Junior Cybersecurity Analyst

Breakpoint Labs is a seeking a highly motived self-starter to serve in the capacity of a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst within a fast
paced Cybersecurity Services Provider (CSSP) environment.

Position Requirements:

• Support subscriber account governance.
• Support subscriber service alignment, including organizational build-out of defensive cyber tools.
• Conduct continuous network monitoring and analysis using various defensive cyber tools.
• Enumerate vulnerable terrain in support of Tier 1 reporting.
• Provide end customers with vulnerability assessment reports with tailored, prioritized mitigation actions.
• Track vulnerability management efforts from identification, to notification, to remediation.
• Investigate and report potential false positives from continuous monitoring tools.
• Analyze risk score trends and ascertain potential root causes to risk score anomalies.
• Track compliance trends and provide prioritized list of findings to end customers.
• Assist subscribers in the deployment of Nessus agents.
• Enumerate and report instances of specific platforms, installed software, and services (including unauthorized instances).
• Validate network scanning quality and compliance IAW applicable JFHQ-DODIN TASKORDS.
• Troubleshoot credentialed vulnerability scanning failures and provide remediation guidance.
• Research emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid in the identification of network security risks.
• Assist in incident response activities by querying existing data and sharing matching indicators of compromise (IOC).
• Provide prompt, quality customer service with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Provide direct support to the Protect Team Lead.

Required Experience

• Experience with and/or working knowledge of Tenable Security Center/Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of network scanning principles and the potential impacts of intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) to scan data accuracy.
• Knowledge in Evaluator Scoring Metrics (ESM) criteria or other cybersecurity assessment frameworks.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, metrics-driven, and team-oriented environment.
• Ability to communicate complex technical and programmatic information, often in the form of verbal and visual operational updates, situation reports and briefings.

Required Certifications:  Security+ Continuing Education (CE) [CompTIA] and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) [EC-Council]
Candidate can have a CYSA+ in leu of CEH.