Incident Detection/Response Manager

Gunnison Consulting Group • Washington, DC

15h • $150,000 - $170,000 • Remote

About The Position

Lead computer and network incident-response operations supporting Federal Student Aid. The Manager directs the identification, deterrence, monitoring, investigation, containment, recovery, and reporting of cybersecurity incidents and coordinates incident response with senior government and contractor stakeholders. The role provides technical and management leadership, supervises personnel, establishes goals and work plans, and briefs client and senior-management stakeholders. The position is remote, with possible ad hoc on-site needs in Washington, DC.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• More than 10 years of experience in the subject area.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Senior industry professional certification such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent.
• Demonstrated domain expertise and technical or management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments.
• Experience establishing goals and plans that meet project objectives and directing activities to ensure technical requirements are met.
• Experience interacting with clients, conducting negotiations, and interfacing with senior management.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a High Risk Public Trust suitability determination.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading high-impact incidents involving PII, CUI, cloud services, enterprise applications, or federal information systems.
• Experience with SIEM, endpoint detection and response, digital forensics, cloud incident response, malware analysis, and case-management technologies.
• Knowledge of NIST incident-response guidance and federal cybersecurity incident-reporting requirements.
• Advanced certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, GRID, CISM, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident-response operations and coordinate with senior authorities and stakeholders as necessary.
• Direct the identification, deterrence, monitoring, investigation, containment, eradication, recovery, and closure of computer and network intrusions.
• Apply advanced knowledge of computer and network incident response, forensics, vulnerabilities, data-hiding methods, encryption, tools, techniques, trends, and countermeasures.
• Oversee evidence seizure, forensic analysis, data recovery, evidence preservation, and investigative documentation for high-technology investigations.
• Ensure incidents are handled according to Department breach-response processes and required escalation and notification procedures.
• Develop and maintain incident-response plans, procedures, playbooks, escalation paths, and evidence-handling practices.
• Coordinate incident activities with the SOC, cyber-hunt, threat-intelligence, privacy, engineering, system-owner, and risk-management teams.
• Direct root-cause analysis, corrective-action planning, lessons learned, remediation tracking, and incident-status reporting.
• Provide technical and management leadership, establish goals and work plans, supervise personnel, and brief client and senior-management stakeholders.

Benefits

• 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year
• 11 paid Holidays each year
• 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year for approved training or certifications (self-study is ineligible)
• 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Public Transportation Subsidies
• Certifications and Training Allowance - Up to $5,000/year!
• Bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior