Sr. Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist

Bering Straits Native Corp • Washington DC, DC

16h • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist will be a member of the SOC team, providing 24/7/365 monitoring and incident response services for the organization’s Network, Systems, Applications, and Web services. This role provides senior-level cybersecurity incident response expertise to support the client’s Incident Response processes and procedures. Responsibilities include developing operational baselines, preparing and managing playbooks, monitoring system status, analyzing various data sources for anomalies, meeting with client stakeholders to improve the incident response program, categorizing and reporting on cybersecurity events, implementing cybersecurity mitigations, escalating investigations, managing information requests, and executing incident response tabletop exercises. The specialist will also review and handle phishing messages.

Requirements

• High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma
• Minimum of five years hands-on experience
• Proven experience detecting, triaging, and responding to cyber incidents across enterprise networks and cloud environments.
• Proficiency with SIEM, EDR/XDR platforms, and forensic tools.
• Strong understanding of threat actor TTPs, MITRE ATT&CK framework, and incident containment strategies.
• Ability to analyze network traffic, logs, and endpoint telemetry to identify malicious activity.
• Familiarity with malware analysis, reverse engineering basics, and memory analysis concepts
• Experience developing and tuning detection rules, playbooks, and automated response workflows.
• Working knowledge of incident response frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-61, SANS).
• Understanding of vulnerability management, threat intelligence integration, and SOC metrics/reporting.
• Understanding of basic computer and networking technologies.
• Windows and Linux/Unix operating systems
• Networking technologies (routing, switching, VLANs, subnets, firewalls)
• Common networking protocols – SSH, SMB, SMTP, FTP/SFTP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, etc.
• Common enterprise technologies – Active Directory, Group Policy, and the Microsoft Azure suite of cloud services.
• Understanding of current system logging technology and retrieving information from a plethora of technology platforms.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Self-starter with ability to work with little supervision.
• Willingness to take on and adapt to new, open-ended tasks for which there is no current standard operating procedure.
• Ability to research independently and self-teach.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including incident documentation and executive briefings.
• Ability to lead investigations, mentor junior analysts, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent is preferred
• Interest in security/hacking culture.
• Ability to “think like an attacker”
• General cybersecurity certifications (one or more of the following preferred): CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
• Any cloud security certification, especially: CompTIA Cloud+, Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Cloud Security Alliance Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)
• Any Microsoft 365/Azure cybersecurity certification, especially: Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200), Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900), Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
• Familiarity with the Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure suite of products, including Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft 365 Defender.
• Knowledge of common enterprise technologies, policies, and concepts such as: Microsoft Sentinel SIEM, Kusto Query Language (KQL), Mobile device technologies (iOS, Android), Scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, etc.), Microsoft Power BI, Azure DevOps
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) expertise
• In-depth knowledge of AI and ML concepts.
• How to practically apply AI/ML technologies to enhance cyber threat hunting and incident response capabilities.
• Experience with specific AI services offered within Microsoft Azure.

Responsibilities

• Member of the SOC team which provides 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year monitoring and incident response services for the organization’s Network, Systems, Applications, and Web services.
• Provide senior level cybersecurity incident response expertise in support of the client’s Incident Response processes and procedures.
• Develop operational baselines such data flows and application interactions to enhance SOC’s ability to respond to incidents.
• Prepare and manage playbooks and relevant scenarios in addition to narratives and visual diagrams and review continuously, in compliance with NIST SP 800-61 and Government guidance.
• Follow current guidance from NIST 800-61, Federal Incident Notification Guidelines, CISA’s Incident Response and Vulnerability Playbook, and client guidance.
• Monitor system status and sensor data from deployed sensors and triage for validity from Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) System, email, texts, phone calls and all enterprise managed dashboards.
• Analyze all sources including network traffic, identity, fault, performance, and bandwidth information, alerts and data to augment detection of network anomalies and unauthorized activity.
• Meet regularly with client stakeholders to develop content, analytic rules, alerts, dashboards, automation and identify ways to improve availability and efficiency of client’s incident response program.
• Categorize, Prioritize, and Report on cybersecurity events in accordance with (IAW) SOPs and other relevant policies documents.
• Implement cybersecurity mitigations leveraging client tools and systems.
• Create and escalate cybersecurity-related investigations to both internal and external entities such as DHS or other Government Agencies with client and Federal defined timelines.
• Manage, coordinate, and respond to FOIA, audits, data calls, e-discovery and information requests.
• Schedule and execute incident response tabletop exercises with each client FISMA system on an annual basis.
• Review and handle phishing messages reported by client staff.

Benefits

• Shareholder Preference: BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED