Computer Security Analyst Jobs in Silver Spring, MD

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Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring anomalous activity is detected and the potential impact of events is understood

• Ensuring that information systems and assets are monitored to identify cybersecurity events and verify the effectiveness of protective measures

• Ensuring detection processes and procedures are maintained and tested to ensure awareness of anomalous events

• Ensuring response activities are coordinated with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., external support from service providers)

• Ensuring analysis is conducted to ensure effective response and support recovery activities

• Ensuring activities are performed to prevent expansion of an event, mitigate its effects, and resolve the incident

• Ensuring response processes and procedures are executed and maintained, to ensure response to detected cybersecurity incidents

• Ensuring recovery processes and procedures are executed and maintained to ensure restoration of systems or assets affected by cybersecurity incidents

• Ensuring recovery planning and processes are improved by incorporating lessons learned into future activities

• Ensuring restoration activities are coordinated with internal and external parties (e.g. coordinating centers, other CSIRTs, and vendors)

• Understanding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how to securely deploy, monitor, and test.

• Ability to streamline workflows using AI for security operations

• Additional activities as necessary to support the overall cybersecurity and PBS mission

Requirements for success:

Experience requirement:

• Minimum of 3 years' experience working as a systems engineer or administrator

• Minimum of 4 years' experience working as a security analyst

• Minimum of 5 years' cybersecurity experience

Education and/or certification requirement:

• GCIH, GCIA, GMON, GCED, or equivalent GIAC defense focused certifications desired

• Certifications by EC-Council, ISC2, Cisco, Microsoft, Fortinet, CompTIA, Offensive Security, etc. to be considered based on relevance to defensive cybersecurity operations

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field such as cybersecurity, information technology, or computer science; equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered

Skills and abilities:

• Ability to participate as a technical lead on all projects requiring cybersecurity expertise and consultation

• Ability to lead a Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CIRT), Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) and Managed Security Services Partners (MSSPs) in the execution of daily incident response activities

• Ability to deploy, integrate, configure, and maintain systems which comprise the overall cybersecurity technology stack

• Ability to communicate complex cybersecurity concepts in a clear and concise manner for laypersons unfamiliar with cybersecurity and/or IT concepts

• Desire and ability to help drive organizational adoption and buy-in of cybersecurity policies and standards across the PBS ecosystem

• Eagerness to develop, grow, and maintain strong inter-team relationships across the business to aid in the accomplishment of the PBS mission

Preferred qualifications:

• Expert knowledge in the following technologies and concepts: DFIR, IAM, PAM, DLP, NGFW, EDR, SIEM, IDS/IPS

• Strong foundational knowledge in IT technologies and concepts not limited to email security technologies, application security, cloud security (IaaS & PaaS, etc.), MITRE ATT&CK, SIEM, SOAR, CASB, MSSPs, DNS, Linux, Windows

• Fundamental knowledge of NIST, MDM, OWASP, PowerShell/Python/JavaScript, MacOS, malware analysis, LOLBAS, vulnerability management, WAF, CIS Benchmarks

The base pay range for this position at the beginning of employment is expected to be between $155,000 and $165,000/year. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will also include other elements for eligible employees, including: (i) eligibility for discretionary bonuses; (ii) various insurance options, including medical, dental, vision, hearing, life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance; (iii) identity protection program; (iv) employee assistance program; (v) financial and retirement savings benefits including the PBS Retirement Plan 403(b); (vi) paid time off (17 days per year), paid sick time benefits (12 days per year), paid parental leave (60 days / 12 weeks ), and paid holidays (12 days per year). Details of these benefit plans will be provided upon request. The application window for this position is expected to close on 7/24/2026.

If hired, the employee will be in an "at-will position," and the Company reserves the right to modify the base hourly rate/salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

PBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with the EEOC and the Commonwealth of Virginia.