Cyber Security Specialist - Vulnerability Analyst

Apogee Engineering; Bellevue (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee Engineering seeks a Cyber Security Specialist II-Vulnerability Analyst to support AFNWC/NCC. The role focuses on prioritizing vulnerabilities by severity, communicating remediation needs, and maintaining documented risk posture. Must coordinate with PST/IST teams and meet IAVM deadlines.

Position is full-time at Offutt AFB, NE with on-site engagement. Requires TS/SCI eligibility and DoD RMF/tool experience; DoD DoDD and NIST controls familiarity is essential.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: US citizen and ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
• DoD domain knowledge and RMF experience are required.
• Experience with DoD 8500, 8520, 8510 RMF processes and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Review findings from security tools and prioritize remediation.
• Provide remediation guidance to PST and IST engineering teams.
• Track findings from identification to closure and report status.
• Deliver security recommendations to boards, clients, and teammates.
• Create and maintain security baselines and documentation.
• Support security operations and issue resolution with IT staff.

Skills

Vulnerability analysis

Security risk assessment

Communications with teams

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree

Tools

eMASS

XACTA

Job description

Cyber Security Specialist - Vulnerability Analyst

Location: US-NE-Offutt AFB

ID: 2026-2112

Category: Cybersecurity

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote: No

Overview

Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for a Cyber Security Specialist II-Vulnerability Analyst in support of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Combatant Command, Command and Control (C2) Division (AFNWC/NCC).

The Rogue Blue Software (RBS) Vulnerability Analyst must possess the technical and administrative skills needed to prioritize findings by severity, impact, and exploitability, communicate remediation requirements clearly to technical teams, and maintain the documentation necessary to demonstrate a controlled vulnerability posture. They would be responsible for the following activities, as well as supporting the other RBS Cyber Support Team (CST) activities

This is a full-time position located at Offutt AFB, NE

Responsibilities

• Consistently review findings for the security tools
• Develop and provide structures and prioritized remediation guidance to the RBS (Platform Services Team (PST) and Infrastructure Services Team (IST) engineering teams
• Actively track and ensure IAVM deadlines are met
• Track and manage all findings from identification through closure
• Provide analytical and technical security recommendations to other team members, oversight boards, and clients
• Identify requirements, based upon need or as the result of a security issue that could put organizations' systems at risk
• Create, maintain, and documents security baselines
• Active member in technical working groups to recommend effective security configurations
• Develop documentation to support ongoing security systems operations, maintenance, and specific problem resolution
• Work with and coordinate appropriate IT staff to implement solutions that will meet or exceed customer expectations
• Provide risk analysis for vulnerabilities, incidents, and change requests

Qualifications

Minimum Experience:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Clearance: Must possess and maintain a TS w/SCI eligibility

Certifications: CISSP or equivalent IAM II or DOD 8140 Level II

Education: High School Diploma

Years of Experience: Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience to include:

• 5 years directly supporting the DoD
• Strong knowledge and experience applying DoDD 8500.1 Information Assurance, DoDD 8520.1 Protection of SCI, DoDI 8510.01 Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology, DoD 8570.01M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program, and DoDI 8580.1 Information Assurance in the Defense Acquisition Process used for the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree

Years of Experience: 10 years of relevant experience

• Minimum of 3 years providing direct support to the DoD
• Knowledge and experience with NIST 800-53 and DoD Risk Management Framework tools (eMASS/Xacta)

Additional Information

Location: Offutt AFB, NE

On-site/Hybrid/Remote: On-Site

Travel: None