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ID #20116861
State Mississippi
City Stennisspacecenter
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Leidos
Showed 2021-09-23
Date 2021-09-22
Deadline 2021-11-20
Category Systems/networking
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Cyber Incident Response Analyst

Mississippi, Stennisspacecenter, 39529 Stennisspacecenter USA

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Description

Job Description:

Leidos is seeking an experienced Cyber Incident Response Analyst to join our team on a highly-visible cyber security single-award IDIQ vehicle that provides security operations center (SOC) support, cyber analysis, application development, and a 24x7x365 support staff.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Coordinate investigation and response efforts throughout the Incident Response lifecycle
  • Correlate and analyze events and data to determine scope of Cyber Incidents
  • Acquire and analyze endpoint and network artifacts, volatile memory, malicious files/binaries and scripts
  • Recognize attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures as potential indicators of compromise (IOCs) that can be used to improve monitoring, analysis and Incident Response.
  • Develop, document, and maintain Incident Response process, procedures, workflows, and playbooks
  • Tune and maintain security tools (EDR, IDS, SIEM, etc) to reduce false positives and improve SOC detection capabilities
  • Document Investigation and Incident Response actions taken in Case Management Systems and prepare formal Incident Reports
  • Create metrics and determine Key Performance Indicators to drive maturity of SOC operations
  • Develop security content such as scripts, signatures, and alerts

Basic Qualifications

Requires a minimum of a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field PLUS four (4) years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics.

Must have at least one of the following certifications:
  • SANS GIAC: GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, GPEN GCFE, GREM
  • CISSP OSCP, OSCE, OSWP
Must have current TS/SCI. In addition to specific security clearance requirements, all Department of Homeland Security SOC employees are required to obtain an Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance to support this program.

Preferred Qualifications
  • In-depth knowledge of each phase of the Incident Response life cycle
  • Expertise of Operating Systems (Windows/Linux) operations and artifacts
  • Understanding of Enterprise Network Architectures to include routing/switching, common protocols (DHCP, DNS, HTTP, etc), and devices (Firewalls, Proxies, Load Balancers, VPN, etc)
  • Ability to recognize suspicious activity/events, common attacker TTPs, and perform logical analysis and research to determine root cause and scope of Incidents
  • Be familiar with Cyber Kill Chain and have utilized the ATT&CK Framework
  • Have scripting experience with Python, PowerShell, and/or Bash
  • Ability to independently prioritize and complete multiple tasks with little to no supervision
  • Flexible and adaptable self-starter with strong relationship-building skills
  • Strong problem solving abilities with an analytic and qualitative eye for reasoning

External Referral Bonus:Eligible

External Referral Bonus $:5000

Potential for Telework:No

Clearance Level Required:Top Secret/SCI

Travel:No

Scheduled Weekly Hours:40

Shift:Day

Requisition Category:Professional

Job Family:Cyber Operations

Pay Range:

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