Cyber Defense Operator (CDO)

IP Secure-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Mid Level
San Antonio, TX
51-100 employees
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
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The ability of the Cyber Defense Operator (CDO) is to complete its mission dependent upon accurate, timely and thorough event analysis in order to identify intruder or potential intruder activities utilizing host and network monitoring and system logs. The CDO shall correlate information gathered to provide effective methods to protect Air Force (AF) systems. Upon identification of suspicious activity on AF networks, open network intrusion investigation(s) to validate the unauthorized activity and determine the type and extent of activity.

  • When CAT events are escalated to incident response, complete incident response process, including: preparation, identification and scoping, containment, eradication and remediation, recovery, and lessons learned.
  • Upon identification of suspicious activity on AF networks, open network intrusion investigation(s) to validate the unauthorized activity and determine the type and extent of activity.
  • Provide AF Office of Special Investigations (OSI) DCO technical support to law enforcement and counter-intelligence agencies and activities if required.
  • Participate and contribute to lessons learned meetings and briefings.
  • Support planned and same-day Incident Response deployments.
  • Comply with 3rd party MOU/MOA monitoring and reporting requirements.
  • Analyze host DCO events to determine the necessity for higher level analysis and conduct an initial assessment of type and extent of intruder activities.
  • Conduct cyber investigations in order to determine the initial vector and overall timeline of intrusion, accurately identify the threat, determine the full scope of impact, and develop containment and remediation actions for approval.
  • Author and review incident report forms (IRF) for security incidents within JEMS.
  • Generate end of mission reports (MISREPS) and provide pass-on information for knowledge transfer to subsequent crews of analysts on duty regarding the latest suspicious traffic seen from a given port, Internet Protocol (IP), etc. with no more than a 5% error rate.
  • Provide computer security-related support to AF field units as directed by CCC, in countering vulnerabilities, minimizing risk, and improving the security posture of AF computers networks and systems within the scope of AFIN SOC operational requirements and mission execution.
  • Participate in planning, briefing, and debriefing tasks as directed by CDO Mission Lead or Crew Commander.
  • Provide feedback on detection mechanisms that are both true and false positive events to ESM and Content Development as applicable.
  • Design incident response plans (IRP) as directed by the Crew Commander.
  • Active TS/SCI Level Clearance.
  • Ability to gain the CSSP Incident Responder Certification (GCFA) Certification requirement within 120-days of hire date.
  • 3+ years of relevant technical, cyber security, and business work experience.
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Unlimited Vacation
  • Sick Leave
  • Paid Federal Holidays
  • Education and Certification Reimbursement Program
  • 401(k) retirement plan with safe harbor employer match after 3 months
  • Prepaid legal plan and ID protection plan available
  • Accident Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity Insurance available
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