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title: 'Cybersecurity Analyst at Metron'
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# Cybersecurity Analyst at Metron

- **Company:** Metron
- **Location:** Laurel, MD
- **Compensation:** $100k–$180k
- **Posted:** 2026-11-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/metron/jobs/5286585007

## Job description

## About Metron

Metron is an employee-owned company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the most challenging national security problems. For over 40 years, our principled approach to problem-solving has yielded creative solutions at the intersection of advanced mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering. Our people are leaders in their technical fields and are passionate about solving challenging problems. We look for individuals who share this same passion and can apply their experience in real-world settings.

This position will provide operational and technical support to National & Navy missions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Successful candidates will have detailed knowledge of National SIGINT systems and their application to support Navy missions, the ability to work across intelligence disciplines to provide real-time support to operations and experimentation, apply technical expertise to complex analytical problems, and work as part of a team or independently.  Candidates must also possess a demonstrated ability to operate shifting priorities, adapt to a fast-paced environment, and deliver under pressure.  This position is located on a client site and may require on-call support to a 24x7 military operations team.

## Skills and Responsibilities

- Ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems, networks, and data through the planning, analysis, development, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of information systems security program, policies, procedures, and tools.
- Support cybersecurity operations for IT networks, systems, and cloud platforms by applying cybersecurity policies and security engineering principles, including identity and access management, encryption, continuous monitoring, secure configuration, and automation.
- Administer enterprise security tools, to include but not limited to firewalls, zero-trust technologies, logging and metrics systems.
- Ensure necessary security controls are in place and operate as intended; advising users of risks to systems and assessing risk; completes and maintains appropriate security documentation including systems security plans.
- Prepare and update documentation IA and ATO documentation, working with the US Government to ensure continuous accreditation.
- Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments, evaluating security control implementations, analyzing residual risk, and supporting Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities and documentation.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- High School Diploma or equivalent
- REQUIRED: Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full-Scope Poly (or agreement to take poly when requested)
- At least 3 years of experience as a Software Engineer or DevSecOps, system engineering or closely related technical role
- Knowledge of: Container (Docker) Build and Infrastructures, Kubernetes, Software Configuration Management tools such as GitLab, CI/CD processes, GitLab procedures/documentation
- Experience with SBOM generation, SCA, container scanning, artifact signing, provenance, or software supply-chain security
- Experience with policy-as-code, OPA/Gatekeeper, Kubernetes admission controls, or secure workload policies
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code or Configuration-as-Code practices using Terraform, Ansible, Bicep, CloudFormation, or similar tools
- Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, or similar observability platforms
- Experience in defense contracting, government programs, CMMC, NIST 800-171, RMF, STIGs, or other compliance-driven environments

Desired Qualifications

- Experience programming in Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python or C++
- Familiarity with full-stack web application development in any frameworks/languages

Position location: Aurora, CO or Laurel, MD

**the selected individual will be required to work onsite, 5 days a week **

In compliance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the “Act”) (C.R.S. § 8-5-101 et seq.) all positions in Colorado should have a good faith wage or salary posted on all job advertisements. If one is not listed below please email Recruiting_VA@metsci.com and one will be provided.

Expected compensation range, Aurora, CO: $100,000—$180,000 USD

Metron is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

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## About Metron

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Metron delivers innovative scientific solutions to the toughest problems, specializing in data analytics, decision support, autonomy software, and applied mathematics for defense, maritime, aerospace, and other critical sectors.
- **Entity Type**: Private (100% employee-owned through an ESOP)
- **Headquarters**: Reston, Virginia, USA (commonly cited; not explicitly stated in provided materials)
- **Founded**: Approximately 1984 (over 40 years in business as of 2025)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Defense, national security, maritime, aerospace, energy, search and rescue
- **Target customers**: Government agencies (U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, etc.), defense contractors, energy exploration companies, air traffic management organizations
- **Mission**: “Deliver innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients’ most challenging problems” — grounded in a first‑principles approach to applied mathematics, physics, and engineering [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/who-we-are/metron-fundamentals/)

## Products & Services
- **ANCC (Autonomy, Navigation, Command & Control)**: Platform‑agnostic autonomy software for unmanned systems (UUVs, USVs) with real‑time mission planning and resilience in dynamic environments [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/what-we-do/)
- **Dynamo**: Decision support software that revolutionizes test and evaluation processes [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/what-we-do/)
- **Volans**: Simulation tools for UUV and USV systems, used in defense and energy programs for over 13 years [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/what-we-do/)
- **AirCue**: Real‑time safety intelligence for air traffic controllers and pilots, providing early near‑miss predictions and flight path anomaly cues [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/what-we-do/)
- **Red Sky**: Crowdsourced weather observations app for coastal mariners [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/what-we-do/)
- **Glimpse**: Open‑source Java library for creating interactive data visualization applications [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/what-we-do/)
- **SAROPS**: Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System used by the U.S. Coast Guard (credited with saving lives and locating Air France Flight 447) [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/)
- **Analytics & Decision Support**: Tailored data analytics, probabilistic modeling, and anomaly detection solutions for clients across multiple sectors [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private, employee‑owned)
- **Key Metric**: ~200 employees (stated on careers page) [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/careers/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: None (100% employee‑owned); key clients include U.S. Coast Guard, Aurania (mining exploration), and various defense agencies
- **Growth Signals**: 39+ years in business; expanding into AI, autonomy, and real‑time safety systems; multiple office locations across the U.S. [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/careers/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First‑principles approach**: Builds mathematical models from the ground up rather than relying on black‑box methods, ensuring robust and defensible solutions
- **100% employee‑owned**: ESOP structure attracts and retains top technical talent by aligning company success with employee wealth
- **Proven impact**: High‑stakes successes such as locating Air France Flight 447, rescuing a fisherman after 12 hours in the water, and guiding search for lost gold cities in Ecuador
- **Deep expertise**: Specialists in applied mathematics, operations research, statistical inference, signal processing, and autonomy

## Strategic Focus
- **Autonomy & AI**: Continued investment in unmanned systems autonomy (ANCC) and advanced decision‑support tools (Dynamo, AirCue)
- **National security & defense**: Primary focus on solving mission‑critical problems for defense and intelligence clients
- **Commercial expansion**: Leveraging core capabilities into energy, maritime, and aviation safety markets
- **Talent & culture**: Recruiting experts in applied math, software engineering, and AI; promoting employee ownership and career development

## Why Work Here
- **100% employee‑owned** – profit sharing through ESOP; become fully vested after three years [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/careers/)
- **Impactful work** – projects directly affect national security, air safety, search and rescue, and scientific discovery
- **Small teams** – collaborative, cross‑disciplinary environment with a “small company feel + large company stability” [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/careers/)
- **Work/Life balance** – flexible culture with competitive salaries and benefits
- **Diversity & inclusion** – actively seeks under‑represented groups in STEM and military veterans [metsci.com](https://www.metsci.com/careers/)
- **Career development** – project leadership opportunities, training, and a path for growth; roles range from Research Scientist to Software Engineer
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Not explicitly stated; 9 work sites across the U.S. suggest a mix of onsite and possibly hybrid arrangements

## Sources
1. [Metron Corporate Site](https://www.metsci.com/)
2. [Who We Are – Metron](https://www.metsci.com/who-we-are/)
3. [Careers at Metron](https://www.metsci.com/careers/)
4. [What We Do – Products & Tools](https://www.metsci.com/what-we-do/)
5. [Metron Fundamentals](https://www.metsci.com/who-we-are/metron-fundamentals/)
6. [Greenhouse Careers Page](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/metron)

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