Intermediate Cyber Defense Analyst - Blue Team

Sentinel Group; Chantilly, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sentinel Group is seeking an Intermediate Cybersecurity Blue Team Analyst in Chantilly, VA to perform defensive operations, risk assessments, and malware/vulnerability analysis. You will evaluate security controls, configurations, and architectures, producing detailed reports and remediation guidance.

You will mentor junior staff, stay current on emerging TTPs, and collaborate with stakeholders across IT and government environments. A Top Secret clearance is required, with polygraph desired.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of cybersecurity or related field experience.
• Experience assessing diverse enterprise IT environments and technologies.
• Strong understanding of networking, OS, virtualization, cloud, IAM, and security architectures.
• Experience with security assessment and vulnerability-management tools.
• Experience analyzing logs and correlating information across IT platforms.
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53/800-37, RMF, STIGs, CIS benchmarks.
• Top Secret clearance required; counterintelligence polygraph desired.

Responsibilities

• Independently conduct comprehensive cybersecurity assessments of enterprise systems, networks, apps, cloud services, and infrastructure.
• Assess controls and configurations across Windows/Linux servers, endpoints, devices, and cloud services.
• Perform vulnerability assessment, configuration assessment, and remediation verification.
• Analyze attack paths and impacts of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
• Correlate security events to identify systemic risks and threats.
• Evaluate architectures against security requirements and standards.
• Develop rigorous assessment reports with findings and remediation.
• Brief stakeholders on results, risks, and priorities.
• Assist in developing methodologies, automated checks, and repeatable procedures.
• Mentor junior analysts and review assessment products.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Defensive operations

Vulnerability management

Security assessments

Reporting and documentation

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Vulnerability scanners

Configuration-management tools

Job description

Sentinel Group is seeking an Intermediate Cybersecurity Blue Team Analyst in Chantilly, VA to perform defensive operations, risk assessments, and malware/vulnerability analysis. You will evaluate security controls, configurations, and architectures, producing detailed reports and remediation guidance.

You will mentor junior staff, stay current on emerging TTPs, and collaborate with stakeholders across IT and government environments. A Top Secret clearance is required, with polygraph desired.