Security/ vulnerability management analyst - united states, blacksburg

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looking for an exciting new step in your it career?

1901 group (a leidos company) has an exciting security/vulnerability management analyst opportunity working out of our customer site in washington, d.c. 
 
position summary:

we are in search of a security and vulnerability management analyst to drive remediation efforts to increase the efficiency of vulnerability management processes of our customer.  

primary responsibilities: 
•    transition responsibilities of the vulnerability management program from existing team and ftc personnel. drive this transition effort and affirm ownership of the program.
•    own, lead and manage the security vulnerability management program and remediation process across accountable system and component owners, whether they are 1901 group, government personnel, or peer vendor personnel lead the vulnerability management tasks and projects.
•    conduct vulnerability scanning of information systems and network devices using the current vulnerability management tool, tenable security center and nessus.  analyze identified vulnerabilities and resolve the findings throughout the environment.
•    report vulnerability findings and remediation status to management and customers.  prepare audit reports to identify gaps.  communicate results to identified stakeholders of it systems and components (e.g., application owners, core infrastructure owners, etc.)
•    ensure achievement of program service level agreements (slas).  work with cisa directives to ensure remediation of directives within required timelines.  negotiate and establish deadlines for remediation & monitor progress towards remediation of vulnerabilities.  ensure full closure of activities to avoid lingering unfinished backlog.
•    manage software and appliances (pushing clients and maintaining tenable security center and nessus scan engines)
•    develop documentation – sops, status reports, and technical architecture diagrams.  maintain artifacts that demonstrate proof of vulnerability remediation.
•    support after-hours maintenance windows, overtime, travel, and all-hands-on-deck requirements as necessary.
•    stay abreast of current threats, vulnerabilities, and associated remediations.

clearance requirement:

you must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust security clearance prior to start

basic qualifications: 

•    bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 1 year of experience in the field of cyber security
•    comptia security + or network+ certification required
•    experience performing vulnerability and compliance scans and analyzing vulnerability results to prioritize managing risk to the organization.
•    previous experience with network protocols and services
•    prior exposure to cloud environments such as aws, azure, or gcp
•    excellent verbal and written communication skills

preferred qualifications
•    gcia or gcih 
•    ceh 
•    cissp 

who are we?
1901 group (a leidos company) prides itself on looking ahead of our competitors for the next wave of it trends.  we provide our employees with training and development opportunities, preparing them for upcoming technical challenges.   

with primary office locations in blacksburg and reston, va, our teams support customers from across the united states.  our innovative it as-a service delivery model is supported by industry certifications that ensure quality and efficient it solutions.

we are transforming the delivery of it services through the use of enterprise managed services that leverage the cloud to securely monitor, manage, and optimize complex it environments.
the history of automation is what inspired the name of our company. 1901 was the year that another disruptive technology changed the world: the assembly line. leveraging skills and materials in an efficient manner within a repeatable process that quadrupled output applies to it services today.

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