- 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
