Defensive Cyber Operations SME

Tyto Athene, LLC•Colorado Springs, CO

3d•$115,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Tyto Athene is searching for a Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) SME to support the United States Space Force (USSF). The DCO SME supports support development, improve proficiency, and increase operational effectiveness of USSF Cyber Squadron personnel by providing/ employing DCO capabilities, conducting intrusion detection monitoring and analysis, identifying malicious cyber activity and determining attack vectors, executing cyber response activities, developing defensive countermeasures, and providing Subject Matter Expertise to the United States Space Force Cyber Guardians.

Requirements

Minimum of one (1) active DoD 8570.07-M Cyber Security Services Provider (CSSP) "Analyst" or "Incident Responder" certifications: CEH, CySA+, GCIH, GCIA, CFR, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, GICSP, Cloud+, SCYBER, PenTest+, CHFI or GCFA
Six (6) years of Cyber Security Analyst work experience (or equivalent). Experience includes Cybersecurity Monitoring; Cybersecurity Analyst; Intrusion Detection and/or Cyber Incident Response.
Experience performing Continuous Cybersecurity Monitoring, Intrusion Detection and Cyber Incident Response.
Experience with the following tools: ELK Stack, Kibana, Suricata, Splunk, Snort, Wireshark, Bro/Zeek logs, tcpdump, editcap, LogRhythm, ePo/HBSS, ACAS, SolarWinds, Microsoft Office 365, Active Directory WMIC commands.
Active DoD TS/SCI clearance

Nice To Haves

Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) experience is preferred.
Eight (8)+ years of relevant cybersecurity experience
IAT Level III Certification required IAW DoD 8570.07-M. Qualifying certifications include: CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, CCSP
Familiarity with Space Operations is highly desired

Responsibilities

Develop operational and technical materials to aid in increasing proficiency of the crews
Provide cyber defense remediation and mitigation implementation recommendations in support of all incidents/events
Provide support for all Operational Planning Teams (OPTs) and crew shift planning processes. Support includes participating in the planning process, recommending course of action (COAs), and validating the technical approach to meet mission objectives
Draft and validate accuracy of squadron level DCO Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs); Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); Operational Instructions (OIs); as well as DCO Crew operations products, evaluation and material, and other related materials
Conduct analysis on new DCO-Space capability releases to assess new functionality and inform employment for mission execution
Attend meetings, teleconferences, and Video Teleconferences (VTCs) at the Unclassified, Secret, and TS/SCI level (as required)
Provide recommendations for exercises and mission rehearsals
Maintain proficiency by performing DCO crew operation for assigned space mission systems
Provide expertise for DCO-Space capabilities, to include Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM); Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems; ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana) Stack; Endpoint Protection Systems; Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR); Firewalls; Log Aggregator; Protocol Analyzers; Vulnerability Assessment Tools
Augment and advise the crews performing intrusion detection monitoring and analysis
Provide input and review Cyber 9-Line; and review accuracy of cyber incident inputs for SITREP and MISREP
Advise and assist with cyber incident response processes IAW squadron policies and procedures, to include: Assist in providing in-depth analysis of incidents by determining the incident’s nature, formulating recommended response actions, correlating event and incident data across assigned space mission systems, determining actions to be taken, and assessing possible effects on assigned mission systems
Participate in Government-established Cyber Incident Response Teams (CIRTs) and provide technical assistance in determining the cyber events/incident’s nature and impact to space mission systems; develop and recommend mitigation and/or remediation COAs; ensure mission system owners/operators and leadership have situational awareness of active response activities via recurring status reports and/or update briefs
Provide technical expertise in the creation of recommendation of Courses of Action (COA) along with suggested timing and sequencing of actions to mitigate and/or remediate cyber threats to space mission systems
Participate in post-incident hot washes and lessons learned processes as required by the Government
Recommend cyber incident response best practices to improve TTPs, processes, and policies
Provide recommendations on how to best optimize DCO-Space capabilities, to include countermeasure development (i.e., signatures, rules, policies, etc.) for defensive sensors and capabilities deployed on space mission system networks and endpoints to eliminate false positives; prioritize actionable alerts; and to provide enhanced correlation accuracy for cyber incidents, events, trends, and behaviors
Assist and support CYS Government personnel on how to identify, document, and track normal baseline activity for assigned space mission systems by monitoring, collecting, and analyzing space mission system data traffic; and reviewing, auditing, and analyzing network and endpoint logs
Assist and support CYS Government personnel on performing Mission Relevant Terrain – Cyber (MRT-C) identification and mapping, leveraging Functional Mission Analysis – Cyber (FMA-C) concepts for assigned space mission systems
Assist and support CYS Government personnel on how to conduct cyber missions, to include Survey, Recon, Escort, Hunt, Strike, Recover and others on assigned space mission systems to detect, track, and disrupt Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) that evade existing cybersecurity controls and detection capabilities
Provide inputs to post-mission analysis process for Cyber missions as required by the Government
Recommend cyber mission best practices to improve TTPs, processes, and policies