Jr. Cybersecurity Associate

San Antonio, Texas

No Clearance Needed

On-site only

Information Technology

Overview

GovCIO is currently hiring a Zero Trust Network Analytics Engineer Journeyman to support a Zero Trust modernization project at 16AF. This role supports a fast-paced technical program focused on improving cybersecurity visibility and analytics, integrating identity and device context, assessing trust source validity, and enabling continuous, risk-informed access decisions across the enterprise. This onsite position will be located at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas.

Responsibilities

This role supports the implementation, validation, and continuous improvement of Zero Trust principles through enhanced visibility and analytics. Key responsibilities include collecting and correlating identity, device, access, posture, and network telemetry; analyzing authentication and authorization outcomes; identifying policy gaps and anomalous access patterns; and developing metrics that demonstrate Zero Trust maturity and control effectiveness. The position will support the ingestion and analysis of data from Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), including identity, endpoint profiling, posture, authentication, authorization, and policy-enforcement data. The role will also help integrate this content with multiple SIEM and security analytics platforms.

• Translate Zero Trust principles and program objectives into measurable analytics, use cases, dashboards, alerts, and validation criteria.

• Collect, normalize, correlate, and analyze identity, endpoint, posture, authentication, authorization, access, and network telemetry to support continuous verification and risk-informed decisions.

• Support Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) configurations and analytics related to endpoint discovery and profiling, identity groups, posture status, authentication, authorization, policy sets, Security Group Tags, and enforcement outcomes.

• Analyze Cisco ISE logs, reports, authentication failures, policy decisions, endpoint classifications, and access trends to identify anomalies, coverage gaps, misclassifications, and opportunities for policy refinement.

• Assist with integrating identity and device context from Cisco ISE into SIEM, security analytics, asset management, vulnerability management, and orchestration platforms.

• Develop and maintain dashboards and metrics that measure device visibility, authentication coverage, posture compliance, least-privilege enforcement, segmentation effectiveness, policy exceptions, and Zero Trust maturity.

• Support the validation and testing of Zero Trust policies by comparing intended access requirements with observed access activity and enforcement results.

• Assist analysts and engineers in investigating anomalous access behavior, unmanaged or noncompliant devices, repeated authentication failures, excessive privileges, and indicators of lateral movement.

• Write and maintain scripts, queries, and repeatable analytical procedures for data enrichment, correlation, reporting, quality validation, and control-effectiveness assessments.

• Develop and maintain documentation for analytics use cases, data sources, trust signals, policy mappings, test procedures, findings, dashboards, metrics, and standard operating procedures.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and zero to two years of technical experience, including applicable internship experience.

Ability to obtain and retain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly in written and verbal formats

• Willingness to learn cybersecurity tools, enterprise environments, and Zero Trust concepts

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

• Ability to obtain/retain applicable DoW 8140 IAT Level II certification

• Ability to collaborate effectively with cybersecurity, identity, endpoint, network, and data engineering teams.

• Ability to obtain and retain an applicable DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Internship, laboratory, research, capstone, or academic project experience involving Zero Trust, cybersecurity analytics, identity and access management, network access control, or security operations.

• Exposure to Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), including endpoint profiling, posture assessment, policy sets, authentication and authorization policies, Security Group Tags, downloadable access control lists, pxGrid, or TrustSec.

• Familiarity with Zero Trust frameworks and guidance, such as NIST SP 800-207, the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model, the DoD Zero Trust Strategy, the Risk Management Framework (RMF), and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) requirements.

• Experience analyzing authentication, authorization, endpoint, identity, access, or policy-enforcement data to identify trends, anomalies, and control gaps.

• Exposure to SIEM or analytics platforms, such as Splunk, Elastic, or Microsoft Sentinel, including experience with query development, dashboards, alerting, and data correlation.

• Familiarity with Cisco ISE integrations involving directory services, certificate services, endpoint management tools, vulnerability management platforms, SIEM platforms, or security orchestration tools.

• Basic understanding of RADIUS, TACACS+, 802.1X, Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) methods, certificates, Active Directory, identity groups, device profiling, and posture assessment.

• Experience defining or reporting metrics for asset visibility, identity assurance, device compliance, access-policy effectiveness, segmentation, and Zero Trust maturity.

• Academic or practical exposure to Python, PowerShell, SQL, regular expressions, REST APIs, or comparable technologies used for data analysis and automation.

• Experience using Git or another version control tool to manage queries, scripts, analytics content, policy definitions, or technical documentation.

• Interest in transforming identity, device, and security telemetry into actionable recommendations that support continuous improvement of Zero Trust policies.

• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts such as:

• Zero Trust

• Least privilege

• Multi-factor authentication

• Security monitoring

Posted Salary Range

USD $65,000.00 - USD $75,000.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

But we can't do it alone. We need great people to help us do great things - for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other great people. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?

What You Can Expect

Interview & Hiring Process

If you are selected to move forward through the process, here’s what you can expect:

• During the Interview Process

• Virtual video interview conducted via video with the hiring manager and/or team

• Camera must be on

• A valid photo ID must be presented during each interview

• During the Hiring Process

• Enhanced Biometrics ID verification screening

• Background check, to include:

• Criminal history (past 7 years)

• Verification of your highest level of education

• Verification of your employment history (past 7 years), based on information provided in your application

Employee Perks

At GovCIO, we consistently hear that meaningful work and a collaborative team environment are two of the top reasons our employees enjoy working here. In addition, our employees have access to a range of perks and benefits to support their personal and professional well-being, beyond the standard company offered health benefits, including:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Corporate Discounts

• Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content

• Training, Education and Certification Assistance*

• Referral Bonus Program

• Internal Mobility Program

• Pet Insurance

• Flexible Work Environment

*Available to full-time employees

Our employees’ unique talents and contributions are the driving force behind our success in supporting our customers, which ultimately fuels the success of our company. Join us and be a part of a culture that invests in its people and prioritizes continuous enhancement of the employee experience.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.

Posted Pay Range

The posted pay range, if referenced, reflects the range expected for this position at the commencement of employment, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity. The total compensation package for this position may also include other compensation elements, to be discussed during the hiring process. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the GovCIO reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, GovCIO or individual department/team performance, and market factors.