manage identity services and enterprise access control solutions. Monitor, analyze, and respond to security events and alerts using SIEM, EDR/XDR, and related security technologies. Support incident triage, containment, investigation, remediation, and forensic data collection activities.

Maintain continuous security monitoring capabilities, including log collection, correlation, and analysis. Conduct vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, and remediation activities across systems, applications, and infrastructure. Support patch management, mitigation efforts, and security hardening initiatives.

Assist with securing cloud and hybrid environments, including AWS, Azure, and related cloud security services. Configure and maintain centralized logging, monitoring, and audit capabilities. Support change management processes, security documentation, and operational procedures.

Develop and maintain cybersecurity standard operating procedures, security baselines, and asset inventories. Perform root cause analysis for security incidents and control failures and assist with corrective action implementation. Collaborate with network, cloud, application, and engineering teams to resolve security issues and improve overall security operations.

Support 24/7 monitoring and operational security activities as required.

Requirements

: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.