CYBER SECURITY ANALYST (Jr)

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CYBER SECURITY ANALYST (Jr)

Start Date: May 1st 2026

Duration: FTE

Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid: Candidates will be required to work onsite as needed)

USCs only

• Active Secret clearance Required***
  
  

Responsibilities:

The Cyber Operations Engineer will provide Incident Response (IR) and security operations support for the USAF Cloud One (C1) enterprise cloud environment supporting AWS, Azure, Oracle, and Google Cloud Platform at DoD Impact Levels (IL) 2 6. The position directly supports ISSO/ISSM functions, ATO sustainment, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and cybersecurity compliance activities in accordance with DoDI 8500.01, DoDI 8510.01 (RMF), AFI 17-101 (RMF), DoD Cloud Computing SRG, and NIST SP 800-53. This role will work closely with Government ISSOs, ISSMs, Authorizing Officials (AOs), Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSSPs), and Cloud One engineering teams to ensure continued ATO compliance, security posture improvement and monitoring, and rapid remediation of vulnerabilities within the C1 environment.

• Maintain audit log configuration, monitoring, and retention compliance.
• Support incident reporting and documentation in accordance with DFARS and .
• Ensure compliance with SCCA and Cloud SRG requirements.
• Support secure configuration of AWS, Azure, Oracle, and Google Cloud Platform cloud environments.
• Support the development, updates, and maintenance of RMF authorization artifacts in accordance with DoDI 8510.01 and NIST SP 800-53.
• Support Continuous Authorization to Operate (cATO) within a DevSecOps or cloud-based environment, including implementation of automated control validation, continuous monitoring integration, and real-time POA&M management.
• Support ATO maintenance and sustainment activities for C1 and DPaaS environments.
• Support Authority to Use (ATU) conditions and remediation tracking as directed by the AO.
• Assist Government ISSO/ISSM with maintaining compliance with:
• DoDI 8500.01 (Cybersecurity)
• DoDI 8510.01 (RMF)
• AFI 17-101 (RMF)
• DoD Cloud Computing SRG
• DISA STIG/SRG
• CNSSI 1253
• Support security control assessments, audit readiness, and third-party cybersecurity inspections.
  
  

Required Skills:

• Bachelors and 2 years or more of experience
• Additional experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• Sufficient Cloud Experience
• Selling Points to Potential Candidate
• Working on one of our most prestigious programs delivering Cloud modernization and operations to the Department of the Air Force on the Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services (ACSS) contract
• CSSP experience
• SIEM experience
• Incident Response
• Active Secret clearance required
• ship required
• CompTIA Security (IAT Level II) or equivalent required
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1
• Experience with Zero Trust Architecture
• Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, Google, or Oracle clouds
• Automation experience
• Certifications: CISSP (IAT Level III) or equivalent