Junior Cybersecurity Specialist; On-Site

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Executive Office for Immigration Review, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22311

We are seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Specialist to support incident response, vulnerability management, and threat monitoring for a federal agency's IT security program.

• Monitors security alerts and executes vulnerability scans and remediation tasks daily
• Identifies potential threats through log review and preliminary analysis
• Supports deployment of precautionary measures against malicious code
• Assists in reviewing cyber incident tickets in Service Now and JIRA, flagging duplicates or false positives
• Supports investigation of equipment loss incidents for potential data compromise
• Executes vulnerability scans using tools such as Tenable and documents remediation activities
• Reviews audit logs and reports, flagging critical and high vulnerabilities for escalation
• Supports tracking of remediation efforts
• Supports monitoring of employee user activity through insider threat detection tools
• Assists in collecting and cataloging data to identify potentially indicative behavior
• Supports the Cybersecurity Analyst in maintaining insider threat‑related scripts and reporting metrics

The annual projected pay range for this position is $72,571 - $95,543.

• Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage for employee and family
• Life Insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability paid for by the Company
• Supplemental coverages including Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital
• Additional Life insurance coverage for employee and dependents
• 401(k) plan with various options

2-3 years of vulnerability scanning, remediation, and incident response.

High School diploma.

• Above average experience providing day‑to‑day monitoring of security alerts and execution of vulnerability scans and remediation tasks
• Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Endpoint Protection tools
• Experience identifying potential threats, providing preliminary analysis of logs, and supporting the deployment of precautionary measures
• Experience assisting in the maintenance of technical Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Experience documenting the remediation of vulnerabilities found during scanning cycles
• Knowledge of vulnerability management and scanning operations (e.g., Tenable)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience supporting a federal agency (preferred)

U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident that has lived in the United States for at least 3 years.

Ability to obtain/maintain a Federal Civilian Public Trust. Required background checks include:

• Coverage of a 10‑year period and, in some instances, lifetime events
• OPM Security Investigations Index (SII)
• DOD Defense Central Investigations Index (DCII)
• National Agency Check (NAC) records
• FBI name check
• FBI fingerprint check
• Credit report check
• Written inquiries to previous employers and references listed on the application for employment
• Potential interviews with the subject, spouse, neighbors, supervisor, coworkers
• Law enforcement check
• Court records check
• Education check – attendance and degrees

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.