VAT Analyst (T1)
Share
Job Location:
Ashburn, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 69550 - 125725
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a US Government program responsible to prevent identify contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN) commercial Internet connection public facing websites wireless mobile/cellular cloud security devices servers and workstations.The CBPSOCis responsible fortheoverall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems and collects investigates and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.
The VAT Analyst will beassistingwith the Enterprise Information System Vulnerability Management (ISVM) compliance validation execute Vulnerability Scans and will conduct vulnerability assessments of IT systems. Perform research on current vulnerabilities support Incident Response and SOC functions as related to vulnerabilities.Willbe responsible forauthoring security advisories.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree and 2 years of relevant professional work experience. Additional years of experience are accepted in lieu of degree.
- Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools (e.g. Tenable NessusDBProtectQualysIBM GuardiumWebInspect Splunk Swimlane ServiceNow).
- Basic understanding of cloud environments (e.g. AWS) and cloud-based scanning tools ().
- Ability tomaintainasset inventories within vulnerability management platforms.
- Capable of scheduling launching and monitoring vulnerability scans independently.
- Basic knowledge of cloud database services (e.g. AWS RDS clusters).
- Ability to generate review and distribute vulnerability scan reports to stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Awareness of federal cybersecurity frameworks (FISMA NIST SP 800-53).Self-starter with the ability to independently prioritize and complete multiple tasks with little to no supervision
- Strong written oral and presentation communication skills
- Experience with Configuration compliance and Security Technical Implementation Guides.
- Ability to script in one more of the following computer languages Python Bash Visual Basic orPowershell
Degree requirements:
Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology Cybersecurity Engineering or related field ORequivalent combination of relevant certifications and professional experience (such as4years in vulnerability assessment penetration testing or security operations).Relevantexperience is within one of the following areaspentesting security technical assessments or supporting vulnerability scanning/management program.
Certifications:At least one entry-level certification (e.g. Security CEH SSCP GSEC)
Clearance:Musthave anability to obtain Public Trust clearance
In addition to the specific clearance requirement all personnel supporting CBP must have a current background investigation (BI) or obtain a favorable BI before joining theprogram.In addition to specific security clearance requirements all CBP SOC employeesare required tosuccessfully complete a CBP Background Investigation to support this program
If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
February 6 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $69550.00 - $125725.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- ArcGIS
- Intelligence Community Experience
- GIS
- Python
- Computer Networking
- Data Collection
- Intelligence Experience
- R
- Relational Databases
- Analysis Skills
- Data Management
- Application Development
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
