Local Defender

2 weeks ago


Southport, United States Mount Indie Full time
General Summary:

Performs system monitoring and analysis support for the detection of cyber incidents and provides recommendations on how to correct findings. Position requires on-site support.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (*Essential Functions):
  • Submits and tracks all service tickets submitted internally and externally for Operational Technology (OT) systems.
  • Monitors/logs SOC Request/CNOC actions and response.
  • Assists in OT investigations of significant incidents and reporting.
  • Submits and tracks all service tickets submitted on behalf of customer internally and to external organizations.
  • Provides timely acknowledgement of SOC service requests, problem identification, root cause analysis, escalation, resolution, and closure for all SOC service requests in accordance with SLAs and OLAs.
  • Escalates OT cyber incidents that require further in-depth analysis.
  • Categorizes and prioritizes OT cyber events and other SOC service requests.
  • Documents and tracks incidents in accordance with the reporting procedure and archive historical OT SOC data.
  • Provides situational awareness on OT cybersecurity-related issues impacting enterprise policies and procedures.
  • Provides monitoring and analysis of OT SIEM events to identify potential security risks and vulnerabilities.
  • Triages events and investigates to identify OT security incidents.
  • Logs security incidents in the IT/OT ticketing system.
  • Manages OT security incidents throughout their lifecycle to closure.
  • Coordinates with other technical teams to investigate, document, and resolve issues.
  • Makes recommendations for ongoing tuning and updates to the SIEM system.
  • Receives input from threat intelligence sources and analyzes events to identify threats and risks.
  • Supports ad-hoc data and investigation requests.
  • Conducts security and vulnerability scans as directed using established processes.
Required Experience
  • Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in related field, or equivalent experience; minimum of 3 related certifications may be used in place of related academic field
  • Minimum of 7-10 years of work related experience
  • Current DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification
  • One of the following current certifications:
  • Tenable.SC Specialist
  • Tenable.OT Specialist
  • Dragos Platform Certified User (DPCU)
  • Dragos ICS-OT Cybersecurity Training
  • Ability to obtain/maintain a secret security clearance; US citizenship required
  • ICS/OT Penetration Testing experience
  • Ability to clearly present and communicate technical approaches and findings
Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced degree preferred
  • Strong knowledge base preferred in the areas of:
  • Real-time security situational awareness
  • Operational network systems
  • Security monitoring
  • Active secret clearance
  • Experience with DoD

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