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We work with the agencies, contractors, and mission-driven organizations that keep the nation safe, delivering the physical infrastructure that makes classified work possible. We’re growing fast, operating across multiple markets, and building a company that takes both the mission and the business seriously.\nAbout the Role\nAccredited systems generate a constant stream of security work - scans to run, findings to track, documentation to keep current, users to support. As Cybersecurity Support Specialist, you will keep that work moving at a single Nooks site, supporting the security and compliance of classified and unclassified systems alongside the site's Cybersecurity Lead. You will bring two to five years of hands-on practice to a specialist seat, reporting to the Site IT/Cyber Manager as an individual contributor.\nOur procedures are real but still maturing - audits, incidents, and new system standups will reshuffle your week, and you will step in wherever the site's security posture needs attention without waiting to be asked.\nKey Responsibilities\nSecurity Monitoring & Vulnerability Management\nConduct vulnerability scanning, patch verification, and security configuration checks under the direction of the site Cybersecurity Lead.\nMonitor and audit the security posture of classified and unclassified systems, applying Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).\nTrack findings and remediation actions to closure, documented to organizational and Department of Defense (DoD) standards.\nCompliance Documentation & Support\nMaintain cybersecurity documentation - System Security Plans (SSPs), Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), audit logs, and standard operating procedures.\nRecord compliance actions and evidence so the site is ready for audits and self-inspections at any time.\nKeep artifacts organized so the Cybersecurity Lead can hand assessors current documentation on demand.\nUser Support & Access Control\nProvide Tier 1 support for cybersecurity-related user requests, escalating issues that need deeper analysis.\nManage user accounts, security groups, and permissions in partnership with the site's IT Support Specialist - you both work in this space, so clean records and communication matter.\nSupport permissions reviews and the implementation of access control policies, including role-based access control.\nIncident Response & Security Awareness\nParticipate in incident response and continuous monitoring - log collection, basic analysis, and security control status reporting.\nReinforce cybersecurity best practices with end users through daily interactions.\nCollaborate with IT, personnel security, and physical security teams to keep site operations compliant with DoW requirements.\nWhat Success Looks Like in This Role\nTwelve months in, the site's routine security workload - scans, checks, and documentation upkeep - runs on schedule with little prompting. The SSPs, POA&Ms, and audit artifacts you maintain are current enough to hand straight to an assessor. Tier 1 cybersecurity requests get resolved or escalated cleanly, and account and permissions records stay accurate through every review. Handoffs with the IT Support Specialist are smooth because the shared account work is documented and coordinated. The Cybersecurity Lead trusts your work enough to build audit responses on top of it.\nCross-Functional Expectations\nInside IT/Cyber, you will work most closely with your site's Cybersecurity Lead and IT Support Specialist, coordinating daily on shared account and access work. 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