Senior Cybersecurity Triage Analyst
Location: DC3, Linthicum Heights, MD (Hybrid-Remote)
Task Order: Task 6, VDP Team
Requirements: BS 8+, MS 6+, PhD 3+ Years Relevant Experience
Clearance Requirement: Active Secret as confirmed in DISS
Description:
The Senior Cybersecurity Triage Analyst supports the Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) -Defense Industrial Base (VDP-DIB) within the Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) and is responsible for reviewing and vetting security vulnerability reports submitted to the DoD VDP-DIB from independent security researchers. The Analyst will be responsible for verifying the validity and scope of the reported vulnerabilities. They will assess each vulnerability for severity and assign an associated risk score. The Analyst will serve as a liaison between the public researchers and Department of Defense system owners. They will monitor and track progress on report submissions and validate mitigation or remediation actions throughout the lifecycle of the reports.
Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of information security principles, technologies, and practices
- Knowledge of web penetration methodology and application
- Familiarity with common web penetration testing tools such as BurpSuite, Nmap, Kali Linux
- Experience operating in a professional IT or cybersecurity environment
- Experience investigating security events, threats and/or vulnerabilities
- Ability to professionally communicate with internal and external customers
- Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
- Active Secret security clearance required
Preferred Additional Skills:
- CEH, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GCIH, GICSP, PenTest+ or similar certification a plus
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (i.e. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure)
- Familiarity with STIG requirements
- Understanding of any of the following programming languages: Python, JavaScript, BASH, Java
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $134,500.00 - $170,100.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
- 10 years
- 11+ years
- 6 years
- 7 years
- 8 years
- 9 years
Schedule:
Experience:
- Penetration testing: 1 year (Required)
- Cybersecurity: 4 years (Required)
Security clearance:
Ability to Commute:
- Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Linthicum Heights, MD 21090: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Linthicum Heights, MD 21090