Cybersecurity Analyst - Junior Level

Cybersecurity Jobs; Huntsville (AL); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

3 weeks PTO

Floating holidays

Health and dental insurance 50% cover

STD/LTD and life insurance at no cost

401k with 4% company match

Profit sharing

Résumé du poste

Cybersecurity Jobs in Huntsville, AL seeks a junior-level cybersecurity professional to support a federal agency project on-site. The role requires ACTIVE TOP SECRET clearance, US citizenship, and 3 years of experience.

Responsibilities include monitoring networks, incident investigation, and vulnerability remediation with a focus on Splunk ES, firewalls, and data encryption. The position is fully onsite in Huntsville with a standard shift pattern and opportunities for case-by-case 1099

Qualifications

• 3 years total professional cybersecurity experience.
• Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security.
• US Citizen with ACTIVE TOP SECRET clearance and onsite work.

Responsabilités

• Monitor computer networks for security issues and suspicious activity.
• Investigate security breaches and other cybersecurity incidents.
• Document cybersecurity incidents and assess resulting impact and damage.
• Partner with the security team to test systems and identify network vulnerabilities, including penetration testing.
• Remediate vulnerabilities discovered during testing to maintain a high-security standard.
• Install and operate security controls to protect systems and information infrastructure, including firewalls and data encryption programs.
• Perform analysis to confirm intrusion-related information and create a forensically sound duplicate of files.
• Decrypt data and provide technical summaries and inputs.
• Examine recovered data for relevant information and conduct dynamic analysis, including timeline, statistical, and file signature analysis.
• Handle real-time cyber defense tasks that support deployable Incident Response Teams (IRTs).

Outils

Splunk Enterprise Security

Firewalls

Data encryption programs

Description du poste

Junior-level cybersecurity role supporting a federal agency project in Huntsville, AL with a fully onsite schedule and Active Top Secret clearance requirement.

Responsibilities

• Monitor computer networks for security issues and suspicious activity.
• Investigate security breaches and other cybersecurity incidents.
• Document cybersecurity incidents and assess resulting impact and damage.
• Partner with the security team to test systems and identify network vulnerabilities, including penetration testing.
• Remediate vulnerabilities discovered during testing to maintain a high-security standard.
• Recommend IT security best practices.
• Install and operate security controls to protect systems and information infrastructure, including firewalls and data encryption programs.
• Perform analysis to confirm intrusion-related information and create a forensically sound duplicate of files.
• Decrypt data and provide technical summaries and inputs.
• Examine recovered data for relevant information and conduct dynamic analysis, including timeline, statistical, and file signature analysis.
• Handle real-time cyber defense tasks that support deployable Incident Response Teams (IRTs).

Requirements

• 3 years total of professional experience.
• Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security.
• US Citizen with ACTIVE TOP SECRET clearance (required for a subcontract supporting a Project with a Major Prime).
• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• Onsite availability.

Technologies

• Splunk Enterprise Security
• Firewalls
• Data encryption programs

Compensation and Work Arrangement

• Compensation is negotiable based on experience, education, degree, and certifications.
• 1099 arrangement may be available case by case for candidates who prefer 1099.

Location and Schedule

• Huntsville, AL (on a federal agency project), fully onsite.
• Shift: Wed-Sat, 6AM-4PM (10 hours per day).
• May need to add additional 30 minutes of personal time for break.

Benefits

• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) including sick leave.
• 2 floating and 8 public holidays.
• Company covers 50% of health and dental insurance for all full time employees (dependents available at extra cost).
• STD, LTD and one-time salary equivalent of life insurance at no cost to all full time employees.
• 401k: available after 90 days for eligible full time employees or w-2 employees with no benefits; 4% company match with immediate vesting.
• Profit sharing: eligible for all w-2 employees; no employee contributions required.

Standard benefits notes: Unused PTO will be issued as a check at the end of an employee’s anniversary. Floating time and holidays expire at the end of every year of service. Health and dental coverage becomes effective after 30 days or the first of the month after completing initial 30 working days; paperwork for health and dental must be completed within the first 30 days of employment.