CIRT Tier 2 Analyst / Active Secret

Peraton•Beltsville, MD

7d•$80,000 - $128,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking an experienced CIRT Tier 2 Analyst for its Federal Strategic Cyber Mission program. This is an on-site position in Beltsville, Maryland, with a mid-shift schedule of 22:00–06:00 EST, Sunday through Thursday. The analyst works in a 24x7x365 environment, performing advanced analysis of Tier 1 alert triage and requests, and helping detect, analyze, contain, and remediate cybersecurity events and incidents. The role involves collaboration with Department of State teams, CISA, and other local, national, and international CIRTs. An active Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship are required to start. A qualifying certification must be held or obtained before the start date and maintained as a condition of employment. The position requires a bachelor’s degree and two years of experience, with an additional four years of experience substitutable for the bachelor’s degree requirement. The stated target salary range is $80,000–$128,000. Employees may also be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and two years of experience; an additional four years of experience may substitute for the bachelor’s degree requirement.
Must possess or be able to obtain before the start date at least one of the following certifications: CCNA-Security, CND, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, or SSCP. Continued certification is required as a condition of employment.
Demonstrated experience in the incident response lifecycle.
Knowledge of SOAR ticketing and automated response systems, such as ServiceNow, Splunk SOAR, or Microsoft Sentinel.
Demonstrated experience using SIEM platforms, such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic, or QRadar.
Demonstrated experience using EDR systems, such as MDE, ElasticXDR, Carbon Black, or CrowdStrike.
Knowledge of cloud security monitoring and incident response.
Knowledge of integrating IOCs and advanced persistent threat actors.
Ability to analyze cyber threat intelligence reporting and understand adversary methodologies and techniques.
Knowledge of malware analysis techniques.
Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK and D3FEND frameworks.
U.S. citizenship required.
Active Secret security clearance required to start.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with Splunk for security monitoring, alert creation, and threat hunting.
Knowledge of Microsoft Azure access and identity management.
Proficiency with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Identity for security monitoring, response, and alert generation.
Experience using digital forensics collection and analysis tools, such as Autopsy, MagnetForensics, Zimmerman Tools, KAPE, CyLR, or Volatility.
Experience using ServiceNow SOAR for ticketing and automated response.
Knowledge of Python, PowerShell, and BASH scripting languages.
Experience with cloud security monitoring and incident response.
Demonstrated ability to perform static and dynamic malware analysis and reverse engineering.
Experience integrating cyber threat intelligence and performing IOC-based hunting.
Technical certifications such as Security+, CySA+, Cloud+, Try Hack Me SAL1, Hack the Box CDSA, CyberDefenders, CCD, Azure SC-900, CCSP, GCIH, CCSK, GSEC, CHFI, GCLD, or GCIA.
Advanced technical certifications such as SecurityX/CASP+, PRMP, GREM, GEIR, GNFA, or GCFA.

Responsibilities

Detect, classify, process, track, and report cybersecurity events and incidents.
Perform advanced in-depth analysis of coordinated Tier 1 alert triage and requests in a 24x7x365 environment.
Analyze logs from host systems, EDR, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, servers, and other sources to identify, contain, and remediate suspicious activity.
Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats.
Protect against and prevent potential cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.
Perform forensic analysis of host artifacts, network traffic, and email content.
Analyze malicious scripts and code to mitigate potential threats.
Conduct malware analysis and generate indicators of compromise (IOCs) to identify and mitigate threats.
Collaborate with Department of State teams to analyze and respond to events and incidents.
Monitor and respond to the CIRT SOAR platform, hotline, and email inboxes.
Create tickets and initiate workflows as instructed in technical SOPs.
Coordinate and report incident information to CISA.
Collaborate with other local, national, and international CIRTs as directed.
Submit alert-tuning requests.