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You will work under close supervision, assisting senior cybersecurity professionals with evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of security controls (e.g., NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5), reviewing technical documentation, and supporting basic automation or scripting tasks that improve assessment efficiency.\nThis role is ideal for recent graduates or early-career professionals with a foundational understanding of cybersecurity principles and relevant programming coursework who are interested in risk management, security controls, and secure systems.\nKey Responsibilities\nAssist federal staff, project managers, and cybersecurity professionals in performing Continuous Monitoring and Security Assessments of information systems and applications.\nSupport the review of policies, procedures, system documentation, artifacts, and other evidence to determine system compliance with applicable federal and organizational policies.\nHelp identify and document security weaknesses, assess the significance of vulnerabilities, and clearly describe potential risk factors.\nUnder the guidance of senior staff, communicate identified weaknesses and recommended remediation steps to federal staff and other stakeholders.\nMaintain accurate, well-organized assessment documentation that is clear, defensible, and traceable to stated objectives.\nRequest, review, track, and validate large volumes of assessment evidence in a systematic and organized manner.\nAssist in balancing competing assessment activities and multiple concurrent deadlines while maintaining thoroughness and quality across risk management projects.\nWork effectively as part of multiple assessment teams while maintaining ownership and accountability for assigned tasks.\nUnder close supervision, perform basic technical and scripting tasks to support assessments, such as:Simple scripts or data processing to support evidence analysis or reporting.\nSupporting automation of evidence collection, reporting, or tracking activities.\nHelping maintain internal tools, templates, or tracking systems used by the cybersecurity team.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nAssociate’s degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related discipline with a minimum GPA of 3.5, including completion of relevant programming courses; 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