Cyber Case Manager

NewGen Technologies•Arlington, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Partner is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. They are seeking a Cyber Case Manager to support this critical customer mission.

Requirements

US Citizenship; TS/SCI Clearance
Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
BS Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity or related degree.
HS Diploma with 4-6 years of incident management or cyber security experience.
2+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations
Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies
Knowledge of the NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident
Knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., foot printing and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.)
Skill in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks
Knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques
Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])
Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)
Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques
Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])
Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)

Responsibilities

Research and compile known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents within the enterprise
Apply knowledge of the tactics, techniques, and procedures of various criminal, insider, hacktivist, and nation state threat actors to identify and validate threats
Apply cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small, and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data
Conduct cursory analysis of log data
Monitor external data sources (e.g., Computer Network Defense vendor sites, Computer Emergency Response Teams [CERTs], SANS, Security Focus) to maintain currency of Computer Network Defense threat condition and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise
Identify the cause of an incident and recognize the key elements to ask external entities when learning the background and potential infection vector of an incident
Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts
Track and document Computer Network Defense (CND) incidents from initial detection through final resolution
Work with other components within the organization to obtain and coordinate information pertaining to ongoing incidents
Provide support during assigned shifts