Summary
Kristen Bryant is a seasoned cyber security analyst and RMF practitioner with two decades of federal IT, audit, and certification experience and eight years focused on hands-on cybersecurity roles. She has led C&A/RMF efforts, vulnerability assessments, and ISSO functions across DHS, HHS/CMS, FDA, DOL, USPTO and international clients, bringing deep NIST 800-53/A-123 expertise and practical Nessus/Splunk tool use. Known for translating complex business needs into technical controls and documentation, she combines audit rigor with pragmatic remediation and training skills. Based in Seattle, she blends systems analysis, project management and security engineering—having even delivered IA services overseas in the Caribbean. CompTIA Security+ certified and continuously learning (her GitHub notes a JavaScript passion), she pairs a developer’s curiosity with an auditor’s attention to detail. Her career is distinguished by repeated success turning compliance requirements into operational, auditable systems that reduce risk for large federal programs.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Certified Information Systems Analyst, Certified Information Systems Analyst at Bowie State University
BBA, International Business / Marketing, BBA, International Business / Marketing at Howard University