Vulnerability Management Analyst

Responsibilities

The Vulnerability Management Analyst (VMA) supports the Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) within the Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) and is responsible for report management, coordination and metrics tracking. The VMA identifies owners of systems identified as vulnerable and distributes vulnerability reports to stakeholders. The VMA serves as the liaison between DC3 and public security researchers. The VMA will be responsible for building and maintaining a rotating target list of DoD public-facing systems that researchers will test for vulnerabilities.  The VMA will create lessons learned, case studies and whitepapers from findings as well as publish monthly and annual reports documenting the results of these assessments and include recommendations to improve cybersecurity. 

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of information security principles and practices 
• Thorough understanding of TCP/IP 
• Understand basic IDS/IPS rules to identify and prevent malicious activity 
• Experience operating in a professional IT or cybersecurity environment  
• Experience investigating security events, threats and/or vulnerabilities 

• Understand information security principles, technologies and practices 
• Excellent customer service skills 
• Secret security clearance required 
• Associates degree and 7+ years of experience; OR Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience; OR Master’s Degree and 3+ years of experience. Or 0 years with PhD. However, four (4) years of additional relevant experience or specialized training will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.

 

Preferred Additional Skills 

• Working in a Security Monitoring/Security Operations Center environment (SOC) 

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.