Systems Security Analyst
$86,800–$198,000 year
Hybrid · Arlington, Virginia, United States or Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Systems Security Analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton responsible for conducting tools assessments and configuration analysis against best practices, vendor specifications, and government security guidelines to impact Army defense. Responsibilities include monitoring system activity for security breaches, analyzing logs and alerts to identify threats, conducting regular security assessments and audits of systems and applications, and recommending/implementing risk mitigation measures. The role supports informing operators and senior leadership on adversarial tactics and procedures, and contributing to the development of operations plans. Required expertise includes DoD/DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification, TS/SCI clearance, and a Bachelor's degree, with preferred experience in STIGs, SCAP tooling (ACAS, STIG Viewer), and cyber tools (Splunk, Ansible, Terraform). The posting notes a remote/hybrid/onsite work model and a compensation range of $86,800 to $198,000 annualized, with employees potentially working remotely or onsite depending on assignment.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as an ISSO or Information System Security Analyst (ISSA)
- 5+ years of experience conducting tools assessments and configuration analysis against best practices, vendor specifications, and government security guidelines and requirements
- Experience with the implementation, oversight, and maintenance of security configuration, practices, and procedures for systems
- Experience implementing controls from NIST 800-53
- Experience with eMASS or Xacta IA Manager
- Ability to perform risk analysis
- TS/SCI clearance
- Bachelor's degree
- DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification such as CCNA-Security, Security+ CE, CySA+, or SSCP Certification
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