Ethical Hacker (remote)

Boston Government Services, LLC. (BGS) has created this Evergreen Talent Pool post for gathering qualified candidates for a position relating to Vulnerability Analyst which would support our clients.

BGS is an engineering, technology, and security firm helping to advance missions of national importance for government programs, national laboratories, national security facilities, nuclear operations, and complex commercial projects. We support clients at every stage, from strategic planning and program management to the execution of project management, procurement, supply chain management, quality, safety, security, nuclear and systems engineering and technical activities. Possess a working level expertise with the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and the NIST 800-53 series of control families and approaches.

Conducting regular scans and assessments of systems, applications, and networks to identify potential vulnerabilities.

Prioritizing vulnerabilities based on their severity and the risk they pose to the organization.

Performing routine assignment of tickets to IT and other teams to address vulnerabilities as part of a 'cyber hygiene' process.

Working with IT and development teams to apply patches, configure systems securely, and implement other remediation measures. Creating detailed reports on the findings of vulnerability assessments and risk analyses.

Documenting the status of vulnerabilities and the actions taken to mitigate them.

Communicating the results of vulnerability assessments, risk analyses, and other cyber hygiene work to stakeholders, including management and technical teams.

Staying up to date with the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and best practices.

Attend online/Teams meetings with team and others as appropriate.

Work with team to provide status on current task, suggest improvements, discuss implementation, etc.

Experience in system and network administration.

Familiarity with security concerns and vulnerabilities common in an enterprise environment, including application development, IT/OT environments, virtualization, containers, etc.

Staying up to date with the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and best practices.

Ability to work collaboratively with other cybersecurity professionals, IT staff, and external vendors.

Experience working in a distributed IT environment.

S. citizen.

Proficiency in using vulnerability scanning tools such as Tenable, Nessus, Qualys, OpenVAS, and Nexpose.

Familiarity with penetration testing tools like Metasploit, Burp Suite, and Nmap.

Strong knowledge of various operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Understanding of system administration and security configurations.

Networking:

In‑depth understanding of network protocols, architecture, and security.

Experience with network scanning and monitoring tools.

Scripting and Programming:

Ability to write scripts in languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell to automate tasks and analyze data.

Basic programming skills to understand and analyze code for vulnerabilities.

Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, and OWASP.

Understanding of the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and NIST 800-53 controls.

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

This position may be remote, hybrid, or fully onsite depending on the client need.

Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Paid Vacation, 401K, Long and Short‑Term Disability.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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