Jr. Cybersecurity Associate
About The Position
GovCIO is hiring a Jr. Cybersecurity Associate to support a Zero Trust modernization project at 16AF. The role focuses on improving cybersecurity visibility, data integration, identity-centric security, and enterprise systems engineering. It is an onsite position at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas. The associate supports the development, configuration, and optimization of security monitoring and data processing systems. Work includes integrating and validating data sources, maintaining data pipelines, checking data quality and consistency, contributing to automation, and documenting systems and processes. The role also supports alignment of configurations and processes with organizational standards and best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
- 0–2 years of technical experience, including applicable internship experience.
- Ability to obtain and retain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly in writing and verbally.
- Willingness to learn cybersecurity tools, enterprise environments, and Zero Trust concepts.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Ability to obtain and retain applicable DoW 8140 IAT Level II certification.
Nice To Haves
- Internship, lab, research, capstone, or academic project experience in SIEM platforms, log analysis, Cribl or similar data pipeline tools, identity and access management, cloud services, systems integration, or network mapping or asset discovery.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts such as Zero Trust, least privilege, multi-factor authentication, and security monitoring.
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing, configuring, and tuning SIEM components, including dashboards, alerts, correlation rules, and detection logic.
- Support configuration, testing, and maintenance of Cribl Stream or Cribl Edge pipelines for log ingestion, routing, filtering, enrichment, and normalization.
- Support onboarding new data sources into SIEM environments and validate data completeness and fidelity.
- Assist in onboarding log sources, including endpoints, network devices, cloud services, and identity platforms.
- Develop and maintain Cribl pipeline configuration documentation and version-controlled pipeline definitions.
- Participate in data quality validation to ensure logs meet program schema and field normalization standards.
- Write and maintain scripts for pipeline automation, parsing logic testing, and log format conversion.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, including system configurations, process runbooks, test plans, test results, and standard operating procedures.
- Contribute to automation efforts and support system documentation.
- Help ensure processes and configurations align with organizational standards and best practices.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
