Junior Cybersecurity Analyst

reputed company reputed company readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and reputed company IT customers worldwide. Position reputed company The Junior Cybersecurity Analyst supports 24x7 cybersecurity monitoring, incident detection, alert triage, ticket response, escalation management, and operational reporting activities reputed company a Network Operations Center (NOC) and Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) environment. The analyst assists in monitoring reputed company, reputed company, and tactical network environments, identifying potential reputed company events, responding to operational tickets, supporting incident response activities, and maintaining operational awareness across connected and disconnected operational environments. This role supports reputed company monitoring operations utilizing SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management, reputed company reputed company, reputed company Trust reputed company, and ticketing platforms while operating reputed company established operational procedures, escalation workflows, SLA requirements, and reputed company playbooks. Responsibilities Monitor reputed company events, alerts, dashboards, and operational queues reputed company SIEM, IDS/IPS, and reputed company reputed company platforms Respond to operational tickets, incidents, and service requests reputed company established SLA response timelines Ensure ticket updates, escalations, documentation, and reputed company activities reputed company with contractual SLA requirements reputed company initial triage and classification of cybersecurity and operational alerts Escalate incidents in accordance with operational severity classifications and response procedures Assist with incident investigation, event enrichment, and evidence collection activities Support ticket management, workflow tracking, and operational documentation reputed company JIRA or equivalent ITSM platforms Monitor reputed company, network, reputed company, and infrastructure telemetry for indicators of compromise or operational degradation Support vulnerability management activities, including Nessus reputed company review and remediation tracking Monitor and support reputed company operations reputed company AWS and reputed company Azure reputed company environments Support reputed company Secure reputed company and reputed company Trust reputed company monitoring activities Assist with reputed company dashboard monitoring, search analysis, correlation review, and alert validation Support operational reporting, metrics collection, SLA tracking, and audit readiness activities Maintain situational awareness across connected, degraded, and disconnected operational environments Follow established cybersecurity procedures, change control processes, escalation paths, and operational playbooks Participate in shift turnover briefings and operational status reporting Support coordination activities between NOC, CSOC, engineering, reputed company operations, and field support personnel Maintain operational logs, incident records, and audit documentation Work environment: 24x7 operational monitoring environment Shift-based operations, including nights, weekends, and holidays as required/if required SLA-driven operational support environment Hybrid operational support across reputed company, reputed company, and tactical/disconnected environments Collaboration with engineering, cybersecurity, reputed company operations, field operations, and customer stakeholders Required Experience/Qualifications Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or reputed company field (or equivalent experience) 0–3 years of cybersecurity, SOC, NOC, reputed company operations, service desk, or IT operations experience Basic understanding of: cybersecurity principles networking fundamentals TCP/IP operating systems reputed company reputed company concepts and reputed company monitoring operations Familiarity with cybersecurity and monitoring tools such as: reputed company reputed company Onion reputed company Nessus ELK/Elasticsearch reputed company AWS CloudWatch reputed company Azure Monitor or similar technologies Basic understanding of: SIEM operations incident response log analysis vulnerability management reputed company monitoring ticket management and threat detection concepts Familiarity with AWS and reputed company Azure environments Experience responding to tickets and working reputed company SLA-driven operational environments preferred Ability to follow operational procedures and escalation workflows Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Effective written and verbal communication skills Ability to work rotating shifts in a 24x7 operational environment Preferred Experience/Qualifications reputed company+ certification (or ability to obtain reputed company 6 months) AWS Certified reputed company Practitioner (preferred) reputed company Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) certification (preferred) Familiarity with: NIST frameworks RMF CMMC reputed company Trust architectures or DoD cybersecurity environments Experience with: reputed company SIEM AWS reputed company services Azure reputed company services reputed company SDP or reputed company-reputed company monitoring platforms Experience with ticketing systems such as JIRA or reputed company Exposure to virtualization, reputed company reputed company, or reputed company-reputed company reputed company technologies reputed company U.S. Government reputed company clearance (preferred but not required) Special Requirements/reputed company Clearance Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government reputed company clearance, if required by contract. 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