Cybersecurity Principal Specialist

Target Hiring Range: $140,000-$165,000

Department: Chief Information Officer

Posting Date Range: 2/23/2026-3/9/2026

Pay Grade Range: $130469-$181570

Work Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm

FLSA Status: Exempt

Remote Work Status: Hybrid

Hybrid

Schedule:

2-3 days a week onsite.

All remote or hybrid work arrangements must be performed from within the continental United States, subject to Sergeant at Arms approval.

The Senate Sergeant at Arms does not pay for relocation expenses.

This vacancy announcement closes at 7pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

The Target Hiring Range for this position is: $140,000-$165,000

The Sergeant at Arms plays a crucial role in upholding the operational integrity of the Senate community. Our vision is to foster an environment of innovation, collaboration, and adaptability, ensuring uninterrupted legislative proceedings irrespective of time, place, or circumstance. The Cybersecurity department is responsible for protecting the systems and information used to create the legislation that underwrites our democracy. We create a resilient cybersecurity operation by proactively identifying, protecting, detecting, reacting, and recovering (IPDRR) the US Senate enterprise.

We combine people, processes, and technology into a state of the art, continuous risk-reduction practice that is flexible, innovative, and effective.

Provides functional and/or technical skills for the assigned cybersecurity unit. Supports the unit’s work effort as required in preparing materials for collaborating with other sections, divisions, departments, and vendors to gather and disseminate information. Contributes to the unit’s work effort as required in preparing analysis and materials for providing expert level support in the assigned area of cybersecurity to SAA IT security branch staff, other SAA technical staff, SAA procurement staff, and other division or departments;

and for identifying and resolving critical and complex issues in the assigned unit. Supports the unit’s work effort as directed in providing leadership to the unit’s project teams and contractors. Work includes helping to develop plans, assignments, and coordination of work efforts. Supports the unit’s work effort to develop governing policies, standards, and procedures. Other duties as assigned.

High School Diploma, GED.

• Seven to ten years of progressively responsible experience in cybersecurity, with a track record of leading initiatives to resolve highly complex cybersecurity issues.
• Subject matter expertise in one or more cybersecurity domains.
• Strong leadership skills, including experience managing project teams and coordinating efforts across multiple departments.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic cybersecurity policies, standards, and frameworks that align with organizational goals.

• As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.

• Cybersecurity
  
  Experience:
  
  Experience in SOC Analysis, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, Malware Analysis, Red Team, or Systems/Network Administration.
• Excellent Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  The ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with audiences at varying levels of technical capability.
• Self-Learning:
  The ability to learn highly technical concepts with minimal instruction and without formal training.
• Abstract Thinking:
  The ability to abstract away from atomic events and indicators and contextualize them with larger attack chains or process flows.

• This position directly supports essential services of the U.S. Senate. As such, this position requires the employee be available and prepared to work during a lapse, in inclement weather, on holidays, weekends, and during late nights to ensure essential services to the Senate continue without interruption. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.
• The U.S. Senate network cannot be taken offline for maintenance…