Senior Vulnerability Management Analyst

Peraton•Bethesda, MD

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Vulnerability Management Analyst will support the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the BNATCS contract, providing specialized cybersecurity and risk management services to help protect National Airspace System (NAS) systems, enterprise infrastructure, and critical mission applications. This role focuses on identifying, analyzing, tracking, and mitigating vulnerabilities across FAA environments, ensuring compliance with federal security requirements, and contributing to a proactive cybersecurity posture. This offer is contingent upon Peraton's award of the associated contract

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and 8 + years of experience, a Master's degree and 6+ years of relevent experience, or a PhD and 3+ years of experience in vulnerability management, cybersecurity operations, or IT security. Cybersecurity, IT, Computer Science, or related degrees are preferred.
Working knowledge of vulnerability scanning tools (Tenable, Qualys, etc.) and security information platforms.
Understanding of NIST RMF, FISMA, and federal security policies.
Experience analyzing CVEs, CVSS scoring, and vulnerability exploitability.
Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
Ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust clearance.
This is a remote capable position, however, candidates must reside in the Maryland/DC/NoVA local area.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting FAA, DOT, or other federal cybersecurity programs.
Familiarity with National Airspace System (NAS) environments or aviation technology.
Certifications such as Security+, CySA+, CEH, GSEC, GCIH, or similar.
Experience with POA&M management, RMF packages, or continuous monitoring activities.
Knowledge of configuration management and patch management processes.

Responsibilities

Vulnerability Identification & Analysis Perform regular vulnerability scanning of FAA networks, systems, and applications using FAA-approved toolsets (e.g., Tenable Nessus, Qualys, ACAS, Rapid7).
Analyze scan results to identify threats, misconfigurations, and weaknesses across FAA environments.
Validate findings, assess severity and risk impact, and distinguish false positives from actionable vulnerabilities.
Risk Prioritization & Reporting Prioritize vulnerabilities based on FAA risk models, mission impact, threat intelligence, and criticality of affected assets.
Prepare detailed vulnerability and risk reports for FAA stakeholders, ISSOs, SOC teams, and system owners.
Support creation of dashboards, metrics, and trend analyses to measure vulnerability remediation performance.
Remediation Coordination Collaborate with FAA system owners, network engineers, developers, and operations teams to drive timely remediation of findings.
Track remediation efforts, document mitigation strategies, and verify closure of vulnerabilities.
Provide technical recommendations to reduce exposure and strengthen system defenses.
Compliance & Governance Support adherence to federal cybersecurity frameworks including NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, FISMA, TIC, and FAA information security policies.
Assist with POA&M (Plan of Action & Milestones) documentation, updates, and lifecycle management.
Participate in ATO (Authorization to Operate) and continuous monitoring activities within the RMF process.
Continuous Improvement & Security Enhancement Contribute to development and refinement of vulnerability management procedures, SOPs, and scanning schedules.
Stay current with emerging threats, CVEs, and security advisories relevant to aviation and federal agencies.
Support incident response teams by providing vulnerability insights that inform threat analysis and containment.