Full-Time

Cyber Security Operations Analyst

Posted on 10/31/2025

AnaVation LLC

AnaVation LLC

51-200 employees

IT engineering services for federal government

No salary listed

Bethesda, MD, USA

In Person

Category
IT & Security (1)
Requirements
  • Clearance: Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph
  • Education & Years of Experience: 6-10 years of Cyber Security/Operations support OR Bachelor’s degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field and 2-4 years of experience
  • Certifications: DoD 8140 IAT Level II Certification (CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, Security+).
  • Demonstrated Experience and Expertise: Documenting network schemas and cyber operation tool solutions.
  • Demonstrated Experience and Expertise: Provide security posture, vulnerability, threat and risk situational awareness to support staff, leadership, workforce, stakeholder organizations and community
  • Demonstrated Experience and Expertise: Halt or minimize cyber-attack and insider threat efforts or damage.
  • Demonstrated Experience and Expertise: Designing, modeling, and securing networks.
  • Demonstrated Experience and Expertise: Troubleshooting network issues and recommendation of network modifications to optimize performance while adhering to all relevant security policies.
  • Demonstrated Experience and Expertise: Knowledgeable on the use of different SIEM applications, its interfaces, and how to retrieve data from its database.
  • Demonstrated Experience and Expertise: Knowledgeable on log aggregation and event correlation of any SIEM,
  • Demonstrated Experience and Expertise: Knowledgeable in utilizing the system to gain insightful and actionable results. Including the use of the native reporting capability within a SIEM or other data visualization tools, like Tableau, in order to render the data into summary formats facilitate readability.
Responsibilities
  • Progress cybersecurity operations, maintaining proactive threat detection capabilities, and conducting vulnerability scanning and risk assessment using security tools such as Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), Host Based Security System (HBSS), and Security Information Event Management (SIEM).
  • Perform real-time monitoring and defense of the IT environment to ensure resilience against cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Respond to alerts from HBSS and SIEM systems by conducting analysis and taking appropriate responses.
  • Manage Intrusion Prevention System/Intrusion Detection System (IPS/IDS) systems to detect and prevent unauthorized access and protect network and data integrity.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field plus 2-4 years of Cyber Security/Operations support OR Master’s degree Network Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field plus 0-2 year of experience
  • Certifications: CySA+
  • Knowledgeable in the use of Tableau data visualization tool, to produce reports in a standard cycle production, one-time needs, as well as on demand as requirements for reporting on Information Assurance (IA), Configuration Management (CM), and Computer Network Defense (CND) findings.
  • Experience with driving data visualization tools and presentations

AnaVation LLC provides IT engineering and cybersecurity services to the U.S. Federal Government. It helps agencies solve complex technical and analytical problems by delivering services such as intelligence collection and processing, analytical systems, big data solutions, and cybersecurity measures. The company operates by winning government contracts and projects, offering cost-effective and tailored solutions through a team of professionals called AnaVators who work to improve clients’ operational efficiency and security. AnaVation differentiates itself by focusing on deeply specialized government IT engineering expertise, long-term customer relationships, and a values-driven culture that emphasizes employees’ growth and positive work environment. The goal is to be a trusted partner for federal agencies, delivering practical, mission-focused engineering solutions that address their toughest technical challenges.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Reston, Virginia

Founded

2013

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Federal cybersecurity spending reaches $15.4B by 2027; zero-trust and cloud security drive demand.
  • DoD allocates $8B+ through 2027 for cloud migration and legacy modernization projects.
  • Forensics and incident response services grow 18% annually as cyber threats escalate.

What critics are saying

  • CACI's $8.7B Applied Insight acquisition displaces AnaVation's small business set-aside advantages.
  • Palantir's $1.2B Army Vantage contract extension locks AnaVation out of intelligence fusion missions.
  • Commercial AI platforms like AWS Bedrock render 40% of AnaVation's proprietary systems obsolete.

What makes AnaVation LLC unique

  • AnaVation achieved FedRAMP High and DoD IL-4/5 authorization via AWS Bedrock integration.
  • Integrated end-to-end solutions across cybersecurity, big data, and analytics attract consolidating federal agencies.
  • Specialized expertise in intelligence collection, forensics, and exploitation serves niche IC/DoD missions.

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