Cyber Security Analyst, Junior

About the position

We are seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to support the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). This analyst will play an important role helping to build a flexible and responsive IT environment that meets NCTC's evolving and changing mission priorities. TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. "Technology moving at the speed of thought" embodies these principles - the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and detect Cyber events and incidents within information systems and networks under general supervision
• Assist with integrated, dynamic Cyber defense, coordinate and maintain security toolsets to support organizations' continuous monitoring and ongoing authorization programs
• Develop security assessment plans for systems, including the objectives, scope, schedule, required documentation, possible risks, and other logistical items for security assessments; develop cloud service provider testing approach from security perspective
• Provide validation of security control tests for cloud service providers
• Coordinating access to systems and approvals for scanning activities
• Conducts ad hoc testing on an as-needed basis to assist with development activities or vulnerability remediation
• Reviews/tests system security controls (managerial, operational, and technical) to determine adequacy against federal requirements (e.g., NIST SP 800-53) and mission context
• Documents plans of action and milestones for corrective action following assessment activities and in response to identified vulnerabilities
• Drafts security policies and procedures including the system security plan, and agency specific policies in accordance with NIST requirements
• Routinely conducts risk assessments to quantify impacts of vulnerabilities
• Manage and control changes to specific systems, assessing the security impact of those changes, and maintaining system security configuration
• Support achievement of Authorizations to Develop (ATD), Authorizations to Test (ATT), and Authorizations to Operate (ATO), and working with the customer to streamline ATD, ATT, and ATO activities

Requirements

• Currently possess an active Top Secret security clearance

Nice-to-haves

• CompTIA Security+
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - Associate

Benefits

• health
• dental
• vision
• 401K
• life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability plans
• vacation time
• holidays