Senior Cybersecurity Information Security Analyst - Federal Government

GovCIO LLC seeks a Senior Cyber Security Administrator to secure mission-critical federal IT systems. In this role, you will administer and harden security tools, monitor and investigate security events, and lead incident response to protect complex, multi-cloud and on-prem environments. You'll implement security baselines, support NIST/FISMA compliance, manage identity and access controls, and drive remediation of vulnerabilities. Working in a mission-driven, collaborative culture, you'll mentor others, influence security architecture, and help modernize government technology at scale.

Responsibilities

• Administer and harden security tools, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and endpoint protection across federal environments.

• Monitor security events, investigate incidents, and coordinate response and remediation.

• Implement and maintain security baselines, configurations, and patch management processes.

• Support compliance with federal security standards (e.g., NIST, FISMA) and internal policies.

• Conduct vulnerability scans, analyze findings, and drive remediation with engineering teams.

• Manage identity and access controls, including privileged account management and MFA.

• Develop and update security documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.

• Collaborate with Dev, Cloud, and Network teams to embed security into system designs.

• Support security audits, assessments, and ATO-related activities for federal systems.

• Mentor junior staff and contribute to continuous improvement of cybersecurity operations.

Required Skills

• Network security administration (firewalls, IDS/IPS)

• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools

• Endpoint protection and EDR platforms

• Vulnerability assessment and remediation

• Identity and Access Management (IAM) and MFANIST and FISMA compliance frameworks

• Incident detection, triage, and response

• Security hardening and configuration management

• Cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP) fundamentals

• Scripting/automation (Power

• Shell, Python, or similar)