Vulnerability Analyst

Vulnerability Analyst

The Opportunity:

As a vulnerability analyst, you're in the middle of the action, responding to and mitigating threats in real time. You're the first line of cyber defense for your organization, and they look to you for guidance on best practices and security measures. We need a vulnerability analyst like you to help us secure critical infrastructure from the constant onslaught of cyber attacks for a government agency.

What You'll Do:

As a vulnerability analyst on our team, you'll improve monitoring strategies and analyze threats, using state-of-the-art tools. You'll use your cyber security skills to:

• Lead the enterprise vulnerability management process in support of continuous monitoring and RMF requirements.
• Conduct regular vulnerability, compliance, and discovery scans using tools such as Tenable and Qualys, and interpret scan results.
• Validate and prioritize discovered vulnerabilities based on exploitability, threat intelligence, and business risk.
• Coordinate with system owners and administrators to track and measure remediation efforts and verify closure.
• Provide technical recommendations to mitigate risks identified through assessments.
• Create and maintain dashboards, metrics, key performance indicators, and executive-level reports on vulnerability status and trends.

You'll work with the team to understand, mitigate, and respond to threats quickly, restoring operations and limiting the impact. You'll guide efforts to figure out just how many systems are affected and assist recovery efforts. You'll combine threat intelligence, event data, and assessments from recent events, and identify patterns to understand attackers' goals to stop them from succeeding. This is a great opportunity to hone your cyber security skills with hands-on experience in threat assessment and incident response.

Work with us as we secure government clients from malicious actors.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Vulnerability Analyst to join our Security Operations Center (SOC) team. This role is critical in helping identify, assess, prioritize, and coordinate remediation of vulnerabilities across enterprise systems. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, advanced understanding of threat and vulnerability management, and the ability to work collaboratively with IT and cyber teams to reduce cyber risk.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience in vulnerability management and analysis
• Experience working in an environment with SOC operations and cybersecurity engineers
• Experience with enterprise vulnerability scanning tools, such as Tenable.sc, Nessus, or Qualys
• Experience generating reports to measure progress in meeting vulnerability remediation targets
• Experience monitoring compliance with BOD 22-01, including tracking vulnerabilities against Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, and BOD 23-01, including asset discovery and vulnerability enumeration
• Knowledge of CVSS, CWE, NVD, and threat intelligence sources
• Ability to evaluate the risk of all identified vulnerabilities and prepare remediation instructions for system administrators
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• Knowledge of NIST 800-53 and other federal cybersecurity frameworks
• Bachelor's degree
• CEH, CySA+, CASP+, CISSP, or Tenable Certification

Vetting:

Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.