Cyber Incident Response Expert
On-site · Arlington, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Cyber Incident Response Expert to support the DHS Hunt and Incident Response Team (HIRT) for government agencies and critical infrastructure. Responsibilities include serving as hunt and incident response SME, applying in-depth knowledge of threat actor tools, techniques, and procedures; supporting a technology insertion team; distilling analytic findings into executive summaries and technical reports; providing expert support, analysis and research on complex problems related to hunt and incident response; guiding high-level incident response teams with technical direction; independently developing technical solutions; analyzing incident data to recommend mitigations; advising on countermeasure implementation; supporting containment and eradication missions; documenting analysis in a standardized knowledgebase; maintaining branch process documentation; and traveling domestically on short notice. Education: BS in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related field; or HS Diploma with 7+ years of experience. Desired certifications include multiple DoD 8140.01 and GIAC/CSSP/EC-Council programs. Nightwing emphasizes collaboration and equal opportunity employment.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
- 7+ years of directly relevant experience
- 3+ years of experience related to the evaluation and implementation of new cyber response capabilities
- Must be able to travel domestically on short notice
- Strong understanding of network architecture/security
- Experience performing cyber incident response
- Ability to think independently
- Demonstrates superior written and oral communication skills
- Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations
- Skilled in identifying different classes of attacks and attack stages
- Understanding of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities
- Understanding of proactive analysis of systems and networks, to include creating trust levels of critical resources
- Proficiency with common operating systems (Linux/Unix, Windows)
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