Cybersecurity Analyst

CompQsoft, Inc. • New York, NY

9d • $125,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Proactively monitors, detects, and responds to security threats across networks, systems, and cloud environments to protect sensitive data and maintain enterprise resilience. Drives risk reduction by analyzing incidents, implementing controls, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to strengthen the organization’s security posture.

The role protects Department of Education (DOE) systems, applications, and data assets through threat triage, incident investigation, risk analysis, and monitoring across security domains including Security Operations (SOC), Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Information Protection, and Data Protection. It also supports alignment with federal and regulatory standards and continuous improvement of security operations.

CompQsoft provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and in the working environment to all employees and applicants. Recruitment, hiring, and development are not based on non-merit factors such as race, color, religion, sex (gender), mental or physical disability, or age.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience.
• Certifications listed: CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CySA+, CEH, GCIA, CISA, GCIH, and CCSP.
• Experience or familiarity with SIEM tools such as Devo or Splunk; vulnerability scanners such as Rapid7 or Armis; AWS or Azure cloud security platforms; Wireshark; SQL; Python; Microsoft Power BI; and Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Perform threat triage, incident investigation, and risk analysis to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of DOE systems, applications, and data assets.
• Analyze security alerts and events to identify indicators of compromise, attack patterns, and emerging threats across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Correlate security data from disparate sources to develop a unified view of organizational cyber risk and support informed decisions and prioritization.
• Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and protection gaps across infrastructure, cloud platforms, and data-centric environments; validate findings and assess potential business impact.
• Ensure alignment with federal and regulatory security standards, including NIST and FISMA, and with internal cybersecurity policies and control frameworks.
• Document findings, trends, and lessons learned from incidents and risk assessments to support continuous improvement of security operations.
• Monitor, analyze, and detect cybersecurity threats across Security Operations (SOC), Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Information Protection, and Data Protection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed