Cyber Risk & Vulnerability Analyst I

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 66,900 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks an entry‑ to mid‑level Risk and Vulnerability Threat Analyst I to evaluate enterprise networks, systems, and applications for vulnerabilities and risk. You will use scanning tools, review configurations, and assist remediation in a highly regulated government environment.

You will document findings for technical and non‑technical stakeholders, support risk assessments, and collaborate with security teams to improve vulnerability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Typically 2–4 years in cybersecurity, information security, or IT systems administration.
• Experience using vulnerability scanning tools to support remediation in an enterprise environment.
• Ability to communicate technical findings, risk implications, and remediation recommendations clearly.
• Ability to obtain and maintain any required background investigation for government environments.
• U.S. Citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Conduct vulnerability scans of servers, endpoints, cloud workloads, and network devices and interpret results.
• Review configurations, access controls, and patch levels against security baselines and policies.
• Apply foundational risk analysis and threat modeling to prioritize remediation activities.
• Support formal risk and vulnerability assessments and audits with evidence and reports.
• Collaborate with security operations and infrastructure teams to track remediation tasks and metrics.
• Utilize basic scripting to summarize vulnerability data for dashboards and reporting.
• Stay aware of emerging vulnerabilities and advise on defense improvements.

Skills

Vulnerability scanning

Risk analysis

Communication

Scripting basics

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Nessus

Qualys

OpenVAS

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks an entry‑ to mid‑level Risk and Vulnerability Threat Analyst I to evaluate enterprise networks, systems, and applications for vulnerabilities and risk. You will use scanning tools, review configurations, and assist remediation in a highly regulated government environment.

You will document findings for technical and non‑technical stakeholders, support risk assessments, and collaborate with security teams to improve vulnerability