Boston Government Services, LLC (BGS)

Cyber Security Analyst

Boston Government Services, LLC (BGS)

full-time

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Location: Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Junior

Tech Stack

AzureCloudCyber SecurityDNSLinuxMacOSPythonSMTPTCP/IP

About the role

  • Resetting user passwords for cause (e.g., when they have been identified as being suspected compromised or 'known compromised')
  • Working with service owners to reset service account passwords for various reasons
  • Ensuring authorizers are designated for in-scope accounts
  • Analyzing usage patterns for accounts to identify inactive accounts or inappropriate account use
  • Reviewing approval requests for various new access or accounts
  • Triaging unusual access requests or phishing reports
  • Evaluate EDR installation and coverage and identify systems without EDR for remediation
  • Monitoring external attack surface for unapproved systems, undocumented systems, and newly disclosed vulnerabilities
  • Reviewing systems with existing public access to ensure requirements are followed (e.g., event logging, multifactor authentication)
  • Attend online/Teams meetings; provide status, suggest improvements, discuss implementation
  • Analyze data and perform initial planning to address identified issues
  • Assist with creation of playbooks and execute playbooks with minimal assistance
  • Conduct proactive threat hunts and lead investigations end-to-end as an advanced responsibility

Requirements

  • 1–3 years in a SOC, cyber security 'blue team', or closely related role
  • Strong grasp of TCP/IP, OSI model, and common protocols (HTTP, DNS, SMTP)
  • Windows/Linux/macOS fundamentals; Active Directory/Azure AD concepts; basic cloud logging
  • Experience with at least one SIEM and one EDR/XDR platform
  • Experience with ticketing/case management
  • Ability to craft queries using common languages; comfort with regex, JSON and APIs; basic scripting in Python/PowerShell/Bash
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Successful drug screening
  • Ability to qualify for HSPD-12 card for use in two-factor authentication