Job Description:

As the Live Incident Handling Analyst, you will be required to defend against unauthorized activity on all client assets residing on NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and CENTRIX-K. Your work will include current and new systems at various lifecycle stages, and any future applications/systems not currently identified. This includes activities from external hackers who may attempt to gain unauthorized access, insider threats attempts for unauthorized access, and policy violations that may impact network security and operations. You will be required to continue performance during peacetime, crisis, hostilities, and war operations. 

Responsibilities:

• You will provide DCO Network Security Monitoring, Detection, and Analysis
• coordinate, de-conflict, and employ internal defensive measures within the DoDIN
• assess new technologies and devices relevant to DCO. 
• You will conduct exploratory and in-depth analysis of network traffic from security evices, analysis of host-based audit logs, malware analysis, trending of incident reports, correlation of classified and open-source threat reporting, and linkages/integration with other DCO agencies. 
• You will analyze and correlate anomalous events identified in Security Information Event Management (SIEM) systems, Big Data Analytics, and supporting devices/applications.
• You will be required to recognize a cyber security incident, taking appropriate action to report the incident and preserve evidence, mitigating any adverse impact, and devising defensive measures.
• You will perform initial analysis on captured volatile data, log data, captured network traffic data, etc. to identify any immediate intrusion related artifacts which in turn will allow immediate defensive countermeasures to be implemented. 
• You will report incidents to law enforcement and counterintelligence agencies.
• You will implement mitigation measures in response to general or specific Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) (attempted exploits/attacks, malware delivery, etc.) on the respective networks.
• You will participate in Incident Response investigations for the operational environment (NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and CENTRIX-K). You will provide situational awareness of evolving network threats trends.
• You will help synchronize DCO programs with ARCYBER personnel as required via working group participation to develop, research, publish, test, and annually update Deliverables, Standard Operating Procedures and Tools, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTTP) related to Cyber Defense, Live Incident Handling Analysis, Cyber Threat Analysis, Threat Detection, Computer Defense Assistance Program (CDAP), and the Cyber Intrusion Analysis Program (CIAP). You will participate in ARCYBER Cyberspace Operations (CO) meetings, conferences, and working groups. You will support Disaster Recovery (DR) and Continuity of Operations (COOP) Capability.
• You will support Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) accreditation.
•  You will participate, if tasked, in exercises and assist with the development, planning and support of exercises such as Gaining Cyber Dominance or other cyberspace defense engagements

Basic Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience 
• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university (Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or Computer Engineering degree; or a degree in a Mathematics or Engineering field) . 
• Any of the following certifications can be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree: CCSP or CEH or CFR or Cloud+ or CySA+ or GCED or GICSP or PenTest+ • 3 or more years of experience in an equivalent position
• Shift work is required

Clearance:

• TS/SCI