Cyber Defense Analyst (Sun-Wed 6:30pm-4:30am)

Cyber Defense Analyst (Sat-Tues 5am-3pm)

Location: Remote (DC area only - Possible hybrid in the future)

Pay: 75,000 - 80,000

Work Authorization: Sole US Citizen

Responsibilities:

• Executes decision-making authorities and establishes cyber incident response direction for organization and cyber defense fusion operations.

• Single Point of Contact (SPOC) when a cybersecurity incident is declared.

• Manages Cybersecurity incident response lifecycle during a cybersecurity incident.

• Provides Cybersecurity Incident After-Action Reporting.

• Analyze the cybersecurity incident data, determine impact of the incident, classify or re-classing the cyber incident category, impact, scope, severity, or appropriate response procedures.

• Gathers information regarding cybersecurity incident, catalogs, and maintains the integrity of collected data for evidence.

• Provides escalation support for Cyber Command Center Analyst and Cyber Incident Coordinators.

• Perform security reviews and identify security gaps in security architecture resulting in recommendations for inclusion in the risk mitigation strategy

• Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities.

• Conduct real-time analysis using the SIEM, Cloud, Endpoint and Network based technologies, and other security analytics tools with a focus on identifying anomalous activity, security events/alerts and rule out false positives

Requirements:

• 1-4 years of experience.

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, or a related field.

• Basic understanding of cybersecurity concepts and principles.

• Familiarity with security tools such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, and endpoint protection.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

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