Information Systems Security Analyst; ISSA - Dahlgreen, VA

Yakshna Solutions, Inc. (YSI) is a woman‑owned, CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000‑1, 27001 certified IT solutions provider headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes 401(k), health, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, paid time off, training, and professional development assistance.

This onsite position is located in Richmond, Virginia and requires five days per week in the office.

Job Responsibilities

• Effective provisioning, installation, configuration, operation and maintenance of computer hardware, software and related infrastructure.
• Ensure system hardware, operating systems, software systems and related procedures adhere to Commonwealth policies, standards and guidelines.
• Systems administration, engineering, provisioning, operations and support, maintenance and R&D to ensure continual innovation.
• Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Perform daily system monitoring, verify the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, review system and application logs, and verify completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions. Perform daily backup operations and regular file archival and purge as necessary. Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.
• Provide Tier III / other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
• Diagnose and recover from hardware or software failures.
• Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.
• Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary.
• Upgrade and configure system software that supports GIS infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications for project or operational needs.
• Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures.
• Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required.

Location:

Dahlgren, VA – Status:
Full‑time (Onsite) – Salary: $75 k – $100 k, annual

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments to identify threats, vulnerabilities and potential impacts, and recommend mitigation strategies aligned with organizational risk tolerance.
• Implement and manage security controls, including encryption, access control mechanisms, system hardening and network defense‑in‑depth measures across servers, applications and cloud environments.
• Monitor network and system activity using intrusion detection tools, traffic analysis methods and performance monitoring systems to identify and respond to anomalous or malicious behaviour.
• Lead incident response operations, including detection, triage, containment, eradication and recovery, while coordinating roles and responsibilities across the enterprise incident response team.
• Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies, procedures and disaster recovery/continuity of operations plans, ensuring alignment with national and international laws, regulations and standards (e.g., ISO).
• Manage and support penetration testing activities, including planning, execution oversight and results analysis to enhance security posture and address identified weaknesses.
• Oversee cybersecurity program management functions, including secure procurement, supply‑chain risk management, resource allocation and compliance with IT acquisition requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership on network architecture, cloud security strategies, secure system lifecycle management and organisational design standards to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Cybersecurity/IT).
• Four (4) years of experience in Cybersecurity.
• Accumulation of qualifying experience – categories of experience may be accumulated concurrently.

Required Skills and Experience – Infrastructure Role

• Five years of experience in help‑desk support, customer service, desktop/laptop/server hardware and desktop/server applications.
• Three years of experience in general networking, hands‑on network equipment, virtualization, backup and recovery, MS Office.
• Two years of experience in cybersecurity.

Secret Clearance required

US Citizenship required.
No C2C‑W‑2 only.

YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.