Cybersecurity Analyst (Intermediate) — RMF & SIEM Expert

VG SYSTEMS, LLC.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VG Systems, LLC, a HUBZone small business, seeks an Intermediate Cybersecurity Analyst to support federal IT operations at Fort Meade, MD. You will monitor security events, perform vulnerability management, and help maintain RMF accreditation and related documentation.

The role emphasizes hands-on threat detection, incident response support, and development of security baselines, with collaboration across engineers and leadership.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required.
• 3-5 years IA/cybersecurity experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, CS, IT, or equivalent experience.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze security events using SIEMs (Splunk, ELK, Microsoft Sentinel).
• Conduct forensic investigations on suspicious activity and support incident triage.
• Perform vulnerability scanning, analyze results, validate patches, and coordinate remediation.
• Develop/update cybersecurity baseline documentation (CONOPS, IRPs, SOPs, PPPs).
• Support RMF accreditation packages with evidence collection and POA&M development.
• Apply RMF controls and assist with ATO documentation.
• Contribute to security status reports and IA briefings.
• Document incident response actions and prepare after-action reports.

Skills

Security clearance

Cybersecurity experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/ CS/ IT

Tools

DISA IA processes

eMASS

ACAS

STIG/SRG

RMF

NIST 800-53

Job description

VG Systems, LLC, a HUBZone small business, seeks an Intermediate Cybersecurity Analyst to support federal IT operations at Fort Meade, MD. You will monitor security events, perform vulnerability management, and help maintain RMF accreditation and related documentation.

The role emphasizes hands-on threat detection, incident response support, and development of security baselines, with collaboration across engineers and leadership.