Blue Team Command Lead — Senior Cyber Defense Analyst

Omniscius Consulting; Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Omniscius Consulting seeks a Blue Team Lead to direct the DCOMSS Blue Team at Fort Bragg, NC. You will oversee monitoring, escalation, and incident coordination for defense operations supporting USARC, ensuring readiness and quality across all shifts.

The role requires 5+ years in cyber defense, DoD or DoD-aligned environments, and DoD 8140.03 qualifications; active SECRET clearance is required. On-site work in a secure Government facility is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of documented relevant experience in cyber defense and DoD or enterprise IT environments.
• Meet the DCWF 511 Intermediate qualification requirements with additional 521/531 as applicable.
• DoDM 8140.03 qualification requirements for every assigned work role and continued learning.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily Blue Team operations, watch coverage, shift handoffs, priorities, and analyst escalation.
• Coordinate incident response, threat hunting, detection-content development, and defensive tooling with technical staff.
• Maintain Blue Team SOPs, playbooks, quality reviews, training, and response readiness.
• Review significant investigations and ensure timely, accurate operational reports and customer coordination.
• Integrate vulnerability assessment, CTI, tooling, exercises, and surge requirements with steady-state coverage.
• Track staffing, qualifications, access, and performance issues; mentor analysts and drive corrective actions.
• Perform other duties as assigned consistent with responsibilities and security requirements.

Skills

Blue Team Leadership

Cyber Defense Analysis

Incident Response

Threat Hunting

Network Monitoring

Tools

SIEM

EDR

IDS/IPS

Job description

Omniscius Consulting seeks a Blue Team Lead to direct the DCOMSS Blue Team at Fort Bragg, NC. You will oversee monitoring, escalation, and incident coordination for defense operations supporting USARC, ensuring readiness and quality across all shifts.

The role requires 5+ years in cyber defense, DoD or DoD-aligned environments, and DoD 8140.03 qualifications; active SECRET clearance is required. On-site work in a secure Government facility is expected.