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# Cyber Defender Journeyman

- **Company:** RealmOne
- **Location:** Columbia, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $117,000.0 - $147,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Information Systems, Cloud Services, Software Vulnerability Management, Cyber Warfare
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88047947/1

## About the Role

* A Journeyman labor category has 3 to 10 years of experience and a BA/BS or MA/MS degree. A Journeyman labor category typically performs all functional duties independently.

Position requires an active Security Clearance.

## Description

* Monitor, analyze, and detect Cyber events and incidents within information systems and networks under general supervision. Assist with integrated, dynamic Cyber defense, coordinate and maintain security toolsets to support organizations' continuous monitoring and ongoing authorization programs. Develop security assessment plans for systems, including the objectives, scope, schedule, required documentation, possible risks, and other logistical items for security assessments; develops cloud service provider testing approach from security perspective. Provides validation of security control tests for cloud service provides; coordinating access to systems and approvals for scanning activities. Conducts ad hoc testing on an as-needed basis to assist with development activities or vulnerability remediation. Reviews/tests system security controls (managerial, operational, and technical) to determine adequacy against federal requirements (e.g., NIST SP 800-53) and mission context. Documents
plans of action and milestones for corrective action following assessment activities and in response to identified vulnerabilities. Drafts security policies and procedures including the system security plan, and agency specific policies in accordance with NIST requirement. Routinely conducts risk assessments to quantify impacts of vulnerabilities.


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