Information Security Analyst
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
Washington, DC0–3 yrs3h agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 3 years · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- CybersecurityOperationsVulnerability managementSIEMTroubleshootingWindows
- Nice to have
- Incident responseNetwork securityNetworking
- Work
- On-site in Washington
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Cybersecurity95%Vulnerability management63%Operations56%SIEM49%of 57 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Oct 27, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
The MSRB seeks an Information Security Analyst to help protect our systems, support daily security operations, and strengthen our security controls. This role offers hands-on work across threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response, and employee security education.
Key Responsibilities
- Investigate and respond to security alerts, phishing reports, and employee requests.
- Maintain and troubleshoot security tools, including logging, SIEM, and anti-malware platforms.
- Support vulnerability scans, assessments, penetration testing, and remediation.
- Identify security gaps in systems, applications, networks, and devices, and help implement improvements.
- Review and improve security settings for SaaS platforms.
- Support identity and access management, including access reviews and least-privilege controls.
- Assist with incident response and the implementation of new security tools.
- Help manage security awareness training and simulated phishing campaigns.
- Explain security policies, technology risks, and best practices to employees.
- Monitor emerging threats and help strengthen defenses.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, OR three years of IT support experience maintaining computer hardware and supporting networks.
- Foundational knowledge of information security or technology principles, frameworks, and concepts.
- Knowledge of malware analysis tools and standard processes.
- Experience supporting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012/2016.
- Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment.
- Ability to explain technical topics clearly to employees with varied technical backgrounds.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and collaborate across teams.
Preferred Technical Experience
- Remote access and user support, network switching, firewall security, DNS, and SMTP.
- Enterprise security, cloud engineering, application development, or systems and network administration.
- Threat detection, detection engineering, incident response, identity and access management, or endpoint security.
Qualifications
- Eligible to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.