Our Arlington VA based client is looking for Cyber Vulnerability Assessment Analyst. If you are qualified for this position, please email your updated resume in word format to Required Education/Experience
Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 2-4 years of professional experience; or 1-2 years of professional experience with a Masters’ degree. Primary Responsibilities
Information Security Vulnerability Management
a. Create and publish security-related alerts, bulletins, and notifications to all DHS components based on identified software and hardware vulnerabilities and monitor for compliance. b. Continuously research emerging threats to the environment in order to disseminate the information to all stakeholders, immediately assess the known environment for presence of the vulnerability, and work with the NOSC and enterprise networking teams to proactively block exploitation within the DHS environment
Internal and External Vulnerability Assessment
• Conduct scheduled and ad-hoc vulnerability scanning
• Employ ad-hoc or emergency Vulnerability Assessment (VA) scanning to support targeted incident investigation, escalation, and emergency response to security events in accordance with documented procedures
• Coordinate with Component security staff to explain findings, provide recommendations on mitigations, and advocate for mitigation of vulnerabilities
• Conduct, operate, and maintain vulnerability assessments and the resulting data and reports
• Conduct Host-based and Network Vulnerability Assessments
• Conduct Database Vulnerability Assessments
• Conduct Web-based Vulnerability Assessments Basic Qualifications
• Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 2-4 years of professional experience; or 1-2 years of professional experience with a Masters’ degree.
• At least one year direct experience in vulnerability assessment, particularly as part of a team.
• Substantial knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) in Nessus, Burpsuite, and/or Tenable
• The ideal candidate is a self-motivated individual in pursuit of a career in cyber security.
• All Department of Homeland Security NOSC employees are required to obtain an Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance to support this program. Must Have One of the Following J3 Certifications
CompTIA: Security , CASP. SANS-GIAC: GSNA, GPPA, GISF, GISP, GCED, GAWN, GMON,