Cybersecurity Analyst, Junior

About the Role

As a Cybersecurity Risk Analyst, you will use your cyberspace operations experience to create solutions on a worldwide stage. You will help understand cyberspace capabilities to evaluate potential weaknesses and the effectiveness of mitigations for cybersecurity solutions. You will work with your team to leverage cyberspace operations systems to aggregate threat feeds that inform briefings for senior leadership, research emerging technology, requisite security requirements, and emerging threats, and develop a way forward to meet organizational goals. You’ll work with headquarters-level decision makers on the technical implementation of solutions for promoting the sustainment of cybersecurity across multiple technology areas. Your role will be vital in the development of operation plans to support command and control.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply your experience in various cybersecurity areas, including Department of Defense (DoD) Risk Management Framework (RMF) guidance, Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E), system vulnerability, and compliance in support of Assessment and Authorization (A&A) throughout the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Use your research and analysis abilities to assess and inform operators and senior leadership and commanders on dynamic adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures to support system A&A efforts through cyber risk assessment, policy analysis, technology evaluations, and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) security control validation.
• Apply expertise in technology to analyze system security implementations, application security, and provide recommendations to decision makers and engineers.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience in a cybersecurity or computer field, including supporting information assurance, networking, or systems administration.
• Experience with applying system security configurations to meet compliance standards.
• Knowledge of Cybersecurity standards and the implementation of industry best practices.
• Knowledge of Risk Management practices.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
• Ability to create written or verbal communication products for review.
• Associate’s degree.

Nice to Have

• Experience with RMF A&A processes and Cybersecurity engineering.
• Experience in working with the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS).
• Experience with Cloud and DevSecOps.
• Knowledge of STIG and compliance scans.
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Possession of excellent time management and analytical skills.
• Secret clearance.
• Security+ CE Certification.

Compensation

• Projected compensation range: $52,900.00 to $108,000.00 (annualized USD).