Junior Cybersecurity Specialist (On-Site)

Oxley Enterprises • Alexandria, VA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Specialist to support incident response, vulnerability management, and threat monitoring for a federal agency's IT security program. The Junior Cybersecurity Specialist provides technical support and day-to-day monitoring of alerts and vulnerabilities.

Requirements

• 2 - 3 years of vulnerability scanning, remediation, and incident response
• High School diploma
• Above average experience providing day-to-day monitoring of security alerts and the execution of vulnerability scans and remediation tasks
• Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Endpoint Protection tools
• Experience identifying potential threats, providing preliminary analysis of logs, and supporting the deployment of precautionary measures
• Experience assisting in the maintenance of technical Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Experience documenting the remediation of vulnerabilities found during scanning cycles
• Knowledge of vulnerability management and scanning operations (e.g., Tenable)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to obtain/maintain a Federal Civilian Public Trust
• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident that has lived in the United States for at least 3 years

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting a federal agency

Responsibilities

• Monitors security alerts and executes vulnerability scans and remediation tasks daily
• Identifies potential threats through log review and preliminary analysis
• Supports deployment of precautionary measures against malicious code
• Assists in reviewing cyber incident tickets in ServiceNow and JIRA, flagging duplicates or false positives
• Supports investigation of equipment loss incidents for potential data compromise
• Executes vulnerability scans using tools such as Tenable and documents remediation activities
• Reviews audit logs and reports, flagging critical and high vulnerabilities for escalation
• Supports tracking of remediation efforts
• Supports monitoring of employee user activity through insider threat detection tools
• Assists in collecting and cataloging data to identify potentially indicative behavior
• Supports the Cybersecurity Analyst in maintaining insider threat-related scripts and reporting metrics

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage for you and your family.
• Life Insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability paid for by the Company.
• Supplemental coverages including Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital.
• Additional Life insurance coverage for you and your dependents.
• 401k plan with various options to select based on your retirement goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED