Security - Cyber Analyst

Quadrant - Fort Belvoir, VA

Full-time - Senior

Fort Belvoir, VA

Management of Companies and Enterprises

About the position

The Cyber Analyst position at Fort Belvoir, VA, is designed for an experienced professional with over 10 years in the cybersecurity field. The role focuses on identifying and mitigating risks to information technology and operational technology, ensuring compliance with DoD standards, and providing recommendations for risk reduction. The analyst will engage in hands-on security monitoring, threat hunting, and vulnerability assessments, contributing to the overall mission assurance of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Understand compliance standards and tools to assess vulnerabilities.
• Identify risks that may lead to mission loss or degradation and provide recommendations for risk reduction.
• Identify threats to information technology and operational technology and assess vulnerability and risk to assets.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of cyber threats to develop recommendations to remediate system vulnerabilities.
• Perform assessments from an adversarial viewpoint to identify weaknesses and test protection strategies.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity.
• Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Certifications: CySA+, CEH, CISA, or PenTest+.
• IAT II certification as described in DoD 8570.01 (Sec+).
• Demonstrated experience with Linux environments (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Understanding of information technology threats and cybersecurity practices.
• Hands-on experience with security monitoring, threat hunting, packet analysis, malware analysis, signature development, and/or shell scripting.
• Hands-on experience with network monitoring and packet inspection tools.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred.