Cyber Security Operations Analyst Lead

SPAHR SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC

56d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cyber Security Specialist will support the DTRA IT Cybersecurity department by providing 24/7 monitoring and response across its network environment. Collaborating with Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) analysts and agency teams, the specialist will analyze threats, develop mitigations, and provide situational awareness to leadership. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with DoD cybersecurity metrics, monitoring network defense services, conducting threat hunts using standard tools, and documenting findings through detailed technical reports. Strong research skills and the ability to work collaboratively are essential for success in this role.

Requirements

BS 5-7 Years, MS 3-5, PhD 0-2
Experience with cyber security architecture principles that achieve cybersecurity framework goals.
Active DoD Top Secret clearance
IAT Level II certification
CSSP Analyst certification (Security+ CE or better, CEH or better)
Experience with open-source research

Nice To Haves

SANS GCIH or similar certification
Splunk Search App experience
Tanium Interact Module experience
Wireshark experience
Open-source research experience

Responsibilities

Provide 24x7x365 cybersecurity monitoring and response across DTRA’s distributed network operations environment.
Collaborate with Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) analysts and engineers to process intelligence, determine threats, develop mitigations, monitor for attacks, and assess risk.
Provide cyber-based Situational Awareness to agency leadership and stakeholders.
Monitor computer network defense services to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of DTRA-supported network environments and IT infrastructure.
Ensure compliance with DoD CSSP Evaluators Securing Metrics (ESM).
Provide support within the existing CSSP structure, which includes four simultaneously running processes to assist and defend the system subscriber.
Perform network threat monitoring across a variety of tools.
Use standard threat hunting tools to craft targeted queries to detect and monitor intrusions into the network environment.
Write and submit detailed technical reports on how threats were identified, confirmed, contained, and any other follow-on actions.
Conduct research on threats and adversaries across various open-source and government database platforms.
Share and discuss information discovered during the research and monitoring process.