Incident Manager III

ARSIEM•Arlington, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

ARSIEM is looking for a Cyber Action Officer to perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. This position will support one of our Government clients in Arlington, VA.

Requirements

BS Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity or related degree. HS Diploma with 7-9 incident management or cyber security experience
Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
5+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations
Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies
Having close familiarity with NIST 800-62 (latest revision), and FISMA standards as they pertain to reporting incidents.
Knowledge of the NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident
Knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., foot printing and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.)
Skill in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks
Knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques, Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])
Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, and malicious code)

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])
Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, and malicious code)
Desired Certifications: GCIH, GCFA GISP, GCED, CCFP or CISSP

Responsibilities

Correlating incident data to identify specific trends in reported incidents
Recommending defense in depth principles and practices (i.e. Defense in Multiple Places, layered defenses, security robustness, etc.)
Performing Computer Network Defense incident triage to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact
Researching and compiling known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents within the enterprise
Applying cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small, and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data
Monitoring external data sources to maintain currency of Computer Network Defense threat condition and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise
Identifying the cause of an incident and recognizing the key elements to ask external entities when learning the background and potential infection vector of an incident
Receiving and analyzing network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts
Tracking and documenting Computer Network Defense (CND) incidents from initial detection through final resolution, and work with other components within the organization to obtain and coordinate information pertaining to ongoing incidents
Providing support during assigned shifts