Req ID: RQ183945

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: Other

Job Family: Cyber Security

Skills:

Cybersecurity,Host Security,Patching

Certifications:

CISM - ISACA, CISSP - ISC2

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

Job Description:

Job Summary: Cyber Security Analyst will assist administrators with their patching and vulnerability remediation tasks. This role also involves supporting device inventory and reporting. Daily tasks include responding to tickets from administrators who need help with patch and asset management toolsets. The analyst will also be responsible for testing and operational maintenance of the patch management toolset, including creating customer-facing documentation in the form of step-by-step job aids. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of system administration, customer service, and documentation, and will be able to manage and prioritize tasks effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contributes to operational maintenance and support of the Patch and Asset Management service.

• Prepares and maintains documentation for processes and procedures

• Maintains current knowledge of rapidly changing technology.

Education:

• BA/BS or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience

• Any relevant certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) would be a plus.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of related system administration, patch management, or asset management experience,

• 2yrs Qualys experience (Patch Management)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Skills:

• Customer Service:

• Explain complex processes to end users in an understandable manner.

• Use remote sessions to walk end users through processes and resolve issues.

• Ability to manage and prioritize tickets in alignment with Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

• Documentation:

• Create clear and precise step-by-step documentation for various processes and procedures.

• Patch Deployment Process:

• Understand and manage the patch deployment process, including piloting, production deployment, and patch rollback for both OS and third-party applications.

• Software Deployment:

• Proficient in software deployment, including version control and ensuring smooth updates and installations.

• Script Deployment:

• Execute script deployment on remote endpoints, with a clear understanding of the differences between 64-bit and 32-bit architectures. Understand the use of elevated privileges when necessary.

• Host Discovery and Management:

• Conduct host discovery and manage networked devices efficiently.

• Asset/Software Inventory:

• Maintain and manage an accurate inventory of assets and software.

• Reporting:

• Generate and analyze reports to provide insights and ensure compliance with organizational standards

• Nice to Haves:

• Understanding of Boolean logic, specifically AND and OR conditions, for the logical grouping of assets.

• Experience with SQL for creating reports.

• Experience with Splunk or other logging tools.

• Experience with SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol).

• Experience with KACE, Qualys, or other Patch Management tool.

• PowerShell, Bash, Perl, or Shell scripting knowledge

The likely salary range for this position is $89,250 - $120,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.