Cybersecurity Analyst
Job in
Washington, District of Columbia, 20022, USA
Listed on 2026-10-20
Listing for:
Cybersecurity Jobs
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-20
Job specializations:
-
IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Information Security & Data Protection, Security Management & Operations
Job Description & How to Apply Below
BDR Solutions LLC seeks a Cybersecurity Analyst to support the security program by monitoring, investigating, assessing, and improving the security environment using modern tools and controls.
Responsibilities- Monitor and analyze security alerts from SIEM
, IDS/IPS
, firewalls
, and endpoint protection
. - Investigate and respond to security incidents to support timely containment and remediation
. - Perform vulnerability assessments and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Create daily, weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly vulnerability reports tracking critical, high, medium, and low findings with actionable detail (including examples of trends such as increases, remediations, percent changes, affected platforms, and vulnerability categories).
- Maintain and update security documentation, including incident reports and playbooks
. - Collaborate with IT teams to implement security controls and best practices.
- Conduct threat intelligence research to identify emerging risks and attack vectors.
- Support compliance efforts using relevant frameworks, including NIST and ISO 27001
. - Assist with security awareness training for employees.
- Participate in regular security audits and risk assessments
. - Provide recommendations to improve overall security posture.
- Coordinate with engineering, operations, development, and customers to maintain practices aligned to defined information security policies and standards.
- Conduct continuous assessment of current technology architecture for vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and other risks.
- Support internal and third-party security audits.
- Coordinate and report on technical aspects of incident management processes and operational components, including detection and measurement.
- Manage day-to-day threat and vulnerability management
, identify risk tolerances, recommend treatment plans, and communicate residual risk
. - Ensure audit trails, system logs, and cybersecurity monitoring data sources are configured per cybersecurity policy and available to necessary parties for review and compliance.
- Support security-testing procedures to verify security of systems, networks, and applications and assist remediation of identified vulnerabilities.
- Liaise among internal teams and external vendors to ensure compliance and a strong security posture.
- Consult with IT staff so security is included in evaluation, selection, installation, and configuration of hardware, applications, and software.
- Recommend and coordinate implementation of technical controls to enforce defined security policies.
- Implement and maintain Splunk / Tenable platform infrastructure and configuration, plus support day-to-day operational and user needs.
- Customize Splunk queries and support service help desk requests related to the Splunk / Tenable platforms.
- Perform advanced searching, forensics, and analytics using security tools to support cybersecurity tasks.
- U.S. citizenship required
; select applicants will be subject to a government security investigation to meet eligibility for access to classified information and obtain a government-granted security clearance. - Eligible for DOD Top Secret clearance with SCI
. - One or more Information Security
Certifications:
Security+,
CEH
, CISSP
, CISA
, CISM
, CBCP
, or GIAC
. - Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity or similar field.
- Minimum 3 years of IT experience, including: 3 years in an information security role and 3 years with Splunk Enterprise
. - Strong understanding of the business impact of security tools, technologies, and policies.
- Analytical and high-level problem-solving skills for complex information security issues.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) for documentation, reporting, and presentations.
- Excel
: pivot tables, formulas, data analysis, and data visualization for…
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