Associate Cybersecurity Incident Responder – Malware & IR

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers; Camp Springs (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers is seeking an Associate Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist responsible for security monitoring and rapid incident handling. The role requires strong business skills and excellent communication to coordinate across teams.

Responsibilities include incident response across diverse systems, evidence collection, malware analysis, and containment. The candidate must be able to obtain US security clearance and exhibit solid analytical and reporting

Qualifications

• Experience with network security, malware analysis, monitoring, and log event correlation.
• Effective time management, communication, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs incident response activities across broad technology profiles or multiple systems.
• Interrogates industry sources and evaluates incident indicators.
• Determines nature, mechanisms, scope and location of the incident.
• Collects and preserves evidence, identifies intrusion or incident path and method.
• Performs event correlation and malware analysis.
• Isolates, blocks or removes threat access.

Skills

Incident response

Security monitoring

Analytical skills

Education

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers is seeking an Associate Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist responsible for security monitoring and rapid incident handling. The role requires strong business skills and excellent communication to coordinate across teams.

Responsibilities include incident response across diverse systems, evidence collection, malware analysis, and containment. The candidate must be able to obtain US security clearance and exhibit solid analytical and reporting