Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a US Government program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers and workstations.  The CBP SOC is responsible for the overall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations. 

The VAT Analyst will be assisting with the Enterprise Information System Vulnerability Management (ISVM) compliance validation, execute Vulnerability Scans and will conduct vulnerability assessments of IT systems. Perform research on current vulnerabilities, support Incident Response and SOC functions as related to vulnerabilities.  Will be responsible for authoring security advisories. 

Basic Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of relevant professional work experience.  Additional years of experience are accepted in lieu of degree.
• Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., Tenable Nessus, DBProtect, Qualys, IBM Guardium, WebInspect, Splunk, Swimlane, ServiceNow). 
• Basic understanding of cloud environments (e.g., AWS) and cloud-based scanning tools (e.g., Anchore). 
• Ability to maintain asset inventories within vulnerability management platforms. 
• Capable of scheduling, launching, and monitoring vulnerability scans independently. 
• Basic knowledge of cloud database services (e.g., AWS RDS clusters). 
• Ability to generate, review, and distribute vulnerability scan reports to stakeholders. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Awareness of federal cybersecurity frameworks (FISMA, NIST SP 800-53). Self-starter with the ability to independently prioritize and complete multiple tasks with little to no supervision 
• Strong written, oral and presentation communication skills 
• Experience with Configuration compliance and Security Technical Implementation Guides. 
• Ability to script in one more of the following computer languages Python, Bash, Visual Basic or Powershell  

Degree requirements: 

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent combination of relevant certifications and professional experience (such as 4 years in vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, or security operations). Relevant experience is within one of the following areas pentesting, security technical assessments or supporting vulnerability scanning/management program. 

Certifications: At least one entry-level certification (e.g., Security+, CEH, SSCP, GSEC) 

Clearance: Must have an ability to obtain Public Trust clearance   

In addition to the specific clearance requirement, all personnel supporting CBP must have a current background investigation (BI) or obtain a favorable BI before joining the program. In addition to specific security clearance requirements all CBP SOC employees are required to successfully complete a CBP Background Investigation to support this program