Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist

5 days ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Critical Solutions Full time
Position Overview

Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist (Day shift, SUN - WED 10 hours) - (w/ active TS)


Location: Washington, DC

Employment Type: Full-time, Onsite

Security Clearance: Top Secret w/ SCI eligibility

Work Schedule: Sunday - Wednesday 5am - 3pm EST


ROLE SUMMARY Critical Solutions is in search of a Tier 2 Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist to enhance our capabilities in threat surveillance, detection, event analysis, and incident documentation. The Security Operations Center operates continuously, and you will play a crucial role in overseeing enterprise networks and systems, identifying events, and reporting any threats targeting those systems, irrespective of their classification level or nature.

The client's sensor network processes millions of events daily, which are analyzed and categorized in line with the Cyber Security Incident Response Plan. The Incident Response Specialist will deliver a comprehensive suite of analytical services to support external threat surveillance, detection, event analysis, and incident documentation efforts, including presentation assessments, internal and external threat reporting, analysis of internet traffic, suspicious communications, managing access requests to specific public sites, and coordinating the characterization of events and responses.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Support complex computer network exploitation and defense strategies, including deterrence, identification, and investigation of computer and network intrusions; provide incident response and remediation assistance;
  • Conduct thorough computer surveillance and monitoring, identify vulnerabilities, develop secure network architectures and protection strategies, and perform audits of information security frameworks.
  • Offer technical support for ongoing monitoring, computer exploitation, reconnaissance, target mapping, and deception operations in support of computer intrusion defense initiatives.
  • Provide technical assistance for forensic services, including evidence collection, computer forensic analysis, and data recovery, in support of cybercrime investigations.
  • Research and maintain expertise in both open and closed source computer exploitation tools, attack methodologies, procedures, and trends.
  • Investigate emerging threat sources and develop corresponding threat profiles.
  • Support a comprehensive risk management program by identifying mission-critical processes and systems, current and anticipated threats, and system vulnerabilities.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility required*
  • Must be able to commute onsite and support day shift schedule, Sunday through Wednesday 5 AM - 3 PM EST
  • Minimum of four (4) years of general work experience and three (3) years of relevant experience in functional responsibility
  • Bachelor's Degree, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience
  • Experience with the following tools and technologies:
    • BRO IDS
    • Splunk SIEM
    • RSA Netwitness
    • FireEye
    • Sourcefire (Snort)
    • CrowdStrike EDR
    • Fidelis XPS
  • Strong analytical and organizational capabilities
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficiency with MS Word and other MS Office Applications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience in securing various environments is preferred
  • Experience working in a SOC and handling incident response is preferred
  • Preferred experience and education in eCPPT, OSCP, GCFW, GCIH, or other relevant IT security certifications, or advanced vendor certifications such as Splunk Certified Architect or SourceFire Certified Administrator; Security+, GSEC, or other relevant IT security product certifications such as Tenable Certified Nessus Auditor, or SnortCP; CISSP, CISM, or ISO 27001

WORK SCHEDULE:

  • Day shift (4 days/ 10 hours)
  • Sunday through Wednesday from 5 AM to 3 PM EST.

LOCATION:

  • This is a hybrid role with expectations of being on the client site most days, including weekends
  • Must be willing and able to commute to Washington, DC

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Must possess an active DoD Top Secret Clearance. Selected candidates must undergo a background investigation and fingerprinting by the federal agency and successfully pass the preceding to qualify for the position. US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED.


COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Salary range $75,000 - $95,000. The salary range for this position represents the typical salary range for this job level and does not guarantee a specific salary. Compensation is based upon multiple factors such as responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, certifications, and other requirements.

BENEFIT SNAPSHOT: 100% premium coverage for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Supplemental Insurance, 401K matching, Flexible Time Off (PTO/Holidays), Higher Education/Training Reimbursement, and more.

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