Cyber Security Operations Specialist CSOC Tier 3

Abile Group has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Cyber Security Operations Specialist CSOC Tier 3 on a contract providing Network and Cybersecurity services supporting an Intelligence Community customer. All the personnel on the team will work together to support transport and cybersecurity information technology (IT) services on multiple networks and security domains at multiple locations worldwide inclusive of new facilities and building constructions to support the IC mission.

The right candidate will possess the belowskills and qualificationsand be ready to handle all responsibilities independently and professionally.

• Coordinates and implements tasks performs analysis and builds/documents response activities required during cyber security incident response including but not limited to actions such as implementing containment measures IP blocks domain blocks and disabling user accounts on the direction of the Government.
• Coordinates with Security and Installations Directorate (SI) Office of Counterintelligence (SIC) Insider Threat Office (SIII) in addition to other law enforcement and counterintelligence personnel as required to perform advanced investigation and triage of incidents.
• Collaborates with appropriate authorities in the production of security incident reports.
• Categorizes incidents and events.
• Coordinates with other contracts organizations activities and other services as appropriate to ensure incidents are properly reported contained and eradicated.
• Coordinates with other contracts organizations activities and other services as appropriate to deconflict blue/red team activity with open incidents/events.
• Coordinates with other contracts organizations activities and services to ensure NGA recovers from an incident/event.
• Builds timelines documents briefings and other products as required to inform stakeholders of incident response actions analysis and the impact of both adversary activity and blue force response actions.
• Documents actions taken and analysis in the authorized ticketing system to a level of detail where the actions taken and analysis are capable of being systematically reconstructed.
• Develops and when approved by the Government generates and updates reports in the Joint Incident Management System (JIMS) Incident Case Management System (ICMS) and/or other authorized reporting systems as directed
• Develops maintains sustains and when properly authorized by the Government executes custom scripts tools and capabilities to collect and analyze data and respond to incidents/events.
• Performs digital media analysis on host server and network data as required to analyze and respond to an incident including but not limited to volatile and nonvolatile memory and/or system artifact collection and analysis.
• Develops and identifies indicators of compromise to send to Cybersecurity stakeholders and other Contract Services.
• Provides adversary attribution.
• Performs malware analysis and signature development.
• Coordinates with CSOC Tier 1 and 2 services to remediate all discrepancies and provide recommendations to prevent reoccurrence.

Clearance Required: TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Poly.

Degree and Years of Experience: Bachelors degree.

• 6 years experience in Cyber Security (CSOS).

Required Certifications:

• DoDD 8140.01 and DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II.
• CSSP Incident Responder.

Desired Skills/Certifications:

• Masters degree.

• IAT III.

Required Skills:

• Provides input to and coordinates with all applicable stakeholders to develop and deliver the daily CSOC Significant Activity Report the daily CSOC Operations Update and the Weekly CSOC Status Report.

• Serve as CIRT members as required and serve under the direct control of and take direction from the Government CIRT Commander.

• Develop and coordinate courses of action with various Government and contract stakeholders and when properly authorized by the Government execute Defensive Cyberspace OperationsInternal Defensive Measures on behalf of the NGA on NGA networks and systems.

• Performs digital media analysis and malware reverse engineering on host server and network data as required to analyze and respond to an incident including but not limited to volatile and nonvolatile memory and/or system artifact collection and analysis.

• When properly authorized by the Government execute custom scripts tools and capabilities to collect and analyze data and respond to incidents/events.

• Develops documents and provides the Government incident investigation reports which include sufficient information to document the entire lifecycle of the incident and the response including but not limited to adversary and friendly forces activity host and network analysis timelines and recommendations for corrective actions recommendations for new Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTP) and other recommendations as appropriate within 30 days of CIRT standdown.

• Conduct Quality Control reviews of a percentage of closed CSOC Tier 2 tickets each week to ensure proper analysis categorization documentation and notification.

Abile Group Inc. was formed in July 2004 to partner with the Intelligence Community and their Contractors in the areas of Enterprise Analytics & Performance Management IT & Systems Engineering and Program & Project Management. We have significant experience with the Federal Government and are an EDWOSB dedicated to our employees and clients. We are looking for high performing employees who enjoy providing advice and guidance along with solutions development and implementation support crafted by combining industry best practices with the clients subject matter experience and Abiles breadth of expertise.

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