Cybersecurity Blue Team Analyst – Entry Level

Sentinel Group; Chantilly, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sentinel Group is seeking an Entry Level Cybersecurity Blue Team Analyst in Chantilly, VA to support defensive operations, assessments, and incident response across enterprise IT environments. You will review configurations, analyze security events, and assist with remediation activities while staying current with evolving threats.

The role requires 1–3 years in cybersecurity, knowledge of Windows/Linux, and a TS clearance.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Conduct cybersecurity assessments of enterprise IT systems, applications, networks, and infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities and security weaknesses.
• 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 threats, vulnerabilities, attack techniques, and defensive practices.

Skills

Experience level

Windows/Linux

Security incident analysis

Security clearance

Tools

SIEM

Vulnerability scanning

Endpoint security

Network security tools

Job description

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Cybersecurity Blue Team Analyst - Entry Level

Chantilly, VA, US

5 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.