Cybersecurity Analyst - Mid Level

VISUAL SOFT, INC is hiring a mid-level Cybersecurity Analyst for a fully onsite federal agency project in Huntsville, AL. This role supports hands-on cyber defense work, including monitoring, incident investigation, and vulnerability remediation, with a benefits package designed for full-time employees.

Benefits and support

• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) that includes sick leave
• 2 floating holidays and 8 public holidays
• Company pays 50% of health and dental insurance for all full-time employees
• STD, LTD and a one-time salary equivalent of life insurance at no cost to full-time employees
• 401k program with a 4% company match and immediate vesting
• Profit sharing with no employee contributions required
• Any unused PTO will be issued as a check at the end of an employee’s anniversary
• Floating and holiday time expires at the end of each year of service
• Health and dental coverage becomes effective after 30 days or the first of the month after initial 30 working days
• Health and dental paperwork must be completed within the first 30 days of employment

Shift details

• Wed–Sat, 12:00 PM–10:00 PM
• 10 hours per day
• May need to add additional 30 minutes of personal time for break

Responsibilities

• Monitor computer networks for security issues
• Investigate security breaches and other cybersecurity incidents
• Document security breaches and assess damage
• Coordinate with the security team to perform tests and uncover network vulnerabilities, including penetration testing
• Fix detected vulnerabilities to maintain a high-security standard
• Recommend best practices for IT security
• Install security measures and operate protective software and controls, including firewalls and data encryption programs
• Conduct analysis, confirm intrusion information, and create a forensically sound duplicate of files
• Decrypt data and provide technical summaries and input
• Examine recovered data for relevant information and perform dynamic analysis, including timeline, statistical, and file signature analysis
• Perform real-time cyber defense handling tasks to support deployable Incident Response Teams (IRTs)

Requirements

• 5 years of total professional experience
• Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security
• US Citizen with active ACTIVE TOP SECRET clearance
• Active Top Secret required

Technologies

• Splunk Enterprise Security
• Firewalls
• Data encryption programs