IT Security Analyst
About The Position
DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking an IT Security Analyst to join its US Air Force team, supporting the defense of USAF infrastructure (AFIN) at the base level. The position is onsite at Hurlburt Field AFB. The contractor will provide Functional Mission Analysis-Cyber (FMA-C) assistance to identify critical information technology architecture and supporting infrastructure for weapon systems and the warfighting mission. The role applies DoD mission assurance concepts to the USAF mission and analyzes cyberspace activity, risks, vulnerabilities, and cyber incidents to protect mission-relevant terrain in cyberspace (MRT-C). The analyst will work with local and enterprise cyber defense stakeholders, correlate data and alerts, maintain situational awareness, document and escalate incidents, and provide recommendations and courses of action. The position also includes establishing and maintaining databases, developing information distribution and support plans, and recommending changes to policies, procedures, objectives, and organizational design as needed. The employee must attend Air Force FMA-C training within one month of onboarding or at the first available class, complete virtual MADSS training and obtain a MADSS account within one month, and attend MACCE training within three months if funding is available.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information System Engineering, Business, or a related technical discipline in cybersecurity or information technology.
- IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+, in accordance with DoD 8140 and AFMAN 17-1303.
- Five years of experience in Functional Mission Analysis in Cyberspace processes and associated mapping and defense of Mission-Relevant Terrain in Cyberspace.
- Five years of experience with IT cybersecurity principles, concepts, and methods for investigating, analyzing, and responding to cyber incidents within a computer network environment or enclave.
- Five years of experience with IT security principles, policies, products, and services to assess risks and advise on vulnerabilities to attacks, as well as procedures and methods for protecting systems and applications.
- Five years of experience with commonly applied telecommunications principles, concepts, and methodologies; operating characteristics and capabilities of systems, media, equipment, and related software; and processes and procedures for assessing operational efficiency and recommending measures involving equipment and system integrity.
- Attend the Air Force virtual FMA-C course within one month of onboarding or upon the first class availability.
- Complete virtual Mission Assurance Decision Support System (MADSS) training within one month of onboarding and obtain a MADSS account.
- Attend Mission Assurance Cyber Coordination Element (MACCE) training within three months of onboarding, if funding is available.
Responsibilities
- Provide Functional Mission Analysis-Cyber assistance to identify weapon systems’ critical IT architecture and supporting infrastructure for the warfighting mission.
- Apply an understanding of DoD mission assurance concepts and principles to the USAF mission.
- Investigate cyberspace network activities to determine essential Mission Relevant Terrain Cyber (MRT-C) supporting command, control, processes, and systems.
- Develop strategies to identify, evaluate, and minimize risks in the local cyberspace environment that are crucial for mission success.
- Create and implement strategies and techniques to merge and display relevant MRT-C based on essential systems and network services.
- Identify and analyze trends to define MRT-C requirements and provide guidance and alignment services.
- Assist with FMA-C by identifying and mapping MRT-C and developing a defense plan to safeguard it.
- Establish databases to monitor systems, design and revise user boundaries, and create indexing to facilitate searches.
- Use classified and unclassified networks and information portals to create support and information distribution plans for mission activities.
- Review and recommend new or revised policies, procedures, objectives, and organizational design for staff as necessary.
- Coordinate with local and base subject matter experts to resolve events or incidents and brief supporting recommendations and courses of action.
- Define and perform vulnerability assessments using threat analysis to scope and prioritize efforts.
- Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of all-source data sets, including indications and warnings.
- Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts.
- Document and escalate incidents, including their history, status, and potential impact, for further action.
- Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting.
- Correlate events using information from a variety of enterprise sources to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of observed attacks.
- Receive and analyze network alerts from enterprise sources and determine possible causes.
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