Cyber Security Analyst 1

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers; Stafford (VA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers in Stafford, VA is seeking a cybersecurity professional to support ongoing ATO activities, manage hardened containers, and ensure CI/CD aligns with ATO requirements. The role favors candidates with federal-context CD/containers experience and Security+ readiness.

Strong communication skills, ability to work in a remote team environment, and a keen eye for detail are essential as you help protect systems and data while keeping pace with evolving

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline or 3+ years of work experience.
• Familiarity with continuous delivery and containers in federal context preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a remote team environment.
• Strong attention to detail with analytical mindset and problem-solving abilities.
• Awareness of cybersecurity trends.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to cyber team with focus on ongoing ATO activities.
• Manages hardened containers.
• Ensure CI/CD conforms to ATO requirements.
• Supports STIGs, scanning and mitigation of findings.
• Assists development teams in security within a containerized development workflow.

Skills

Container security

CI/CD awareness

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Remote teamwork

Analytical mind

Problem solving

Cybersecurity trends

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

3+ years of work experience

Tools

GitLab Ultimate

Stackrox

Fortify

Job description

• Provide support to cyber team with focus on ongoing ATO activities.
• Manages hardened containers.
• Ensure CI/CD conforms to ATO requirements.
• Supports STIGs, scanning and mitigation of findings.
• Assists development teams in security within a containerized development workflow.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, or a similar science and engineering discipline

OR

• 3+ years of work experience

Experience:

• Familiarity with continuous delivery and containers in federal context preferred.
• Cybersecurity with Gitlab Ultimate, Stackrox, Fortify preferred.

Preferred Experience (includes Minimum)

Certifications

• Must be able to obtain Security+ certification within 90 days of hire, if required.
• Must be able to obtain an operating system certification within 90 days of hire, if required.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Ability to work in a remote team environment.
• Strong attention to detail with an analytical mind and outstanding problem-solving skills.
• Great awareness of cybersecurity trends.