Cybersecurity Analyst

***This position is contingent upon award ***

Responsibilities:

• Proactively monitor, detect, and respond to security threats across networks, systems, and cloud environments
• Analyze incidents, implement controls, and collaborate across teams to strengthen security posture
• Perform threat triage, incident investigation, and risk analysis
• Analyze security alerts/events for IOCs, attack patterns, emerging threats across all environments
• Correlate data, develop unified views of cyber risk, and enable decision-making
• Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and protection gaps; assess business impact
• Ensure alignment with regulatory and federal security standards (NIST, FISMA)
• Document findings, trends, and lessons learned
• Support continuous improvement of security operations

Location: Hybrid - 3 days onsite Brooklyn, NY, 2 days remote

Requirements

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen residing in the U.S.

This position requires obtaining a clearance through the Department of Education. Applicants must be willing to undergo a background check as part of the hiring process.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or 5-7 years of relevant experience.

Experience: 5+ years in cybersecurity (incident detection, response, SOC, cloud/infrastructure security)

Certifications: (candidates MUST HAVE obtained at least one)

• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA CySA+
• CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
• GCIA (GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst)
• CISA
• GCIH
• CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)

Technical Skills:

• SIEM (Devo/Splunk)
• Vulnerability scanners (Rapid7/Armis)
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)
• Wireshar
• SQL, Python
• MS Power BI
• Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Training & Development