Senior Cybersecurity SME

Who we are and why you should join us:

As a consultant at Partner Forces you will serve as a trusted advisor to our clients day in and day out. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues our partners and our clients to ideate initiate and complete tasks projects and initiatives. You will work on missionoriented projects where you will bring forward actionable insights solve complex problems and thrive on delivering meaningful solutions.

Partner Forces is grounded in our core values of integrity excellence positivity candor determination and teamwork. Our culture is a reflection of this ensuring that we:

• Apply solutionoriented thinking to challenges and opportunities.
• Thrive by remaining agile and embracing change.
• Work to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and valued as teammates and contributors.
• Bring out the best in others by applying sound judgment and exuding principled genuineness.
• Embrace a continuous learning and growth mindset.
• Encourage an open dialogue even when it is hard.
• Continuously promoting teamwork and collaboration to achieve the best outcomes for our clients and teams.

As an employee at Partner Forces youll join a team of consultants who share a passion for prioritizing collaboration crafting solutions to mitigate risk protecting critical infrastructure and helping our national security and industry partner tackle their most pressing challenges. At Partner Forces we take our employees wellbeing and growth as seriously as we do our mission. You will be challenged every day but we know that business and individual growth go handinhand so we offer a wide array of benefits that support the wellbeing and personal and professional development of our employees.

What we are looking for:

The Senior Cyber Analyst Subject Matter Expert (SME) will support the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) by investigating analyzing and responding to cybersecurity incidents. This role involves analyzing cybersecurity reporting both vulnerability (environmental) and threat (actor) related and developing repeatable and effective processes for Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs). The analyst will assist in cyber analysis operations ensuring adherence to agency SOPs quality control standards and best practices. Additionally the role requires analyzing cyber reporting and other data sets to inform agency leadership and recommend adjustments based on changes in the operational environment and adversary activities. This role demands a seasoned professional with a minimum of 10 years of experience in the field capable of delivering highquality cybersecurity threat assessments.

What you will do as a Senior Cybersecurity SME:

• Investigate and analyze cybersecurity incidents understand and coordinate file signature analysis and realtime forensic analysis.
• Collect process analyze and disseminate descriptive and predictive cybersecurity threat assessments.
• Identify cyber threat tactics and methodologies and determine the operational and safety impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
• Generate and answer requests for information identifying cyber threat intelligence (CTI) gaps and shortfalls.
• Facilitate continuously updated information analysis and visualization to provide situational awareness and input to common operational picture.
• Identify anomalous network activity and potential threats to network resources recommending appropriate vulnerability remediation strategies.
• Prepare threat and target briefings situational updates and network intrusion reports.
• Develop and document repeatable and effective processes for SOPs and WIs.
• Assess operation performance and impact and scope analysis reports to various audiences considering data sharing classification restrictions.
• Monitor changes to designated cyber operations warning problem sets and prepare change reports.
• Monitor opensource websites for hostile content directed towards stakeholder interests.
• Report on adversarial activities that fulfill priority information requirements and notify appropriate personnel of imminent hostile intentions or activities.

Qualifications:

• US Citizen (the nature of our contract requires employees be US citizens).
• Top Secret clearance required.
• At least 10 years of experience.
• Bachelors degree preferred.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to conduct indepth research and analysis.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal for reporting and stakeholder engagement.
• Proficiency in using cybersecurity frameworks and tools for forensic analysis.
• Experience in developing and documenting effective cybersecurity processes and procedures.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Familiarity with emerging technologies and trends in cybersecurity.
• Strong understanding of network security principles and intrusion detection methodologies.
• Ability to identify and mitigate cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities effectively.
• Ability to be on site in Arlington VA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications such as CISM CEH or GIAC.
• Experience with Mitre ATT&CK and other analytic frameworks.
• Experience in the energy sector or other critical infrastructure industries.