Cyber Blue Team Operator
$105,000–$130,000 year
On-siteFort Belvoir, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Conduct cyber assessments of vulnerabilities for critical U.S. and Allied systems, networks, infrastructures, and assets by examining telecommunications and cyber space operations from an adversarial viewpoint. Identify risks leading to mission loss or degradation, test protection strategies, and demonstrate exploitation of identified weaknesses. Develop recommendations to remediate system vulnerabilities and provide rationale to leadership based on DoD Mission Assurance Assessment benchmarks. Perform assessments ranging from one to six weeks in duration, including packet analysis, malware analysis, and signature development. Deploy to high-threat but permissive environments worldwide to support up to 10 assessments annually.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree with 2-4 years directly relevant experience in defensive cyber security such as security operations center, network operations and cyber blue/red teaming or incident response
- 8-10 years of experience in lieu of a degree
- Current / Active Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI access
- Active certifications required – IAT II as described in DoDD 8570.01 and CSSP Auditor (Security+, CySA+, Pentest+)
- Demonstrated experience with Linux environments (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu)
- Understanding of information technology threats, and cybersecurity practices
- Hands-on experience with security monitoring, threat hunting, packet analysis, malware analysis, signature development, and/or shell scripting
- Hands-on experience with network monitoring and packet inspection tools
- Programming experience (Perl, Python, C, etc.)
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, information technology, cyber security, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline
- 5+ years' relevant experience can serve as a substitute for degree requirements)
- Knowledge, skills, and ability to operate the advanced cyber analytical toolkit and perform required assessments
- Working knowledge of Department of War's IT system and network certification and accreditation processes to include system security authorization agreements
- Experience conducting Information Operations Computer Network Defense/Exploitation assessments
- Experience with firewalls and network TAP technologies
- Experience installing, configuring, and administering software applications
- Demonstrated skills in troubleshooting problems with software and hardware
- Experience configuring, managing, and maintaining networking equipment
- Knowledge of Department of Warfare's information assurance policies and procedures
- Experience in Vulnerability Alert processes
- Working knowledge of Computer Network vulnerability/compliance analysis software
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