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Job Location drjobs

Linthicum, MD - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 80000 - 128000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Responsibilities

This Cybersecurity Vulnerability Analyst supports the Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) within the Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) and is responsible for reviewing and vetting security vulnerability reports submitted to the DoD VDP from outside hackers. The Analyst will evaluate the reports to ensure the vulnerability is reproducible and therefore valuable to the customer. They will assess each vulnerability for severity and assign an associated risk statement. TheHackerOneTriage console tool will be utilized to assist in assigning and prioritizing reports. It will also assist the Analyst in helping identify duplicate submissions. Valid reports will be written in a DOD approved format and sent to the Vulnerability Management Analyst team for system owner coordination and mitigation. The Vulnerability Analyst will bea VDPliaison with the hacker community.
The Vulnerability Analyst will also:
  • Utilize offensive toolsets such as Kali Linux to safely analyze production networks and systems documenting steps and procedures to produce usable vulnerability assessments for the customer.
  • Identify and investigate vulnerabilities asses exploit potential and document findings and remedies for presentation to facilitate mitigations on customer systems.
  • Conduct web application vulnerability assessment testing using both automated tools andmanual web exploitation techniques using tools such as Burp Suite and open-source toolsets.
  • Utilize a variety of industry standard security tools to conduct automated scans against systems and applications.
  • Develop and execute proof-of-concept exploits to demonstrate the real-world impact of identified vulnerabilities utilizing various web exploitation methods.

Qualifications

Qualifications
  • Minimum Bachelors degree and 5 years of experience; OR Masters Degree and 3 years of experience; OR 0 years with PhD. Bachelors degree must be one of the following fields: Information Technology Cybersecurity Computer Science Information Systems Data Science or Software Engineering.
  • Strong understanding of information security principles and practices
  • Understand basic IDS/IPS rules to identify and prevent malicious activity
  • Utilize MITRE ATT&CK CVSS and NIST frameworks to assess vulnerability severity and risk impact.
  • Basic understanding of web exploitation concepts and techniques.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) top 10.
  • Experience operating in aprofessional IT orcybersecurityenvironment.
  • Experience investigating security events threats and/or vulnerabilities.
  • Understand informationsecurityprinciplestechnologies andpractices.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • IAT Level II certification required.
  • Active Secretsecurity clearance required.
Preferred Additional Skills
  • CEHCCNA-SecurityCySAGCIHGICSPPenTest or similar certificationa plus.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

EEO


Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type

Full-Time

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