• Department: Engineering
• Experience: 3+ Years
• Location: Remote
• Email:talent@neevsys.com

The Cybersecurity Analyst will be responsible for ensuring the
confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise IT systems, applications, and
data. This position involves monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and responding to security
events; conducting vulnerability and risk assessments; assisting in the implementation
of security controls; and supporting compliance with federal information security
policies, standards, and frameworks (e.g., FISMA, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP).

Security Monitoring and Incident Response

• Monitor SIEM tools and security dashboards for potential threats,
  anomalies, or suspicious activities.
• Perform triage, containment, eradication, and recovery actions as part of
  the incident response process.
• Conduct root cause analysis, document findings, and provide
  recommendations for preventive measures.

Vulnerability Management and Risk Assessment

• Perform regular vulnerability scans, analyze results, and work with
  system owners to remediate findings.
• Conduct security risk assessments and participate in risk management
  reviews.

Compliance and Governance

• Ensure systems and operations comply with federal mandates including
  FISMA, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, OMB, and agency-specific security
  policies.
• Prepare and maintain documentation for ATO (Authority to Operate)
  packages, POA&Ms, and continuous monitoring reports

Security Tools and Processes

• Support deployment and tuning of security tools such as SIEM, endpoint
  protection, IDS/IPS, vulnerability management, and data loss prevention
  (DLP).
• Recommend improvements in security posture, processes, and tooling.

Awareness and Collaboration

• Assist in developing security awareness training and participate in
  exercises, tabletop sessions, and security audits.
• Collaborate with IT, development, and network engineering teams to
  ensure security is integrated into systems throughout their lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology,
  or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity or information security roles.
• Hands-on experience with security monitoring, vulnerability management, and
  incident response.
• Familiarity with security frameworks (NIST 800-53, RMF, CIS Controls) and
  federal compliance requirements (FISMA, FedRAMP).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• U.S. Citizenship required (due to federal contract requirements).

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry certifications such as Security+, CEH, CySA+, CISSP (or working toward
  certification).
• Experience with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel), endpoint
  security tools, and cloud security controls (AWS, Azure).
• Knowledge of scripting or automation (PowerShell, Python) for security analysis
  and reporting.