Blue Team Lead — Senior Cyber Defense & Incident Response

Omniscius; Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Omniscius seeks a Blue Team Lead and Senior Cyber Defense Analyst to support the US Army Reserve Command's DCOMSS program at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. You will direct Blue Team operations, coordinate incident response, and maintain readiness across monitoring, detection, and reporting.

This role requires 5+ years of DoD or enterprise cyber defense experience, with DCWF qualifications and certification pathways.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of documented relevant experience in cyber defense within DoD or enterprise IT.
• DCWF 511 Cyber Defense Analyst, Intermediate proficiency; additional 521 or 531 qualifications if duties assigned.
• Meet DoDM 8140.03 qualification requirements for every assigned work role and qualification path before independent cyber work.
• Current matrix-listed certification options for 511 Intermediate: CEH(P), Cloud+, FITSP-O, GCED, GDSA, GMON, GRID, GSEC, PenTest+, Security+.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily Blue Team operations, tiered 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 the position’s responsibilities, qualifications, clearance, and authorized scope.

Skills

Cyber defense analysis

Incident response

Threat hunting

Network monitoring

Leadership

Education

DCWF 511 Cyber Defense Analyst

DCWF 521 Infrastructure support

DCWF 531 Incident responder

DoD 8140.03 qualification requirements

Tools

SIEM

EDR

IDS/IPS

Incident management

Reporting platforms

Job description

Omniscius seeks a Blue Team Lead and Senior Cyber Defense Analyst to support the US Army Reserve Command's DCOMSS program at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. You will direct Blue Team operations, coordinate incident response, and maintain readiness across monitoring, detection, and reporting.

This role requires 5+ years of DoD or enterprise cyber defense experience, with DCWF qualifications and certification pathways.