Entry-Level Cyber Defense Analyst (Blue Team)

ADP, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP, Inc. in Chantilly, VA is seeking an Entry Level Cybersecurity Blue Team Analyst to support assessments, defensive operations, vulnerability identification, security monitoring, and incident response across enterprise IT environments.

The role requires 1–3 years of cybersecurity-related experience and a Top Secret clearance. You will review configurations, logs, and vulnerability reports; participate in vulnerability remediation; analyze SIEM and security events; and help maintain assessment

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in cybersecurity or related field.
• Working knowledge of Windows, Linux, networks, cloud, databases, identities/services.
• Ability to analyze system configurations, logs and security events.
• Familiar with basic cybersecurity assessment, vulnerability scanning, SIEM, and endpoint/network tools.
• Understanding of NIST CSF and SP 800-53.
• Top Secret security clearance required; counterintelligence polygraph desired.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cybersecurity assessments of enterprise IT systems, applications, networks, and infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
• 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 and cloud monitoring tools.
• Assist with security-control assessments and collection of objective evidence.
• Apply 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 practices.

Job description

ADP, Inc. in Chantilly, VA is seeking an Entry Level Cybersecurity Blue Team Analyst to support assessments, defensive operations, vulnerability identification, security monitoring, and incident response across enterprise IT environments.

The role requires 1–3 years of cybersecurity-related experience and a Top Secret clearance. You will review configurations, logs, and vulnerability reports; participate in vulnerability remediation; analyze SIEM and security events; and help maintain assessment