Cyber Technology Researcher

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 the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. They are seeking a Cyber Technology Researcher to support this critical customer mission. The Cyber Technology Researcher will be responsible for supporting the Threat Hunting workflows. Responsibilities include taking requirements in the Security Operations and Threat Hunting functions, identifying potential technology solutions, evaluating those solutions, developing recommendations and a deployment and integration strategy. The researcher will adhere to established procedures to document technical requirements, develop potential courses of action, and oversee the implementation of capabilities supporting the hand-off to deployment and operational organizations. Candidates with cyber security operations, cyber threat hunting, threat intelligences analysis, cyber forensics, reverse engineering and/or data analysis and specifically the associated tools are ideal for this position.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
Active Secret Clearance, TS/SCI preferred
Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability
BS Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree with at least 5 years of directly relevant experience; or HS Diploma & 7-9 years of directly relevant experience
5+ years of direct relevant experience in IT cyber security operations, systems integration or related fields
Strong understanding of federal cyber security operations and related mission environments
Experience managing technology pilots and production transitions
Experience with cyber incident response and/or cyber red teaming
Familiarity with malware analysis tools and cybersecurity platforms
Background in cybersecurity tool integration and automation
Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills
Ability to assess and mitigate operational risks
Excellent communication and documentation skills

Nice To Haves

DoD 8140 IAT Level II
Experience with CISA programs or similar federal cybersecurity operations
Experience with AI as it applies to data analysis and cyber security
Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and integration automation practices
Knowledge of change management and configuration control processes
PMP or similar certification
Experience managing integrations in federated multi-stakeholder environments
Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture implementation
Experience with cloud operations and hybrid environment management

Responsibilities

Conduct capability-based research into commercial and government technology solutions that address customer identified technology needs in the Cyber Threat Hunting and Security Operations areas
Evaluate technology solutions against identified functional and technical customer requirements. Evaluations may include hands-on capability testing of trial licenses and open-source capabilities.
Remain up-to-date on emerging market technologies and products that relate to capabilities that may impact customer Cyber Security and Threat Hunting operations and analysis
Collaborate with other organizations to maintain an inventory of customer-procured technologies, tools, and data holdings relevant to mission needs
Meeting with and engaging customer request submitters to clarify requirements, discuss potential solutions, and ensure alignment between technology recommendations and customer mission needs