Description: Incident Manager III to perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches develop mitigation plans and assist with the restoration of is a shift position (MFEST).Eligibility: Must be a US Citizen Must have an active TS/SCI clearanceMust be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment 5 years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operationsResponsibilities Include: Correlating incident data to identify specific trends in reported incidentsRecommending defense in depth principles and practices (i.e. Defense in Multiple Places layered defenses security robustness etc.)Performing Computer Network Defense incident triage to include determining scope urgency and potential impactResearching and compiling known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents within the enterpriseApplying cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small and largescale IT networks and conduct cursory analysis of log dataMonitoring external data sources to maintain currency of Computer Network Defense threat condition and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterpriseIdentifying the cause of an incident and recognizing the key elements to ask external entities when learning the background and potential infection vector of an incidentReceiving and analyzing network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alertsTracking and documenting Computer Network Defense (CND) incidents from initial detection through final resolution and work with other components within the organization to obtain and coordinate information pertaining to ongoing incidentsProviding support during assigned shifts (MFEST).Required Skills: Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologiesHaving close familiarity with NIST 80062 (latest revision) and FISMA standards as they pertain to reporting of the NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incidentKnowledge of general attack stages (e.g. foot printing and scanning enumeration gaining access escalation of privileges maintaining access network exploitation covering tracks etc.)Skill in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacksKnowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques Computer Network Defense policies procedures and regulationsKnowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g. first generation script kiddies second generation non nationstate sponsored and third generation nationstate sponsored)Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g. buffer overflow mobile code crosssite scripting PL/SQL and injections race conditions covert channel replay return oriented attacks and malicious code)Excellent oral and written communication skillsDesired Skills: Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g. first generation script kiddies second generation non nationstate sponsored and third generation nationstate sponsored)Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g. buffer overflow mobile code crosssite scripting PL/SQL and injections race conditions covert channel replay return oriented attacks and malicious code)Familiarity with basic operating system hardening techniques Computer Network Defense policies procedures and regulationsDesired Certifications: GCIH GCFA GISP GCED CCFP CISSPRequired Education: BS Incident Management Operations Management Cybersecurity or related degree. HS Diploma with 7 years of incident management or cyber security experience