Vulnerability Analyst

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

Check out this great opportunity to join one of GDIT’s fastest long-standing growing programs! US Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation Systems eXtended (US BICES-X) is a cutting-edge program supporting DoW intelligence information sharing on current and emerging global threats to mission and coalition partners and emerging nations. With an internationally dispersed team supporting each combatant command, the US BICES-X team is in direct support of the war fighter and their missions. We are seeking a creative and driven professional with a passion for solving real world issues on a cross-functional, fast paced team.

The Vulnerability Analyst is a strong, self-motivated, solution-oriented individual who will be joining an experienced team to support the implementation and sustainment of ACAS across multiple networks. We are looking for an experienced, innovative, and enthusiastic analyst to join us in delivering high quality IT systems.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct and Manage ACAS Vulnerability Scanning, including Tenable.sc, Nessus Agent and Nessus Network Monitor.
• Analyze policies, configurations, and evaluate compliance with regulations and directives.
  Maintain knowledge of applicable policies, regulations, and compliance documents specifically related to ACAS.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and security reviews to identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities within systems that affect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data.
• Analyze vulnerability reports and suggest remediation / mitigation plans.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity administrators to improve security tools for monitoring and increasing coverage of existing tools.
• Collect, aggregate, synthesize, analyze and report on data from multiple sources and formats.
• Provide technical support to system owners to propose mitigation and remediation solutions to identified vulnerability and security issues.
• Leverage enterprise methodologies and patterns.
• Develop high level system design diagrams and system documentation.
• Evaluate, analytically and systematically, problems with workflows, organization and planning and develop appropriate corrective actions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong attention to detail and superior ability for problem solving.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience.
• Must meet DOW 8140 requirements and be eligible for IAT level II.
• Must possess and maintain a Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
• BA/BS or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
• A minimum of five (5) years' experience in building, maintaining, and supporting ACAS related technologies: Tenable.sc, Nessus Agent, and Nessus Network Monitor.
• Experience with data analytics, preferably using Excel, Access, SQL, Tableau, Power BI and Tenable.sc API.
• Must have completed ACAS Operator and Supervisor course within the last three years.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and multi-task while still ensuring high quality of work
• Highly organized with strong ability to prioritize work and work autonomously
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Great attention to detail and presentation
• Results driven, highly efficient, energetic, and highly motivated

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of how traffic flows across the network (TCP/IP, OSI, ITIL).
• Knowledge of authentication methods and supporting protocols.
• Skilled in conducting vulnerability scans and recognizing vulnerabilities in systems.
• Developing and presenting briefings to senior leadership.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

None

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required