Junior Security Engineer - Vulnerability & SIEM Ops

RPMGlobal; Bethesda, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Junior Security Engineer to support security operations, vulnerability management, RMF/ATO activities, system hardening, and continuous monitoring on-site. You will collaborate with multiple engineering teams to remediate security issues and validate configuration baselines across infrastructure.

The role offers hands-on security exposure and growth opportunities as knowledge increases, with a focus on monitoring, incident escalation, and compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day security activities under the direction of senior personnel and escalate risks as appropriate.
• Support vulnerability management activities from identification through closure including remediation and validation.
• Perform vulnerability scanning and analyze findings with ACAS, Tenable/Nessus, or equivalent.
• Collaborate with Windows, Linux, network, and other teams to remediate security issues.
• Implement and validate DISA STIGs and approved security baselines.
• Conduct audit log reviews, account reviews, and continuous monitoring activities.
• Support RMF/ATO activities including documentation, BoE, POA&Ms, and NIST SP 800-53 alignment.
• Review system changes for potential security impact and document findings.
• Assist with isolated/restricted environments security activities including scanning, patching, and hardening.
• Review security logs with Splunk and escalate issues as needed.
• Maintain security procedures, documentation, and remediation records.
• Track findings and provide status updates through completion.
• Participate in security reviews and TEMs as required.
• Research vulnerabilities and remediation approaches and provide recommendations.
• Develop technical knowledge across the environment and take on increasing responsibility.

Skills

Windows Server administration

Security concepts

Vulnerability management

RMF/ATO support

SIEM monitoring

Documentation & diagrams

Education

Bachelor's degree + 2 years relevant experience

Relevant experience in lieu of degree

Tools

ACAS

Tenable/Nessus

Splunk

McAfee HBSS

DISA STIGs tooling

Job description

Base-2 Solutions in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Junior Security Engineer to support security operations, vulnerability management, RMF/ATO activities, system hardening, and continuous monitoring on-site. You will collaborate with multiple engineering teams to remediate security issues and validate configuration baselines across infrastructure.

The role offers hands-on security exposure and growth opportunities as knowledge increases, with a focus on monitoring, incident escalation, and compliance