Cyber Security Incident Responder

Overview:

Cyber Security Incident Responder

Seeking a qualified Cyber Security Incident Responder who can support our customer in the detection, response, mitigation, and reporting of cyber threats affecting the client networks. This position requires shift work (nights/weekends)

Security Clearance Requirements:
This position requires all candidates to be U.S. Citizens and possess an Active Top Secret security clearance. Candidates must also be willing to be processed for a TS/SCI Clearance and obtain DHS suitability.
Responsibilities:

Provide support in the detection, response, mitigation, and reporting of cyber threats affecting client networks

Maintain an understanding of the current vulnerabilities, response, and mitigation strategies used in cyber security operations

Produce reports and briefs to provide an accurate depiction of the current threat landscape and associated risk. Accomplish this through the use of customer, community, and open source reporting

Provide analysis for correlated information sources

Facilitate the customer’s posturing itself to aggressively investigate cyber activity targeting customer information and its information infrastructure

Liaison with other government cyber threat analysis entities, such as intra-agency and inter-agency Cyber Threat Working Groups

Analyze and report cyber threats as well as assist in deterring, identifying, monitoring, investigating and analyzing computer network intrusions

Additional duties may include providing intrusion support to high technology investigations in the form of computer evidence seizure, computer forensic analysis, data recovery, and network assessments

Qualifications:

Required Education & Years of Experience:

Six (6) or more years of experience required.

A Master’s degree in a related discipline may substitute for two (2) years of experience.

A PhD may substitute for four (4) years of experience.

Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Cyber Engineering or a related discipline is required.

Eight (8) years of experience (for a total of fourteen (14) or more years) may be substituted for a degree.

Required Skills:

Hands-on experience in the detection, response, mitigation, and/or reporting of cyber threats affecting client networks and one or more of the following:

Experience in computer intrusion analysis and incident response

Experience with Intrusion detection

Computer network surveillance/monitoring

Knowledge and understanding of network protocols, network devices, multiple operating systems, and secure architectures

Experience in computer evidence seizure, computer forensic analysis, and data recovery

Computer network forensics

System log analysis

Experience with current cyber threats and the associated tactics, techniques, and procedures used to infiltrate computer networks

Current experience with network intrusion detection and response operations (Protect, Defend, Respond and Sustain methodology)

Current experience with cyber threats and the associated tactics, techniques, and procedures used to infiltrate computer networks

Demonstrated ability to document processes

The ability to respond to crises objectively

Proficiency with MS Office Applications

Must be able to work collaboratively across agencies and physical locations

Desired Skills:

Experience supporting DHS, Federal Civil, Intelligence and/or DoD Customers

Computer Forensics experience

Malware reverse engineering experience

Experience with Risk and Opportunity management

Scripting experience (python, perl etc…)

Experience with process development and deployment

Excellent writing skills

Prior experience with data visualization products such as Analyst Notebook is desired.

Prior experience with Splunk

Prior experience working in one of the following highly desired:

Security Operations Center (SOC/NOSC)

Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT/CIRT)

DOD/FED Cyber Intel organization

DCIO/MCIO, with Cyber Counterintelligence focus

WOOD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.