Junior Cyber Intrusion Detection System Administrator - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics • Colorado Springs, CO

121d • $80,750 - $109,250

About The Position

Own your career as a Cyber Intrusion Detection System Administrator at GDIT. Here, you'll have the opportunity to build strong lines of cyber defense using cutting-edge technologies. Your work in cyber security at GDIT will have an impact on securing our clients' missions and ensuring we anticipate the threats of tomorrow. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cyber Intrusion Detection System Administrator you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, equivalent combinations of education, certifications, and experience will be considered.
• DoD Approved Baseline 8570 IAT II (Sec+, CySA+, CND, etc.) and DoD Approved Baseline 8570 CSSP Infrastructure Support (CEH, CySA, CND, etc.) certifications required prior to start date.
• GIAC Continuous Monitoring (GMON) or equivalent certification within first 120 days of employment is required.
• Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI clearance and ability to pass a Polygraph.
• Experience authoring Snort signatures.
• Experience authoring Yara rules.
• Experience with Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in intrusion detection and prevention systems.
• Proficient in network security technologies and protocols.
• Dashboarding in Splunk.
• Palo Alto Certification Next-Generation Firewall.

Responsibilities

• Monitor day-to-day operations of the sensors (Suricata, Palo Alto, and ArcSight) located at supporting customer's locations.
• Perform Enterprise Defense Countermeasure (DC) activities and coordination with other government agencies to record and prepare incident reports and analysis methodology and results.
• Monitor and analyze signature alerts from Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) for false positives.
• Provide technical enforcement of organizational security policies.
• Provide 'tune-or-drop' recommendations towards the DC team's Signature Lifecycle Review procedure.
• Provide insight to Detection and Response teams on signature functionality and providing signature tuning as needed.
• Communicate with customers and teammates clearly and concisely.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Participate in special projects as required.

Benefits

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree