SOC Subject Matter Expert

Dawson Technical Inc•Washington, DC

About The Position

DAWSON is a Native Hawaiian Organization 8(a) small business that brings the Spirit of Aloha to our employees. As part of the DAWSON Ohana, you will be provided a best-in-class benefits program that strives to ensure our great people have peace of mind when it comes to health and wellness. For more information about DAWSON and our benefits programs, please visit www.dawsonohana.com Security Operations Center Subject Matter Expert SUMMARY: DAWSON has an opportunity for a Security Operations Center Subject Matter Expert (Mentor) in the State of Qatar. The SOC Mentor will provide subject matter expertise in Security Operation Center activities, and is responsible for detecting, diagnosing, and remediating network infrastructure issues. The SOC Mentor will also be responsible for providing direct, in-country support to assist the customer with administering and protecting the enterprise. This challenging large-scale opportunity supports the foreign military operations in a small to medium size enterprise. The SOC Mentor will be responsible for training personnel in country and developing artifacts that will assist the customer with the creation of various guides such as Configuration Guides, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Organizational Guides.

Requirements

Required Clearance: Active DoD SECRET or above
Ten (10) years of experience in Security Operations Center activities
Three (3) years of experience in SOC/NOSC Management
DOD 8140/8570.01M, IAT Level II certification or higher
Outstanding communications and interpersonal skills
High level technical awareness of the following technologies: Virtualization technologies, Routers and Switches, and Next Generation Firewalls
Candidate must be a US Citizen with a valid US Passport and valid State driver’s license
Must have an active or be able to obtain a US Secret or Higher DoD security clearance
Candidate must be able to travel to and reside in Qatar for at least a year
Candidate must be able to travel to Qatar or other overseas locations for several months at a time (up to one year)
Candidate must be in good health with no pre-existing health issues impeding overseas work requirements/environment.
Candidates must successfully pass overseas medical and dental health assessments
Candidate must be able to obtain foreign country clearance(s) for Visa entries

Responsibilities

Train personnel on how to evaluate and document risks as outlined in the developed SOP
Demonstrate the risk heat mapping as outlined in the SOP
Train personnel on the critical metadata that is derived from the asset inventory and how the metadata can be used to drive various areas within operations as outlined in the SOP
Demonstrate how to analyze results from a vulnerability scan as outlined in the SOP
Train personnel on how to create and maintain security baselines against the developed SOPs
Train personnel on how to interpret NIST SP 800-61 R2 and its applicability as it pertains to the developed SOPs
Train personnel on interpreting the data available on User Behavioral analytics to achieve SOPs, guidance, and reporting
Exercise signature creation and implementation across the appropriate security devices IAW developed SOPs
Train personnel on the chain of custody procedures IAW with developed SOPs
Exercise mock forensic reporting to the appropriate echelons IAW developed SOP
Exercise regular Security Awareness communications with internal and external parties IAW SOP
Train personnel on threat intelligence
Demonstrate threat modeling basics and how threat modeling impacts daily SOC operations IAW developed SOPs
Create, update, and follow SOPs and other relevant documentation (ex. Change and configuration management, backup and restore, incident management, etc.)
Keep up to date on current and trending IT-related news regarding networks and security
Create end user guides for software implementation