Cybersecurity Threat Detection Specialist

1 day ago


Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States Washington Metroplitan Area Transit Authority Full time
Cybersecurity Analyst II Job Description

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Analyst II to join its Cyber Fusion Center. This role focuses on continuously monitoring security events across a range of tools to detect and mitigate potential threats, ensuring the safety and resilience of our infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Supports data analytics strategies based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework.
  • Employs best practices of cyber threat indicators, attacks, and compromise monitoring to maintain awareness of the status of the highly dynamic operating environment.
  • Collects intelligence of data from a variety of cyber defense tools and analyzes events that occur within WMATA's environments for the purposes of mitigating threats.
  • Contributes to the development of assessment plans and measures of performance and effectiveness.
  • Supports the monitoring of all defensive measures and information collected from a variety of sources to identify, analyze, and report events that occur or might occur within the network to protect information, information systems, and networks from internal and external threats.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Two (2) years of experience as a cybersecurity officer/engineer, information systems security officer, or specialized expertise in cyber policy, intelligence, analytics, budget, audit, metrics, or training.
What We Offer:

WMATA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal law.



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