Senior Cyber Security Analyst

SAIC is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Analyst – Wasatch ISSE to support our IS Governance, Risk & Compliance organization. This role is focused on ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of classified information systems and networks supporting a critical defense program at Hill AFB, Utah. The selected candidate will serve as a technical ISSE/cybersecurity expert, partnering closely with the ISSM, system owners, and mission stakeholders to engineer secure architectures, maintain compliance, and lead risk‑based security initiatives.

Job Duties

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls and architectures for classified information systems and networks, ensuring compliance with DoD and customer cybersecurity requirements.

• Conduct and document risk and vulnerability assessments, threat modeling, and security audits; provide mitigation recommendations to the ISSM and program leadership.

• Develop, update, and maintain Body of Evidence (BoE) artifacts (e.g., SSPs, POA&Ms, ST&E documentation) and support certification/accreditation activities under RMF and related frameworks.

• Lead or support incident response and digital forensics for high‑severity security events; perform root cause analyses and drive corrective actions to closure.

• Utilize and optimize security tools (e.g., SIEM, EDR/XDR, firewalls, vulnerability scanners) to monitor, detect, and remediate threats across classified and associated unclassified environments.

• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to translate mission/business requirements into a security roadmap, and communicate complex cyber risks to non‑technical leadership.