Immediate fulltime openings for Cyber Incident Managers with an active Top Secret or higher to support a DHS customer for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution.

This is an onsite contract, but due to COVID they have been going in (1) day per week or as frequently as their activities require since SCIF work is required. They are working on a telework policy, but right now it is expected they will need to be onsite about (3) days per week once things open back up.

Responsibilities

- Researching and compiling known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents within the enterprise
- Applying knowledge of the tactics, techniques, and procedures of various criminal, insider, hacktivist, and nation state threat actors to identify and validate threats
- Applying cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small, and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data
- Conducting cursory analysis of log data
- Monitoring external data sources (e.g., Computer Network Defense vendor sites, Computer Emergency Response Teams [CERTs], SANS, Security Focus) to maintain currency of Computer Network Defense threat condition and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise
- Identifying the cause of an incident and recognizing the key elements to ask external entities when learning the background and potential infection vector of an incident
- Receiving and analyzing network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine potential causes of such alerts
- Tracking and documenting Computer Network Defense (CND) incidents from initial detection through final resolution
- Working with other components within the organization to obtain and coordinate information pertaining to ongoing incidents
- Providing support during assigned shift (Weekdays 0600-1430, 1400-2230, 2200-0630, Weekends 0600-1830, 1800-0630)

Required Skills

- Must be US Citizen due to government requirement.
- Must have an active TS clearance or higher and able to obtain DHS Suitability. Must be SCI eligible.
- BS Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity, or related degree and 2+ years of incident management or cyber security experience OR HS Diploma with 4-6 years of incident management or cyber security experience.
- 2+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations
- Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies
- Knowledge of the NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident
- Knowledge 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 attacks
- Knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques
- Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
- Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non-nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])
- Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)
- Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations

Desired Certifications
- GCIH, GCFA GISP, GCED, CCFP or CISSP