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$120,000
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IT - Security
Portsmouth, VA (On-Site/Office)
Job Title: Cybersecurity Analyst (Secret Cleared)
Location: Portsmouth, VA
Duration: Permanent, Direct Hire
Salary Range: $95-115,000 (or higher/negotiable based on experience)
Summary:
Verigent's client is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst with an active Secret clearance to support critical cybersecurity operations in Portsmouth, VA. This position requires expertise in vulnerability management, incident response, risk analysis, and compliance with DoD and DON cybersecurity standards. The analyst will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and mitigating cyber risks, supporting contingency planning, and maintaining day-to-day VRAM (Vulnerability Remediation Asset Management) activities. The role also involves working with key security tools such as ACAS, HBSS, MDE, MDI, and Splunk, while ensuring compliance with federal, DoD, and Navy cybersecurity policies and directives.
The ideal candidate will hold a bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field (or equivalent DoD 8570.01M certification such as Security+ or higher), and have at least four years of cybersecurity experience in system/network vulnerability analysis, risk mitigation, and security test & evaluation. Strong knowledge of INFOSEC concepts, firewall policy, ports & protocols, and Navy-specific security requirements (e.g., OPNAVINST N9210.3) is essential.
Responsibilities:
• Perform cybersecurity analysis in support of incident response, threat detection, and risk mitigation.
• Conduct system and network vulnerability analysis and implement remediation strategies.
• Manage Vulnerability Remediation Asset Management (VRAM), including uploading baseline configurations and processing vulnerability scans.
• Support and maintain cybersecurity tools such as ACAS, HBSS, MDE, MDI, and Splunk.
• Perform risk assessment and mitigation analysis to identify and reduce potential cyber threats.
• Conduct Security Test & Evaluation (ST&E) and ensure compliance with established standards.
• Assist in developing and maintaining contingency and continuity of operations plans.
• Enforce and manage firewall policies, ports, and protocols to protect mission-critical systems.
• Ensure compliance with DoD, DON, and federal cybersecurity directives, including FISMA, DoDI 8500.01, DoDI 8530, SECNAV 5239, OPNAV 5239, and related guidance.
• Safeguard sensitive naval information in accordance with OPNAVINST N9210.3 and other classified data protection requirements.
Qualifications:
• Active Secret clearance required.
• Education/Certification: Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related discipline OR DoD 8570.01M Level II certification (Security+ or higher).
• Minimum of 4 years in cybersecurity analysis, with expertise in: Cybersecurity/INFOSEC concepts and requirements, System and network vulnerability analysis, Risk assessment and mitigation, Security Test & Evaluation (ST&E), and Contingency planning and incident response.
• Hands-on knowledge of VRAM, ACAS, HBSS, MDE, MDI, Splunk, firewall policy, and ports/protocol management.
• Expert-level understanding of cybersecurity laws, DoD/Navy guidance, and NIST 800 series standards.
• Familiarity with naval-specific cybersecurity requirements, including safeguarding Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPI).
Location: Portsmouth, VA
Duration: Permanent, Direct Hire
Salary Range: $95-115,000 (or higher/negotiable based on experience)
Summary:
Verigent's client is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst with an active Secret clearance to support critical cybersecurity operations in Portsmouth, VA. This position requires expertise in vulnerability management, incident response, risk analysis, and compliance with DoD and DON cybersecurity standards. The analyst will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and mitigating cyber risks, supporting contingency planning, and maintaining day-to-day VRAM (Vulnerability Remediation Asset Management) activities. The role also involves working with key security tools such as ACAS, HBSS, MDE, MDI, and Splunk, while ensuring compliance with federal, DoD, and Navy cybersecurity policies and directives.
The ideal candidate will hold a bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field (or equivalent DoD 8570.01M certification such as Security+ or higher), and have at least four years of cybersecurity experience in system/network vulnerability analysis, risk mitigation, and security test & evaluation. Strong knowledge of INFOSEC concepts, firewall policy, ports & protocols, and Navy-specific security requirements (e.g., OPNAVINST N9210.3) is essential.
Responsibilities:
• Perform cybersecurity analysis in support of incident response, threat detection, and risk mitigation.
• Conduct system and network vulnerability analysis and implement remediation strategies.
• Manage Vulnerability Remediation Asset Management (VRAM), including uploading baseline configurations and processing vulnerability scans.
• Support and maintain cybersecurity tools such as ACAS, HBSS, MDE, MDI, and Splunk.
• Perform risk assessment and mitigation analysis to identify and reduce potential cyber threats.
• Conduct Security Test & Evaluation (ST&E) and ensure compliance with established standards.
• Assist in developing and maintaining contingency and continuity of operations plans.
• Enforce and manage firewall policies, ports, and protocols to protect mission-critical systems.
• Ensure compliance with DoD, DON, and federal cybersecurity directives, including FISMA, DoDI 8500.01, DoDI 8530, SECNAV 5239, OPNAV 5239, and related guidance.
• Safeguard sensitive naval information in accordance with OPNAVINST N9210.3 and other classified data protection requirements.
Qualifications:
• Active Secret clearance required.
• Education/Certification: Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related discipline OR DoD 8570.01M Level II certification (Security+ or higher).
• Minimum of 4 years in cybersecurity analysis, with expertise in: Cybersecurity/INFOSEC concepts and requirements, System and network vulnerability analysis, Risk assessment and mitigation, Security Test & Evaluation (ST&E), and Contingency planning and incident response.
• Hands-on knowledge of VRAM, ACAS, HBSS, MDE, MDI, Splunk, firewall policy, and ports/protocol management.
• Expert-level understanding of cybersecurity laws, DoD/Navy guidance, and NIST 800 series standards.
• Familiarity with naval-specific cybersecurity requirements, including safeguarding Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPI).
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