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With advanced technologies to enable mission readiness, HII understands that preparation requires full coordination—not readiness in piece-parts. For more than 40 years, the U.S. Navy has entrusted HII to maintain and modernize the vast majority of its fleet.

With a holistic approach to life-cycle maritime defense systems—from small watercraft to submarines, surface combatants and aircraft carriers—HII ensures a high state of readiness. HII supports the Department of Energy’s national security mission through the management and operation of its sites, as well as the safe cleanup of legacy waste across the country. HII meets clients’ toughest nuclear and environmental challenges.

Leadership Mindset at HII – Mission Technologies Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every team member contributes to our mission and culture: Know & Grow Your People – Commit to learning and supporting team success. Build Relationships – Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust.

Take Ownership – Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work. Customer First – Focus on the mission and those we serve. Shape the Future – Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement.

Act with Urgency – Take initiative and follow through with purpose. These capabilities guide how all employees contribute to our shared success across Mission Technologies. Job Description The Cybersecurity Analyst will play a critical role in the identification, analysis, and handling of cybersecurity events in support of the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) computer network defense (CND) team.

The analyst will leverage expertise in cybersecurity tools and computer security incident response to ensure the integrity and security of the Navy Enterprise Tactical Training Network (NETTN) infrastructure. Essential Job Responsibilities Computer security incident response team (CSIRT) support through the provision of security recommendations, technical guidance, and coordination of security incident functions. Analysis of threat intelligence and generation of threat reports to stakeholders.

Coordination of incident response activities, including triage, containment, investigation, and remediation. Development and maintenance of CSIRT Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Utilization of automated logging aggregation systems to compress, correlate, and analyze logged data from Government-identified sources.

Comply with Government-directed CND Response Actions and evaluate the impact of Government-directed configuration changes. Provide written assessments of potential adverse impacts on end-user services and recommend courses of action. Provide recommendations based on best practice and experience to develop processes that will increase efficiencies needed to perform tasks and prepare reports.

Creating, monitoring, and analysis of Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) queries, dashboards, and logs. Analysis and validation of Tenable Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) scan results and reports. Collaboration with functional teams to address security findings.

Minimum Qualifications Must currently hold and be able to maintain U.S. Top Secret security clearance Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or Security+. Expertise in Computer Security Incident Response.

Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions. Experience in SOC operations and incident response. Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, directives, and best practices.

Ability to analyze security logs and events to detect and mitigate threats. Experience with Government cybersecurity compliance reporting. High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.

9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field. 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field Preferred Requirements Experience in conducting cybersecurity operations within a DoD or Government environment. Proficiency in automation and scripting for log analysis and reporting.

Experience with Tenable ACAS. Experience with Trellix ePO. Physical Requirements May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment.

Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances. The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class.

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To learn more about Mission Technologies, click here for a short video: https://vimeo.com/732533072 HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

Why HII We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals. Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first.

Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career. Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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