Analyst III - Linux

Overview

Temporary position – 6 month term, start date July 6, 2026. GBSI is seeking an Information Technology (IT) professional for the role of Analyst III – Linux in Pensacola, FL to provide data analysis, statistical analysis, problem solving, and business process improvement.

• Performs information assurance analysis, scanning, remediation, vulnerability assessments, and maintains all required and applicable artifacts.
• Updates antivirus/anti-malware and other component definitions daily on training networks.
• Develops, collects, contributes, and provides RMF/C&A artifacts. Artifacts include hardware and software lists, identification of ports, protocols, and services, accreditation boundary diagrams, data flow diagrams, mitigation plans, vulnerability scans, and other related artifacts.
• Assists with security reviews, monitors, and enforces IA policies and procedures, and performs cyber risk management, risk analysis, and remediation.
• Performs IA through all stages of system acquisition, development, implementation, and maintenance.
• Performs security monitoring on applicable networks and immediately reports to ISSM any detection of a virus, spillage, incident, event, or lack of ability to meet an IA safeguard.
• Ensures Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA)/IA Directive compliance to include IAVM, ALCND, EXORDs, FRAGORDs, NCDOC Directives, and HBSS.
• Installs/Tests/Deploys IAVA/STIG security patches/configurations and provides applicable security artifacts/reports/status.
• Implements and completes Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) checklists for applicable systems/networks.
• Conducts applicable daily/monthly/quarterly auditing tasks such as system, application, and security log review, and configuration baseline review.
• Monitors and reports on DoD and DoN mandated safeguards.
• Configures and deploys the full HBSS suite and underlying operating system in accordance with DoD Cyber Tasking Orders (CTOs) and established policies.
• Performs day-to-day administration, test, and monitor framework and infrastructure.
• Develops technical SOPs, performs testing and validation, develops signatures, and audit controls.
• Conducts routine compliance audits, security log reviews, security incident responses, and low-level troubleshooting.
• Establishes metrics, monitors the HBSS program, monitors threats, and provides briefs and reports.
• Develops operational processes, models, and frameworks to meet operation and security requirements.
• Remains compliant with current software configuration requirements.
• Establishes and maintains an internal PKI/PKE infrastructure-training network to facilitate the use of Common Access Cards (CAC) or tokens.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Business, Engineering, or management information systems is required.
• Three (3) years of industry-accepted IT experience is required.
• Active DoD-issued Top Secret Security Clearance is required at start, with the ability to obtain SCI eligibility.
• IAT Level II (CCNA Security or CSA+ or GICSP or GSEC or Security+ce or SSCP) certification is required at start.
• Linux client-server environments are required.
• Experience with GPOs, DNS, patch management, user account management, file/folder permissions is required.
• Experience with vulnerability remediation tools such as ACAS, Nessus, SCAP, HBSS, or equivalent is required.
• Experience with VMware server/workstation, and virtualization technologies, network infrastructure installation, configuration, and maintenance is required.

GBSI is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

This Contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR-60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.