Cyber Security Specialist - Vulnerability Analyst

Apogee; Bellevue Second IV Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee seeks a Cyber Security Specialist II- Vulnerability Analyst to support AFNWC/NCC at Offutt AFB, NE. The role focuses on prioritizing vulnerability findings, communicating remediation requirements, and maintaining a controlled vulnerability posture.

The candidate will track all findings end-to-end and provide technical security recommendations to teams and oversight boards. On-site work at Offutt AFB is required.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: US citizen required.
• Clearance: TS with SCI eligibility required.
• CISSP or IAM II equivalent certification required.
• Education: High School Diploma minimum; Bachelor's preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant DoD experience.

Responsibilities

• Review findings from security tools and prioritize remediation.
• Provide remediation guidance to PST and IST engineering teams.
• Track IAVM deadlines and manage findings from discovery to closure.
• Recommend security configurations and document security baselines.
• Support ongoing security operations and problem resolution.
• Coordinate with IT staff to implement customer-ready solutions.
• Deliver risk analysis for vulnerabilities, incidents, and change requests.

Skills

Security analysis

Risk assessment

Documentation

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree

Tools

eMASS

Xacta

NIST 800-53

RMF tools

Job description

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).

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