Position Description

Valiant Solutions is seeking a Security Data Analyst  to join our rapidly growing and innovative cybersecurity team! In this role, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our customer's enterprise executive cybersecurity through dashboard management, continuous monitoring, and generating reports for assessment and authorization programs.

Valiant Solutions is a company that cares about its employees- we've been named one of the Best Places to Work in the Washington DC area NINE years in a row! If you are interested in learning more about Valiant and this opportunity, we invite you to apply now! 

This position allows for partial remote work. Remote work necessitates a high-level trust in our employees and we strictly adhere to the details found below in our Remote Work Policy. 

Required Experience

• Security certification or another foundational industry-standard cybersecurity certification.
• Proficient in operating major security data sources, including Splunk, Tenable Nessus, and ServiceNow.
• Possesses programming skills, with a preference for Python.
• Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity domains, frameworks, and emerging threats.
• Exhibits a high level of work ethics and professionalism.
• Shows a keen desire to engage in continuous learning.
• Self-starter with a systemic thinking approach, complemented by strong team collaboration skills.
• Awareness and understanding of popular cyber-attack tools.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities, coupled with meticulous attention to detail.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities.
• Capable of performing effectively both independently and within a team setting.
• Highly organized with critical thinking abilities at both the strategic and tactical levels
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a fast-paced, solutions-oriented environment

Responsibilities

• In this role, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our customer's enterprise executive cybersecurity through dashboard management, continuous monitoring, and generating reports for assessment and authorization programs.
• Develop tailored dataset models, workflows, analytics, and visualization solutions that incorporate customer requirements, enabling advanced cybersecurity data analytics and insights.
• Gather and analyze security data to identify trends, develop valuable insights that enhance situational awareness, and support informed decision-making.
• Define and analyze data requirements and specifications to ensure accuracy and relevance.
• Utilize scripting tools such as Python for aggregating, maintaining, analyzing, updating, and reporting on security performance metrics and trend data.
• Read, interpret, modify, and execute Python scripts on Windows for coding purposes and for managing file operations.
• Prepare, clean, analyze, interpret, and display data using various approaches and business intelligence tools, including Microsoft Power BI, to derive actionable insights.
• Create data visualizations that highlight critical insights, enabling actionable decisions.
• Conduct trend analysis and provide strategic recommendations based on your findings.
• Prepare reports for management that outline trends, patterns, and predictions, aiding in strategic decision-making.
• Compile final analysis reports for stakeholders, detailing the data analysis process to inform significant decisions based on identified facts and trends.
• Work within cloud platform to collect and analyze data.
• Ability to communicate information clearly and concisely, both in writing and verbally, ensuring timely dissemination.
• Apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to support organizational compliance requirements
• Translate program data into cybersecurity performance dashboards to enhance the client’s ability to visualize and understand FISMA metrics, risk metrics, POA&Ms, and audit findings.
• Investigate the application of machine learning techniques to develop predictive analytics capabilities, enhancing cybersecurity analytics capabilities.
• You may provide required support to other programs within the Enterprise Cybersecurity Department as required.

About Valiant Solutions

Valiant Solutions is a security-focused IT solutions provider with public clients nationwide. We are a HUBZone small business and we encourage all candidates who live in a HUBZone to apply. Named one of the fastest growing privately held companies by Inc. 5000, Washington Technology’s Fast 50, and Washington Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in the D.C. area, Valiant Solutions prides itself on providing its employees with great benefits and career development opportunities. As a company, we are just as committed to growing careers as we are to building world-class IT solutions, all while enjoying an unparalleled work-life balance. We are in a phase of tremendous growth and building the team that will take us to the next level. We seek people whose talents and accomplishments will contribute to a thriving company, who have the character to support their capacity, and can make a positive impact on our culture. Alongside our talented team, you’ll learn to think quickly on your feet and expand your own personal and professional skill set. Our management team will inspire you to consider new perspectives and challenge you to become a better practitioner in the fast-paced industry of IT security. We hire people we respect – and we trust them to deliver results leveraging their expertise. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment as part of a stellar team of professionals, then we invite you to apply online today.

Benefits Snapshot (includes, but not limited to)

Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for Full-time Employees

Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents

100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for Full-time Employees

100% Paid Certifications

401K Matching up to 4%

Wellness & Fitness Program

Paid Time Off

Paid Time On – 40 hours to pursue innovation

Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal

Reimbursement for Public Transit and Parking

FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking

Referral Bonuses

Remote Work Policy 

Remote work necessitates a high level of trust in our employees. To ensure that employee performance does not suffer in a remote work environment, all employees who telecommute are expected to have a quiet and distraction-free workspace with adequate internet, dedicate their full attention and availability to their job duties during working hours, and maintain a schedule during core business hours that align with those of their coworkers and Valiant's clients. In alignment with Valiant's inclusive and engaging environment, cameras are encouraged and can be required to be on during virtual video conferences. Additionally, in alignment with the Office of the Inspector General’s effort to eliminate conflicting employment, all Valiant employees are required to disclose any current or future outside employment engagements. During onboarding and throughout employment, employees must disclose any current activities or intent to engage in outside employment or other professional activities and obtain written approval. Employees may not solicit or conduct any outside business during core business hours for Valiant Solutions and our clients.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Valiant Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression or transgender status), religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information/history or any other personal characteristic protected by law.

Physical Demands

Sitting or standing at a desk for prolonged periods of time and consistent operation of a computer. Frequent communication and exchanging of accurate information via electronic communication, phones, and in person. Occasionally lift and/or move moderate amounts of weight, typically less than 20 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information

By submitting your resume for this position, you authorize Valiant Solutions to share your resume, as well as, personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should Valiant Solutions or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.