Cyber Analyst
Cyber Analyst
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Job Description
Responsibilities & Qualifications
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collect and analyze network and/or host artifacts from a variety of sources to include logs system images and packet captures to characterize activity determine root cause operational impact and to enable rapid remediation and/or mitigation of cyber threats within the Enterprise Network through the investigation process.
- Conduct proactive threat hunts to identify and disrupt advanced threats leveraging expertise in detection engineering and analytics to uncover potential security breaches and vulnerabilities.
- Perform cyber incident triage; to include determining scope urgency and potential impact; identifying the specific vulnerability; and making recommendations that enable expeditious remediation.
- Provide expert technical support and perform realtime cyber defense incident handling (e.g. forensic collections intrusion correlation and tracking threat analysis and direct system remediation) tasks to support subordinate organizations and system owners.
- Manage and document cyber defense incidents from initial detection through final resolution methods.
- Maintain an average of at least two new detection use cases per month during each year of contract . Detection use cases shall be based on current threats the MITRE AT&T and CK framework or Government direction.
- Maintain metadata for all detection use cases to include use case owner number of false positives identified number of true positives identified and average time to execute (based on incident detection monitoring analyst feedback).
- Analyze all completed incident records and make improvements to related detection use cases.
- Conduct refinements to correlation rules filters signatures or plays to enhance overall effectiveness by lowering falsepositive rates. Track and validate refinement requests and provide metrics on these activities monthly.
- Assist with develop methods for automating the of incident detection use cases that result in falsepositive rates below 10. Provide monthly reports on new automation actions and their results.
- At the direction and under the supervision of Government personnel validate the effectiveness of any plays created by emulating adversary tactics to trigger the necessary alerts (blue team).
- Demonstrate effectiveness by creating detection use cases that successfully detect Red Team (penetration testing) activity.
- Utilize the MITRE ATTACKmatrix and other threat frameworks to develop detection use cases. Continually refine these processes with the goal of automating their .
- Provide subject matter expertise in creation editing and management of signatures rules and filters for specialized network defense systems including but not limited to network and ESSESSS IPSIPSirewall web application firewall proxy and SIEM systems.
- Analyze SIEM views daily to ensure views support detection and response operations. Modify SIEM views to eliminate falsepositive or unnecessary alerts.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of a Top Secret Clearance.
- DOD 8570 IAT II and CSSP Analyst Certification
- BS 57 Years MS 35 PhD 02
- Experience with cyber security architecture principles that achieve cybersecurity framework goals.
Overview
We are seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to support our Prime Contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir. This position requires an active TopSecret Clearance and a DOD IAT level II and CSSP Analyst Support certification is required.
TekSynap is a fast growing hightech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. Technology moving at the speed of thought embodies these principles the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.
We offer our fulltime employees a competitive benefits package to include health dental vision 401K life insurance shortterm and longterm disability plans vacation time and holidays.
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Additional Job Information
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Location: Fort Belvoir VA
- Type of environment: Office
- Noise level: Medium
- Work schedule:
- Shift Options: Sat Wed
- Days: 6:00am 2:00pm
- Amount of Travel: 12 weeks/annually (rare deployment occasions and training attendance)
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle feel touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE
- Citizenship: US Citizen
- Maintain an active TopSecret clearance
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals employment decisions will be based on merit qualifications and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race color creed religion sex national origin disability age genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as protected status). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms conditions and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities participation in all companysponsored activities and all employment actions such as promotions compensation benefits and termination of employment.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
