Senior Cyber Defense Analyst - Vulnerability Explorer

Defense Information Systems Agency; Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst to lead remote and on-site assessment operations, identifying vulnerabilities and documenting remediation strategies for mission systems.

You will analyze intrusion detection, network performance, and risk, evaluating architectures and configurations to produce actionable findings for stronger cyber-defense postures across the agency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related with math/statistics coursework.
• Experience planning and developing IT cybersecurity solutions for networks.
• Ability to conduct vulnerability, intrusion, or penetration testing assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conducts remote and on-site cybersecurity assessment operations across DISA.
• Leads technical analyses of intrusion detection, network performance and risk.
• Analyzes networks, devices, and traffic to identify anomalies and risks.
• Evaluates architectures and security controls to mitigate incidents.
• Examines data flows to identify vulnerabilities and remediation paths.

Skills

Vulnerability testing

Intrusion detection

Network analysis

Cyber risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Math/Statistics coursework

Tools

Protocol analyzers

Job description

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst to lead remote and on-site assessment operations, identifying vulnerabilities and documenting remediation strategies for mission systems.

You will analyze intrusion detection, network performance, and risk, evaluating architectures and configurations to produce actionable findings for stronger cyber-defense postures across the agency.