Cybersecurity Analyst

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Linux Engineer to work in support of a contract with the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Agency OCIO. The NNSA has multiple offices and facilities across the United States, with its headquarters in Washington D.C. These offices and facilities are responsible for various aspects of nuclear security, including stockpile management, nonproliferation, and nuclear security. The Cyber Analyst Tier 1 will enhance the organization's cybersecurity posture by performing comprehensive risk assessments, improving incident response protocols, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. This is an on-site position in Washington, DC . Requirements: Active Top Secret Clearance 1 - 3 years of Cybersecurity experience Monitor network traffic & security events to detect potential threats utilizing Splunk and SCOM. Conduct vulnerability scans and risk assessments utilizing Tenable and Nessus. Analyze logs utilizing Splunk, Panorama and Syslog to reconstruct timelines of security incidents. Engage other cybersecurity experts frequently to share relevant knowledge, opinions, and recommendations, working to fulfill deliverables as a team. Support and enhance incident response strategies and threat detection capabilities. Apply network operations knowledge to predict potential attack vectors. Recommend improvements for threat data collection to support cybersecurity and IT operations. Analyze large datasets to identify risks and communicate findings to decision-makers. Conduct requirements analysis, feasibility assessments, and develop change proposals for application solutions. Design technical solutions independently, participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team to analyze sponsor requirements and designs, and implement software and perform analyses to address these requirements. Manage multiple parallel tasks and priorities of customers and stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met Provide solutions requiring analysis and creative use of innovative methods to complex problems by collaborating with subject matter experts and program managers in one or more of the following areas: critical infrastructure and industrial control system cyber security, information security. Prepare documentation, including testing plans, implementation guides, and research records. Generate reports on security posture, incidents, and compliance. Manage security vendor relationships and ensure contractual compliance. Develop and give cybersecurity training to domestic and international partners Provide cybersecurity expertise as part of multi-disciplinary teams providing assessments of sites and facilities and consulting to DOE/NNSA's DNN Compensation: 110,000 - $140,000 depending on experience Health, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401K, Holidays, Sick Leave if required by Law This job opens for applications on 5/30/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date