SME Cyber Vulnerability Management

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Information Assurance, Scanning, Security Policies, Threat Detection

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

The SME Information Security Analyst (Vulnerability Management) serves as the technical lead for deploying, configuring, and maintaining the enterprise vulnerability management environment. This position focuses on optimizing Tenable Security Center within Linux/Red Hat infrastructures and ensuring compliance with DISA STIGs, NSA guidelines, and organizational cybersecurity policies. The analyst supports Enterprise Communications and hybrid environments across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong analytical skills, and collaboration with engineering, cybersecurity, and leadership teams across the command.

Responsibilities:

Vulnerability Management Operations

• Install, configure, and maintain Tenable Security Center and scanning components on Linux/Red Hat platforms.

• Ensure vulnerability management systems meet DISA STIG, NSA, and cybersecurity policy requirements.

• Manage credentialed and non-credentialed scans, schedules, asset groups, and plugin updates.

• Troubleshoot scanner/system issues to ensure accurate and continuous vulnerability detection.

Analysis & Reporting

• Analyze scan results to identify weaknesses, misconfigurations, and emerging threats.

• Validate findings, assess severity, and prioritize remediation based on mission needs.

• Produce recurring reports, dashboards, and metrics for Command Leadership.

• Translate complex technical findings into clear remediation guidance for engineering teams.

Mitigation Support & POA&M Management

• • Provide expert guidance on mitigation, configuration hardening, and patching strategies.
• • Support development and maintenance of POA&Ms for unresolved vulnerabilities.
• • Track remediation progress to ensure compliance with published cyber directives.

Enterprise Communications Support

• Support enterprise communications systems and services to ensure secure hybrid operations.

• Assist with monitoring and securing cloud/on-prem workloads using enterprise security tools.

• Collaborate with cloud, network, and communications teams to ensure secure configurations and continuous monitoring.

Threat Detection & Response

• Support threat detection using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and cloud environments including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

• Conduct log analysis, event correlation, and investigation of suspicious activity.

• Assist with incident reporting, documentation, and escalation procedures.

• Contribute to detection rule tuning, alert fidelity improvements, and endpoint hardening.

• Identify coverage gaps and recommend improvements; document findings in After-Action Reports with SOC, EPT, and CTI partners.

• Develop guardrails, configuration baselines, and automation artifacts to reduce vulnerability recurrence.

• Support surge response activities through rapid scanning, validation, and remediation assistance.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree with 10+ years of experience

• Splunk or Elastic for Cloud

• Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) tools

• Antivirus platforms

• ServiceNow, Remedy, or similar ticketing systems

Compliance / Certifications (Preferred):

• DoD 8570 / 8140 compliant certification

• CompTIA Security+

• CySA+

• Network+

• CASP+

• GIAC certifications (GCIH, GCFA, etc.)

Security Clearance Level:

• TS/SCI Required

Location:

• On Customer Site

Citizenship Requirement:

• US citizenship

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career in cyber at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your focus on defending and protecting what matters.

The likely salary range for this position is $144,500 - $195,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA NC Fort Bragg

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

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