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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Junior Cybersecurity Specialist (On-Site) - **Company:** OXLEY ENTERPRISES INC - **Location:** Alexandria, VA, United States - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $72,571.0 - $95,543.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, JIRA, Audit Trail, Cyber Security, Security Information and Event Management, Software Vulnerability Management, Servicenow, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** July 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=cf0f1066419c4cdb ## About the Role Minimum/General Experience: 2 - 3 years of vulnerability scanning, remediation, and incident response Minimum Education: High School diploma, * Above average experience providing day-to-day monitoring of security alerts and the execution of vulnerability scans and remediation tasks * Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Endpoint Protection tools * Experience identifying potential threats, providing preliminary analysis of logs, and supporting the deployment of precautionary measures * Experience assisting in the maintenance of technical Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) * Experience documenting the remediation of vulnerabilities found during scanning cycles * Knowledge of vulnerability management and scanning operations (e.g., Tenable) * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Experience supporting a federal agency (preferred) ## Description Position Description: The Junior Cybersecurity Specialist provides technical support and day-to-day monitoring of alerts and vulnerabilities., * Assignment Location - Executive Office for Immigration Review, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22311 * Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. * Typing, communicating, repetitive motions. * Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, view computer monitors and read. May need to view presentation screens and other visual aids in a virtual setting. * Inside environmental conditions with protection from outside elements. Security: Ability to obtain/maintain a Federal Civilian Public Trust * U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident that has lived in the United States for at least 3 years Federal Civilian Public Trust Consists of a review of up to but not limited to: * Covers 10 year period and in some instances lifetime events * OPM Security Investigations Index (SII) * DOD Defense Central Investigations Index (DCII) * National Agency Check (NAC) records * FBI name check * FBI fingerprint check * Credit report check * Written inquiries to previous employers and references listed on the application for employment * Potential interviews with the subject, spouse, neighbors, supervisor, coworkers * Law enforcement check * Court records check * Education check- Attendance and Degrees Acceptable Credentials Tasks/activities include, but are not limited to: * Monitors security alerts and executes vulnerability scans and remediation tasks daily * Identifies potential threats through log review and preliminary analysis * Supports deployment of precautionary measures against malicious code * Assists in reviewing cyber incident tickets in ServiceNow and JIRA, flagging duplicates or false positives * Supports investigation of equipment loss incidents for potential data compromise * Executes vulnerability scans using tools such as Tenable and documents remediation activities * Reviews audit logs and reports, flagging critical and high vulnerabilities for escalation * Supports tracking of remediation efforts * Supports monitoring of employee user activity through insider threat detection tools * Assists in collecting and cataloging data to identify potentially indicative behavior * Supports the Cybersecurity Analyst in maintaining insider threat-related scripts and reporting metrics ## Related Videos - [Applying Agile Principles to Incident Management ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/101-applying-agile-principles-to-incident-management) - [Resilient by Design: Building Robust Architectures in High-Stakes Financial Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2106-resilient-by-design-building-robust-architectures-in-high-stakes-financial-systems) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Cyber Sleuth: Finding Hidden Connections in Cyber Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/893-cyber-sleuth-finding-hidden-connections-in-cyber-data) - [No Keys for the Robot: GitOps as the Control Plane for Autonomous Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100095-no-keys-for-the-robot-gitops-as-the-control-plane-for-autonomous-agents) - [AI in Production: applied AI & enterprise use cases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100130-ai-in-production-applied-ai-enterprise-use-cases) ## Related Articles - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [Understanding and Mitigating Common Web Vulnerabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/565-understanding-and-mitigating-common-web-vulnerabilities) - [Walking Into The Era of Supply Chain Risks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/106-walking-into-the-era-of-supply-chain-risks) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [The Overflow: Security and Privacy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/715-the-overflow-security-and-privacy) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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