Associate Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist

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

Associate Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist

Job Openings Associate Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist

About the job Associate Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist

This candidate will be primarily responsible for the security monitoring, with strong business skills, and excellent communication.

Position 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

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

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

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience with Cybersecurity Operation Center
• Experience with monitoring, incident response, or digital forensics
• Effective technical writing, presentation development, facilitation, and organizational skills
• Experience monitoring cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Network Security certifications

Typical Education & Experience:

Typically, 2 or more years related work experience or relevant military experience. Advanced degree (e.g. Bachelor, Master, etc.) preferred, but not required.