Incident Response Analyst
$60,000–$85,000 year
RemoteUnited States or Edgewater, Illinois, United States
EXPIREDUnited States or Edgewater, Illinois, United StatesRemoteFull Time$60,000–$85,000 yearMedium
Full TimeMedium
Job Summary
Mann a 24x7x365 cybersecurity operations center, respond to alerts, notifications, and communications while tracking incidents, coordinating stakeholder communication, and executing remediation and recovery actions. Ensure reports are properly entered into the incident tracking system and follow established SOPs for escalation to Federal Leadership. Troubleshoot complex alerts to discover root causes, analyze logs and digital forensics, and determine necessary response activities to resolve incidents. US Citizenship is required. Salary ranges from $60,000 to $85,000.
Required Qualifications
- US Citizenship
- BS in Computer Science, Information Management, Cyber Security, or related field
- 1+ years of Cyber Security experience
- Sound cyber security knowledge foundation, to include sufficient understanding of networking and application layer protocols
- Knowledge of the cyber kill chain or other frameworks
- Operational understanding of enterprise networking and security tools (firewalls, Antivirus, HIDS, IDS/IPS, proxy, WAF), Windows and Unix/Linux systems' operations
- Knowledge of digital investigations and incident response processes, including detection, triage, incident analysis, remediation, and reporting
- Experience creating and tracking investigations to resolution
- Knowledge of information security, threats, attacks, vulnerabilities, techniques, and exploits
- Ability to troubleshoot complex alerts and investigate to discover root cause
- Strong written and verbal skills to effectively communicate at all levels in government and industry
- The ideal candidate must have a good understanding of Splunk SIEM
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in some of the following: FireEye, Microsoft Defender, Phishing reporting tools, DLP solutions, Tenable, or other scanning tools
- Experience in working with Cloud Platforms
- Knowledge of basic Scripting and Windows PowerShell
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