Incident Response/Security Analyst - Temporary at AnaVation
Washington, DC
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Jul 1, 2026
Washington, DC
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A temporary, on-site security operations role focused on monitoring and investigating incidents using tools such as CrowdStrike, Splunk, and Tenable, while also conducting vulnerability scans and analysis across enterprise systems. The position involves managing incident tickets in Remedy, building security metrics dashboards, and contributing to defensive cyber procedures. It suits an experienced security professional holding at least a Secret clearance and a Security+ certification.
Mid level · 4+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Secret clearance · Temporary
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $152,225 (middle half $125,286–$177,673).
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 (10)
The posting is explicitly labeled a 'Temporary Role' in the title, so the employment type is set to Temporary.
The JD states candidates must already hold an adjudicated Secret clearance or higher to be considered, making Secret the hard gate; the mention of 'ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance' is an aspirational/future requirement, not a current gate.
The degree requirement is listed as 'Bachelor's degree in a related field OR equivalent demonstrated experience and knowledge,' so no formal degree is hard-required.
Remedy (ticketing system), IBM BigFix, SCCM, McAfee ePO, and CSAM appear in the responsibilities/narrative section rather than under a distinct required qualifications heading; they are marked preferred as they describe the operational environment rather than explicit candidate gates.
NIST SP 800-61 is listed under Required Qualifications as a named standard the candidate must have experience with, treated as a hard gate.
Power BI and Microsoft Excel appear only under Desired Qualifications and are marked preferred.
The 4 years' experience requirement is stated as '4 years' experience as a Security Administrator,' mapped to the overall years minimum.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): NIST SP 800-61.
Requires a 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.
Posting is for a temporary engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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