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Ardent
About Ardent
Ardent is a government contractor that works for U.S. federal agencies on data science, analytics, digital transformation and geospatial intelligence. Its single security opening is an Application Security Engineer, a remote position supporting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: assessing applications, running vulnerability management, enabling DevSecOps and building secure reference implementations alongside development, platform and operations teams. Its board lists 15 openings in all.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 1 security opening at Ardent.
Ardent security openings
Read 13 Nov 2026, 04:08 UTCComparable openings elsewhere
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Backend Security Engineer (shows the role here)
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$30–$100/hr
Application Security Engineer – CVE & Vulnerability Research (shows the role here)
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$65/hr
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Working at Ardent
Ardent Management Consulting dates to 2006 and is based in northern Virginia. Mission1st Group, a veteran-owned federal IT firm in Arlington, acquired it in July 2023. Its security postings state No salary in its postings (from its own postings).
1 security role open at the last read1 open role at Ardent, confirmed on its careers system 13 Nov 2026.
Remote role on Ardent's federal contract work for USCIS systems.
The application security role is listed simply as Remote, with no office or state attached to it.
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Salaries at Ardent
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
The Application Security Engineer posting leaves pay unstated (12 Nov 2026).
Specialties Ardent hires in
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Ardent: common questions
What salary does Ardent offer security staff?
No salary in its postings. The Application Security Engineer posting leaves pay unstated (12 Nov 2026).
What sort of company is Ardent?
Ardent Management Consulting dates to 2006 and is based in northern Virginia. Mission1st Group, a veteran-owned federal IT firm in Arlington, acquired it in July 2023.
What is it like to work in security at Ardent?
Its security postings state No salary in its postings (from its own postings). As a defense or aerospace employer, many of its roles require a US clearance and on-site work.
What kind of employment are Ardent's security roles?
Remote role on Ardent's federal contract work for USCIS systems.
Where are Ardent's security jobs based?
The application security role is listed simply as Remote, with no office or state attached to it.
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