Intermediate Cybersecurity Analyst
About The Position
Provides intermediate-level cybersecurity and information assurance support for the US Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI). Under the direction of experienced cybersecurity personnel, assists with Risk Management Framework (RMF) Assessment and Authorization packages, security control implementation and monitoring, vulnerability management, compliance documentation, and security reporting. Supports AFOSI cybersecurity operations by helping maintain system security documentation and by coordinating with infrastructure, operations, and development teams to address Department of Defense security requirements.
Requirements
- 5 years of experience in cybersecurity and information assurance, including at least 3 years of systems administration experience supporting servers and infrastructure.
- Must have an active Top Secret clearance and be SCI eligible.
- Must possess an approved DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification or be able to obtain the required certification within the timeframe permitted by the contract.
- Foundational knowledge of RMF, STIGs, security controls, vulnerability management, POA&M tracking, event-log review, firewalls, and security risk assessments.
- Must demonstrate attention to detail, analytical problem-solving skills, effective oral and written communication, the ability to learn DoD cybersecurity processes and tools, and U.S. citizenship.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with eMASS, GRC applications, ACAS/Tenable, HBSS, Splunk, ArcSight, Active Directory, PowerShell, and asset-management tools is preferred rather than required.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical engineering and implementation of security solutions.
- Designing and managing vulnerability scanning architecture.
- Engineering the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution.
- Integrating security testing into the development pipeline.
- Defining secure configuration baselines.
- Developing technical documentation for security architecture.
- Assist with building, coordinating, maintaining, and updating RMF Assessment and Authorization packages and supporting security documentation for AFOSI systems and enclaves.
- Assist with implementing and monitoring security controls, documenting findings, and tracking remediation activities through the Plan of Action and Milestones process.
- Support vulnerability scanning, report review, asset-list maintenance, scan scheduling, and identification of configuration issues and missing patches using ACAS or comparable tools.
- Help correlate vulnerability results with IAVM alerts, bulletins, and Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures to support compliance tracking.
- Support reviews of system and application configurations against applicable DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides and Security Requirements Guidance.
- Assist with maintaining Governance, Risk and Compliance records and eMASS artifacts, including policies, plans, procedures, reports, and authorization documentation.
- Assist with security-log review and reporting using SIEM tools such as Splunk or ArcSight and use basic PowerShell scripts to collect and organize security data.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, operations, and development personnel.
- Communicate findings clearly.
- Support readiness assessments and incident-response activities as assigned.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life and disability coverage
- retirement savings with company match
- paid time off
- voluntary supplemental benefits
- access to an employee assistance program
- educational assistance with tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
