Cyber Security Analyst Level 4:

You will have the opportunity to build strong lines of cyber defense using cutting-edge technologies. Your work in cyber security will have an impact on securing our clients' missions and ensuring we anticipate the threats of tomorrow. As a Cyber Security Analyst you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Cyber Security Analyst joining our team of analysts, stationed in diverse CONUS and OCONUS locations tasked with monitoring and protecting the classified and unclassified systems of a major Intelligence Community Agency for fraud, waste, and abuse, to include inappropriate content, illegal activity, Identity leakage, and Insider threat activity. 

Level 4:

• Investigates, analyzes, and responds to cyber incidents within a network environment or enclave.

• Uses data collected from a variety of cyber defense tools (e.g., IDS alerts, firewalls, network traffic logs) to analyze events that occur within their environments for the purposes of mitigating threats.

• Interprets, analyzes, and reports all events and anomalies in accordance with computer network directives, including initiating, responding, and reporting discovered events.

• Evaluates, tests, recommends, coordinates, monitors, and maintains cybersecurity policies, procedures, and systems, including access management for hardware, firmware, and software.

• Ensures that cybersecurity plans, controls, processes, standards, policies, and procedures are aligned with cybersecurity standards.

• Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents and improve security.

• Researches and evaluates new concepts and processes to improve performance. 

• Analyzes cross-functional problem sets, identifies root causes and resolves issues.

• Develops techniques and procedures for conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on system security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents such as intrusion, frauds, attacks or leaks.

• May coach and provide guidance to less-experienced professionals.

• May serve as a team or task lead.

HOW A CYBER SECURITY ANALYST WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Gather and handle forensic evidence in accordance with Rules of Evidence and perform forensic analysis of digital information.

• Monitor, detect and report indicators of misuse, abuse, data spillage, insider threat, and security violations.

• Identify acceptable use policy infractions.

• Review event logs to determine events of interest.

• Monitor for fraud, waste and abuse, including content inappropriate to the workplace, Illegal Activity, Productivity Loss and Non-Compliant Activity, as well as Identity Leakage (PII).

• Prepare case evidence and incident reports.

• Work on special projects as assigned. 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Preferred Skills: Splunk, Proofpoint, Fidelis, Solera, Windows, and Linux Operating Systems

Education and Experience:

• HSD/GED 12yrs

• Associates 10yrs

• Bachelors 8yrsMasters 6yrsPhD 4yrs

• NOTE:  Relevant professional certifications will be considered equivalent to six (6) months of relevant experience

Training and Certifications:

• IAT Level 3

Security Clearance:

• DoD Approved Clearance and Poly