Incident Response Expert III

DigiFlight•Columbia, MD

About The Position

Serves as a hunt and incident response subject matter expert (SME), applying in-depth knowledge of threat actor (TA) tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). Distills analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports. Provides expert support, analysis, and research with broad direction into exceptionally complex problems and processes relating to hunt and incident response activities. Serves as a technical expert on high-level incident response teams, providing technical direction, interpretation, and alternatives. Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of an assignment or task. Independently develops technical solutions to complex problems requiring ingenuity and creativity. Analyzes incident data and victim environments to recommend targeted mitigations. Advises technical personnel on countermeasure implementation and customization. Supports internal stakeholders on containment and eradication missions. Documents analysis in a standardized knowledgebase for sharing and publication. Assists in maintaining branch process and procedure documentation. Guides the completion of hunt and incident response activities.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
5+ years of directly relevant experience in expertise
Must be able to travel domestically on short notice
Strong understanding of network architecture/security
Experience performing cyber incident response
Ability to think independently
Demonstrates superior written and oral communication skills
Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations
Skilled in identifying different classes of attacks and attack stages
Understanding of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities
Understanding of proactive analysis of systems and networks, to include creating trust levels of critical resources
Proficiency with common operating systems (e.g. Linux/Unix, Windows)

Nice To Haves

Experience leading and mentoring technical teams
Knowledge of 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)
Network and System administration experience
Strong understanding of adversarial tactics/techniques/procedures (TTPs)
Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) tools
Ability to review and analyze Enterprise Architecture (EA) from a security perspective
Understanding of cyber defense-in-depth principles
Hands-on skill in host/network intrusion detection
Ability to perform event correlation
Experience with malicious activity analysis
Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at multiple levels within an organization

Responsibilities

Serves as hunt and incident response subject matter expert (SME), applying in-depth knowledge of threat actor (TA) tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
Distills analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical report
Provide expert support, analysis, and research with only broad direction into exceptionally complex problems and processes relating to the subject matter as it relates to hunt and incident response activities
Serves as technical expert on high-level incident response teams providing technical direction, interpretation, and alternatives
Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of an assignment or task at hand
Independently develops technical solutions to complex problems that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
Analyzes incident data and victim environments to recommend targeted mitigations
Advise technical personnel on countermeasure implementation and customization
Supports internal stakeholders on containment and eradication missions
Documents analysis in a standardized knowledgebase for sharing and publication
Assists in maintaining branch process and procedure documentation
Guides to the completion of hunt and incident response activities