Junior Cyber Defense Analyst / Incident Responder - IRES000051

GeoControl Systems•Colorado Springs, CO

6h•$108,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Junior Cyber Defense Analyst / Incident Responder supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The candidate will: â¢ Perform Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO)/Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) duties outlined in Evaluator Scoring Metrics (ESM). â¢ Perform cybersecurity duties on customer networks (proactively and reactively) to improve enterprise-wide security posture. â¢ Perform preliminary analysis, identification, and response actions to detect, characterize, and respond to cyber incidents IAW CJCSM 6510.01B. â¢ Perform event/incident investigations from start to conclusion, to include gathering data, analysis, and reporting. â¢ Properly document all steps in the incident response process while taking care to preserve and protect incident artifacts, evidence, and chain of custody. â¢ Analyze correlated asset, threat, and vulnerability data against known adversary exploits and techniques to determine impact and improve network defensive posture. â¢ Support the development, establishment, review and update of DCO procedures, processes, manuals, and other documentation. â¢ Leverage actionable Cyber Threat Intelligence data to search for indicators of compromise and make recommendations for improvements. â¢ Review data of ongoing intrusions or cybersecurity incidents and report, analyze, and document/report the findings in accordance with CJCSM 6510.01B guidelines. â¢ Provide support to internal and external Insider threat and law enforcement / counterintelligence (LE/CI) agencies during cyber incidents / investigations. The successful candidate will: â¢ Have experience with most MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio). â¢ Be able to multi-task and prioritize various projects and assignments in a dynamic work environment in order to meet scheduled/unscheduled customer requests. â¢ Be willing to travel 25% of the time. â¢ Be willing to work rotating shifts in a 24x7x365 operational environment and respond quickly to emergencies as needed.

Requirements

Must have 4, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
Must have 2, or more, years of directly related experience in information security, physical security, or cybersecurity, or a combination thereof.
Must have a minimum of 17 months of CSSP experience as a Cyber Defense Analyst.
Must have a minimum of 17 months of MDA experience.
Applicants must be fully shift-qualified by start date.
Must have a current DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II certification with Continuing Education (CE) - (CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP)
Must have a DoD 8570.01-M CSSP Analyst and Incident Responder certification (CEH or CySA+ cover both) with 6 months of start date.
Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance
Have experience with most MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio).
Be able to multi-task and prioritize various projects and assignments in a dynamic work environment in order to meet scheduled/unscheduled customer requests.
Be willing to travel 25% of the time.
Be willing to work rotating shifts in a 24x7x365 operational environment and respond quickly to emergencies as needed.

Nice To Haves

Have an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or related field
Have experience with security analysis and solutions in a WAN/LAN environment to include Routers, Switches, Network Devices, and Operating Systems (e.g., Windows, and Linux)
Have experience with other Security Operations Centers (SOC)/DCO tools/applications, such as Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems / Intrusion Prevention Systems, Network Security Manager, Forward Proxy, Spam Firewall, etc.
Have experience analyzing security compliance scans performed across a WAN (ACAS/Nessus preferred)
Have experience analyzing network and host-based threats (ESS preferred)
Be able to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance
Be familiar with Security Operations Centers (SOC)/DoD
Be familiar with DCO/Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP)-guiding security policies and procedures
Have an active DoD Top Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Perform Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO)/Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) duties outlined in Evaluator Scoring Metrics (ESM).
Perform cybersecurity duties on customer networks (proactively and reactively) to improve enterprise-wide security posture.
Perform preliminary analysis, identification, and response actions to detect, characterize, and respond to cyber incidents IAW CJCSM 6510.01B.
Perform event/incident investigations from start to conclusion, to include gathering data, analysis, and reporting.
Properly document all steps in the incident response process while taking care to preserve and protect incident artifacts, evidence, and chain of custody.
Analyze correlated asset, threat, and vulnerability data against known adversary exploits and techniques to determine impact and improve network defensive posture.
Support the development, establishment, review and update of DCO procedures, processes, manuals, and other documentation.
Leverage actionable Cyber Threat Intelligence data to search for indicators of compromise and make recommendations for improvements.
Review data of ongoing intrusions or cybersecurity incidents and report, analyze, and document/report the findings in accordance with CJCSM 6510.01B guidelines.
Provide support to internal and external Insider threat and law enforcement / counterintelligence (LE/CI) agencies during cyber incidents / investigations.