Cybersecurity Blue Team Analyst – Entry Level

SENTINEL GROUP LLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SENTINEL GROUP LLC is seeking an Entry-Level Cybersecurity Blue Team Analyst in Chantilly, VA. The role supports offensive and defensive cyber operations, vulnerability identification, security monitoring, and incident response across enterprise IT environments.

Qualifications include 1–3 years in cybersecurity, working knowledge of Windows/Linux, and familiarity with SIEM and vulnerability tools. Top Secret clearance is required; counterintelligence polygraph is desired.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of cybersecurity experience in IA, SYSADMIN, or related field.
• Experience with Windows, Linux, networks, virtualization, cloud, and IAM.
• Ability to analyze configurations, logs, and security events.
• Familiarity with SIEM, vulnerability scanning, and endpoint/security tools.
• Knowledge of NIST CSF and SP 800-53.
• Top Secret clearance; counterintelligence polygraph desired.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cybersecurity assessments of enterprise IT systems and networks to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
• Review system configurations, security controls, logs, alerts, and vulnerability reports.
• Support remediation activities and validate corrective actions.
• Analyze security events from SIEM, endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.
• Assist with security-control assessments and evidence collection.
• Document findings, risk observations, and remediation actions.
• Develop assessment reports, dashboards, and technical artifacts.
• Stay updated on emerging threats and defensive practices.

Skills

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Tools

SIEM tools

Vulnerability scanning tools

Job description

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Cybersecurity Blue Team Analyst - Entry Level

Chantilly, VA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1047

Minimum Qualifications:

The Entry-Level Cybersecurity Blue Team Analyst supports cybersecurity assessments, defensive cyber operations, vulnerability identification, security monitoring, and incident response activities across enterprise IT environments. The analyst shall be capable of assessing the security posture of common enterprise technologies, including servers, workstations, network infrastructure, cloud environments, databases, applications, identity and access management systems, virtualization platforms, security tools, and enterprise services.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct cybersecurity assessments of enterprise IT systems, applications, networks, and infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, security weaknesses, and compliance deficiencies.
• Review system configurations, security controls, logs, alerts, vulnerability reports, and other security-relevant information.
• Support vulnerability assessment and remediation activities, including validation of corrective actions.
• Analyze security events from SIEM, endpoint, network, identity, cloud, and other security-monitoring technologies.
• Assist with security-control assessments and collection of objective evidence.
• Apply established security assessment procedures and cybersecurity frameworks to evaluate system security.
• Document assessment findings, risk observations, recommendations, and remediation activities.
• Develop and maintain assessment documentation, reports, dashboards, and technical artifacts.
• Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, attack techniques, and defensive cybersecurity practices.

Required Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of experience in cybersecurity, information assurance, system administration, network operations, vulnerability management, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of enterprise IT infrastructure, including Windows and Linux systems, networking, virtualization, cloud computing, databases, applications, and identity services.
• Ability to analyze system configurations, logs, vulnerability data, and security events.
• Ability to use common cybersecurity assessment, vulnerability scanning, SIEM, endpoint security, and network security tools.
• Understanding of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-53, and/or comparable cybersecurity standards.
• Must hold Top Secret security clearance. Counterintelligence polygraph desired.