ECS is seeking a Cyber Defense Incident Responder – Senior to work in our Washington, DC office. Lead, facilitate and advise via the Incident Response lifecycle across the Bureau of the Census within the Department of Commerce against 24/7 threats/vulnerabilities/events. Provide leadership w/ security and cybersecurity intelligence, posture/capabilities status, ways-forward, trend analysis and personnel readiness to enhance cyber security and incident response. Advise leadership through multi-vector threat remediation and capabilities enhancement. Leverage multi-source Cyber Intelligence to bolster cybersecurity posture. Effectively lead and advise Security Operations and Infrastructure teams regarding threats and vulnerabilities mitigation procedures and system(s) enhancement(s). Meet/exceed/expand customer mission requirements, goals, and vision. Coordinate and communicate with multi-partner teams/services regarding 24/7 security posture and national regulatory requirements. Learn and foster knowledge and skills training to adhere to and expand security, cybersecurity, and contingency requirements. Manage/mentor SOC team members regarding procedures, schedules, training, event & tools management, and performance requirements. Develop and implement best-practice network security, backup, and recovery procedures. Diagnose network connectivity and performance issues during events and incidents. Integrate new systems into existing network and security architecture. Monitor network capacity, performance and Advise during network patching, expansion, and capability growth to ensure safeguarding of data/information against threats and vulnerabilities. Obtain and retain clearance requirements set by the Dept. of Commerce Provide feedback on network requirements, including network architecture and infrastructure. Test and maintain network infrastructure including software and hardware devices.