Halfaker and Associates, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Digital Services, Data Analytics, Cyber Security and Cloud Services to improve the health, security and well-being of all Americans. Our commitment to excellence and our vision to “Continue to Serve” has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies in the health, defense, security and intelligence sectors. Our strong focus on internal culture has helped Halfaker achieve several workplace awards including Great Place to Work Certification™ and Tampa Bay Top Workplaces. Headquartered in Arlington, VA, we have employees nationwide. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with Halfaker.
Halfaker has an opening for a CYBER ANALYST to join our talented, dynamic team. The key responsibilities for this position include:
- Scan/Assessment Coordination, Execution, Reporting, and Maintenance:
- Coordinate CSOC-managed network scans and assessments with field points of contact
- Review and verify Internet Protocol (IP) ranges to be scanned
- Review and select appropriate scan policy(s)
- Coordinate with network and team personnel as required
- Respond to inquiries from the Field
- Scan/Assessment Execution:
- Conduct initial system/data checks upon scan initiation
- Monitor/coordinate/react as required throughout the duration of the scan or assessment
- Troubleshoot any issues that occur during the scan or assessment
- Verify accuracy of data and conduct system checks as required upon completion of the scan or assessment
- Development of new testing programs
- Scan/Assessment Reporting:
- Verify report templates
- Generate reports
- Conduct quality assurance checks of final reports
- Distribute reports as required
- Produce compliance, vulnerability scanning/ assessment and penetration testing data to appropriate repositories
- Produce status reports and briefings
- System/Assessment Maintenance and Management:
- Maintain and manage Government owned enterprise scanning solution hardware, the Tenable software, and scan analysis and reporting software
- Manage and maintain Government owned virtual platforms (VM), operating systems, and applications supporting enterprise scanning solution (system patching)
- Backend support systems and Vulnerability Databases
- Writing and editing scripts used for scanning and security assessments (PowerShell)
- Assessment and Analysis:
- Review scan data to determine if the system is performing as designed
- Review Security Center/scanner logs for anomalies
- Review data in the repositories for scanners that appear to be malfunctioning
- Review scan/assessment data for trends in vulnerability findings
- Review and update scan policies
- Produce periodic assessment analysis and impact reports as required
- Produce periodic trending and impact reports, and recommendation papers as required
- Development of new testing programs
- Management and maintenance of backend systems hardware and software
- Management and maintenance of vulnerability scanning and security assessment process related documents
Required Skills
Previous cyber scanning project support
In-depth knowledge and experience with Excel
Experience with:
- Tenable Security Center
- Nessus Scanner
- NMAP
- Point Audit
Required Experience
Bachelor’s degree
- 8 years of additional work experience can be substituted for education
Minimum 5 years of related work experience
Halfaker and Associates, LLC, is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.