The following states/districts are excluded from this job ad: AK, CA, CO, CT, DC, HI, LA, MA, MN, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OR, PR, RI, VT, WA, WYFuture Need - Actively InterviewingLocation: Executive Office for Immigration Review, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22311
We are seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Specialist to support incident response, vulnerability management, and threat monitoring for a federal agency's IT security program.
Position Description: The Junior Cybersecurity Specialist provides technical support and day-to-day monitoring of alerts and vulnerabilities.
Minimum/General Experience: 2 - 3 years of vulnerability scanning, remediation, and incident response
Minimum Education: High School diploma
Essential Skills/Qualifications:- 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
- Experience supporting a federal agency (preferred)
General Physical Requirements needed to perform the essential functions of this job may vary based on the location of the assignment.
- Assignment Location - Executive Office for Immigration Review, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22311
- Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
- Typing, communicating, repetitive motions.
- Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, view computer monitors and read. May need to view presentation screens and other visual aids in a virtual setting.
- Inside environmental conditions with protection from outside elements.
Security: 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
Federal Civilian Public Trust Consists of a review of up to but not limited to:
- Covers 10 year period and in some instances lifetime events
- OPM Security Investigations Index (SII)
- DOD Defense Central Investigations Index (DCII)
- National Agency Check (NAC) records
- FBI name check
- FBI fingerprint check
- Credit report check
- Written inquiries to previous employers and references listed on the application for employment
- Potential interviews with the subject, spouse, neighbors, supervisor, coworkers
- Law enforcement check
- Court records check
- Education check- Attendance and Degrees
Tasks/activities include, but are not limited to:- 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
Compensation & Benefits: The annual projected pay range for this position is $72,571 - $95,543 with consideration being given to various factors including but not limited to qualifications, experience, job responsibilities, and geographic location.
Oxley Enterprises, Inc. offers a full array of benefits including:
- 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.
