Cyber Security Analyst II
Scientific Research Corporation · North Charleston, SC
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Jul 9, 2026
North Charleston, SC
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level cybersecurity engineering role focused on hardening and securing OpenShift cluster deployments for government customers. Core work involves assessing existing systems, applying and validating security controls across Linux, database, and web server environments, and building Ansible automation to streamline that process. The role also requires authoring authorization documentation for DoD networks and supporting deployed systems through issue analysis and remediation.
Mid level · 2+ years · National · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The 2-year experience requirement is stated at the role level ('at least two years of experience in the design, testing, and implementation of technical security controls') and is reflected in the overall years minimum. A parallel '2 or more years' requirement is tied specifically to the named technologies (Linux, MariaDB/MySQL, Apache/nginx) and is captured on those skills.
Ansible is listed in the requirements section as the automation tool for applying security settings and is treated as a hard gate, even though no explicit years figure is given.
OpenShift is mentioned in the opening description as the environment being analyzed, not in the formal requirements block — treated as preferred/context.
RMF (Risk Management Framework) is explicitly marked 'preferred' in the posting.
The role is classified as 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) because the primary day-to-day work is selecting, applying, and validating security controls and authoring ATO documentation. 15-1244 is the runner-up given the Linux/web-server administration and Ansible automation content.
Requires a Top Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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