Cybersecurity Content Specialist

2 weeks ago

Ashburn, Virginia, United States Leidos Full time

Leidos is on the lookout for a skilled Cybersecurity Content Specialist to enhance our team focused on threat detection within a prominent cyber security initiative.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

  • Proactively identifying potential threats and inspecting network traffic for irregularities and emerging malware patterns.
  • Conducting thorough investigations and analyses of logs.
  • Creating tailored content within the Splunk SIEM utilizing advanced SPL language and data models, as well as other network security tools to uncover threats and attacks.

As a SIEM Content Specialist, you will engage in briefings to offer expert insights on new threats and serve as a key escalation point for analysts. You may also be tasked with authoring reports and collaborating with clients for specific requests.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Gather use cases from stakeholders or team members and develop correlation rules.
  • Leverage knowledge of current threats and attack methods to create Splunk correlation rules for ongoing monitoring.
  • Manage and maintain Splunk data models effectively.
  • Review logs to ensure relevant data is available to enhance data models and existing use cases.
  • Develop custom regex to create specialized knowledge objects.
  • Craft custom SPL using macros, lookups, and network security signatures such as SNORT and YARA.
  • Design custom dashboards and reports for stakeholder engagement.
  • Provide training and mentorship to junior team members.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field with 8-12 years of relevant experience.
  • At least eight (8) years of experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics.
  • Extensive familiarity with various security methodologies and processes.
  • Advanced understanding of TCP/IP protocols and experience in configuring and implementing diverse technical security solutions.
  • Expertise in two or more areas of cybersecurity, including Vulnerability Assessment, Intrusion Prevention and Detection, Access Control, and Incident Response.
  • Experience in developing advanced correlation rules using tstats and data models for cyber threat detection.
  • Proficient in creating and maintaining Splunk knowledge objects and data models.
  • Skilled in regex for pattern matching.
  • Experience in implementing security methodologies and SOC processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with cloud security monitoring and familiarity with the cloud threat landscape.
  • Completion of Splunk Advanced Searching and Reporting training.
  • Experience in developing custom scripts using Python.
  • Possession of Splunk certifications.
  • TS/SCI Clearance.

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