Senior Cybersecurity Operations Analyst
Core
Senior cybersecurity operations analyst providing incident handling, vulnerability management, secure application development support, and compliance reporting for federal information systems.
Role type
Senior IC cybersecurity operations analyst (federal compliance & incident response)
Builds
Secure application development processes, DevSecOps integration, incident response playbooks, and compliance documentation for federal systems
Domain
Federal government cybersecurity, NIST compliance, FISMA, cloud security
Required skills
NIST SP 800-series compliance, incident response, vulnerability management, secure application development, DevSecOps implementation, security architecture, risk management, contingency planning, identity and access management, network security, static and dynamic application security testing, cloud security, audit-log monitoring, federal cybersecurity laws and regulations
Preferred skills
ITIL v3 or later, ISC2, SANS, EC-Council, Microsoft, Cisco certifications
Technologies
Active Directory, Azure, Cisco, DevSecOps, Linux, Unix, Windows, Tableau, SharePoint, JCAM, BigFix
Responsibilities
Support cybersecurity incident-handling activities; assist with vulnerability detection and remediation strategy development; provide expertise in secure application-development techniques; support secure baseline validation and static-code vulnerability scanner integration; help implement the security portion of DevSecOps; develop and maintain cybersecurity architecture diagrams; create processes and standard operating procedures for DevSecOps; maintain asset inventory using BigFix; update cybersecurity handbooks and SOPs; coordinate documentation for audits and evaluations; draft responses for FISMA and other government audits; execute contingency-plan testing; review logs to identify and investigate cybersecurity incidents; support risk analysis and mitigation activities; recommend actions to address cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with lead-level responsibility