Cybersecurity Incident Response Triage IR Analyst

Accenture Federal Services Careers Marketplace•Arlington, VA

4h•$53,900 - $120,100

About The Position

The Cybersecurity Incident Response Triage IR Analyst role will work in the CIRT team in the CISO organization. This role works under the analysis and triage team lead to perform in-depth investigation and analysis on security-relevant events indicating policy violations or possible insider-threat presence.

Requirements

US Citizenship required
Excellent communication skills and knowledge in incident response lifecycles, common cyber-attacks, insider-threat indicators and warnings, data loss prevention and detection mechanisms, and federal incident reporting requirements.
Excellent communication (written and oral), attention to detail and interpersonal skills
Experience presenting complex technical information to decision makers and leading them through the decision making process
Work independently to deliver timely solutions without direct supervision
1-2 years experience in information security, or other equivalent combination of education or equivalent work experience.
1 year(s) of experience performing event and log analysis including one or more of the following: Anti-Virus, Intrusion Detection Systems, Firewalls, Active Directory, Web Proxies, Data loss prevention tools and other security tools found in large enterprise network environments; along with experience working with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions.
Familiarity with various network and host-based security applications and tools, such as network and host assessment/scanning tools, network and host-based intrusion detection systems, and other security software packages.
Familiarity with TCP/IP, common application layer protocols, and packet analysis of the same.
Familiarity with static and dynamic malware analysis concepts.
Experience with indicators of attack and compromise.
Familiarity with Windows / Linux architecture and endpoint analysis of the same.
Familiarity with basic data parsing and analysis tools, i.e., Excel, grep, sed, awk, regex, etc.

Nice To Haves

SANs GIAC Certifications including but not limited to GCED, GCLD, GCIH, GCFA, GREM
CISSP

Responsibilities

Actively monitor and respond to cybersecurity incidents related to alerted policy violations
Analyze and investigate incidents to determine their nature and scope.
Coordinate with the lead and other Cybersecurity Incident Response Teams for effective incident resolution.
Document incidents and response activities in detail.
Stay updated with the latest cybersecurity threats and trends.
Assist in developing and refining incident response strategies and procedures.
Collaborate with operations teams, legal, human resources and management to investigate security issues and interview investigation subjects to determine true and false positives.