Responsibilities & Qualifications

Core Role & Purpose

The CSSP Protect Analyst - Compliance serves as a vital cybersecurity specialist within our Prime Contract supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). This role blends hands-on technical guidance with defensive security governance to evaluate, validate, and reinforce the security posture of DTRA subscriber organizations.

By integrating threat intelligence, executing vulnerability assessments, and coordinating simulated active defense validations (Blue Team testing), the analyst ensures comprehensive compliance with the Department of Defense (DoD) CSSP requirements, JFHQ-DoDIN operational directives, and agency-specific cybersecurity standards.

Required Responsibilities:

• Subscriber Engagement & Liaison: Act as the technical cybersecurity liaison for subscriber organizations, providing advanced, hands-on guidance for resolving complex security posture issues, patching delays, and system misconfigurations.
• Vulnerability Tracking & KEV Management: Actively track and analyze CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog using standardized cybersecurity frameworks, including Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifiers, National Vulnerability Database (NVD) resources, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) severity vectors, and Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, to evaluate localized risks, prioritize mitigation efforts, and coordinate rapid remediation with system owners.
• Vulnerability Assessment & Analysis (VAA): Execute comprehensive vulnerability assessments using the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) and other enterprise scanning tools, analyzing raw scan data to deliver actionable, prioritized remediation steps to stakeholders.
• Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Integration: Monitor, evaluate, and digest cyber threat intelligence feeds, indicator of compromise (IOC) alerts, and open-source threat reports to anticipate emerging vectors and proactively adjust defensive postures.
• ESM & Compliance Support: Support CSSP Evaluator Scoring Metric (ESM) compliance assessments, gathering technical evidence, conducting internal control reviews, and maintaining organizational readiness for JFHQ-DoDIN mandated evaluations.
• Blue Team & Posture Validation: Coordinate and support "Blue Team" assessments, performing technical evaluations of subscriber security postures to validate compliance with DoW and agency-specific cybersecurity standards.
• Endpoint & Malware Defense Validation: Perform technical validation of endpoint security tools, host-based security systems, and boundary defense mechanisms to ensure malware protection policies are active, correctly configured, and reporting to central CSSP consoles.
• Directive Implementation: Track, implement, and technically validate compliance with USCYBERCOM TASKORDs, Cyber Protection Condition (CPCON) shifts, and JFHQ-DoDIN operational directives.
• Audit Readiness & Evidence Gathering: Lead compliance focused working groups with subscriber IT teams. Guide them through gathering technical evidence, conducting internal control reviews, and ensuring total readiness for rigorous DoW and agency-level cybersecurity audits (e.g., CORA, CSSP evaluations).

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2-8 years of progressive cybersecurity, threat intelligence, or vulnerability management experience. CSSP or SOC experience is required.
• BA/BS College degree required.
• Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility required.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II or higher certification.
• DoD 8570/8140 CSSP Auditor or equivalent certification

Overview

We are seeking a CSSP Protect Analyst to join our Prime Contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles - the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

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Additional Job Information

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location: Fort Belvoir, VA
• Type of environment: Office
• Noise level: Low
• Work schedule: Schedule is Monday - Friday (0800 - 1600). May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: Less than 10%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

• U.S Citizenship Required
• Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility.

WAGE INFORMATION

Target salary range: $90,000.00 - $140,000.00.  The salary range displayed is an estimate only and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary and will be determined on several factors regarding the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies and experience, as well as contract parameters and organizational requirements.  The displayed salary is one component of the total compensation package for employees. 

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

TekSynap is a drug-free workplace. We reserve the right to conduct drug testing in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. All employees and candidates may be subject to drug screening if deemed necessary to ensure a safe and compliant working environment.

Many positions require specific certifications and/or the ability to obtain a security clearance.  Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.  Applicants who accept an offer of employment may be subject to investigations performed by TekSynap and/or the Government to verify the candidate meets the required qualifications and other eligibility requirements.