(Cyber) Incident Management Analyst - Hybrid

Nightwing•Dulles, VA

10d•$77,000 - $163,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Nightwing 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. Nightwing is seeking a Cyber Threat Analyst to support this critical customer mission.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
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 attack methods (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 attack methods (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)
GCIH, GCFA GISP, GCED, CCFP or CISSP

Responsibilities

Researching and compiling known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents within the enterprise
Applying knowledge of the tactics, techniques, and procedures of various criminal, insider, hacktivist, and nation state threat actors to identify and validate threats
Applying cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small, and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data
Conducting cursory analysis of log data
Identifying the cause of an incident and recognizing the key elements to ask external entities when learning the background and potential infection vector of an incident
Tracking and documenting Computer Network Defense (CND) incidents from initial detection through final resolution
Working with other components within the organization to obtain and coordinate information pertaining to ongoing incidents.
Limited candidates may be hired for shift work; assigned to set schedules, triaging and researching incidents for Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), escalating to specialized analysts