CIRT Tier 2 Analyst / Active Secret

Peraton; Beltsville (MD); On-site; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an experienced CIRT Tier 2 Analyst to support its Federal Strategic Cyber Mission program in Beltsville, MD. The role requires on-site work with a mid shift (22:00–6:00 EST, Tue-Sat) and involves detecting and responding to cyber security incidents in a 24x7 environment.

You will analyze logs from multiple sources, perform malware analysis, and coordinate with CISA and other CIRTs. U.S. citizenship and active Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience, or 9 years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience in Incident Response lifecycle and SOC operations.
• Certifications such as CCNA-Security, CySA+, GSEC, Security+ CE are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Detect, classify, report on cyber security events and incidents.
• Analyze logs from host, EDR, firewalls, and servers to identify threats.
• Characterize network traffic to identify anomalies and threats.
• Collaborate with DoS/State/CISA teams to respond to incidents.
• Monitor and respond to SOAR platform and ticketing systems.
• Create tickets and initiate workflows per SOPs.

Skills

Incident response

SOAR

SIEM

Threat hunting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Splunk SIEM

ServiceNow SOAR

Microsoft Sentinel

Elastic

Q-Radar

MDE

CrowdStrike

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an experienced CIRT Tier 2 Analyst to join Peratons' Federal Strategic Cyber Mission program.

Location: Beltsville, MD; On-site

Work Hours: Mid Shift, 22:00– 6:00 EST, TUES-SAT.

In this role, you will:

• Detect, classify, process, track, and report on cyber security events and incidents.
• Perform advanced in-depth analysis of coordinated Tier 1 alert triage and requests in a 24x7x365 environment.
• Analyze logs from multiple sources (e.g., host logs, EDR, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, servers) to identify, contain, and remediate suspicious activity.
• Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats.
• Protect against and prevent potential cyber security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Perform forensic analysis of hosts artifacts, network traffic, and email content.
• Analyze malicious scripts and code to mitigate potential threats.
• Conduct malware analysis to generate IOCs to identify and mitigate threats.
• Collaborate with Department of State teams to analyze and respond to events and incidents.
• Monitor and respond to the CIRT Security Orchestration and Automation Response (SOAR) platform, hotline, email in-boxes.
• Create tickets and initiate workflows as instructed in technical SOPs.
• Coordinate and report incident information to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
• Collaborate with other local, national and international CIRTs as directed.
• Submit alert tuning requests.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience.
  • An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of the degree bachelors degree requirement.
• Must possess or be able to obtain at least one of the following certifications before start date.
  • CCNA-Security
  • CND
  • CySA+
  • GICSP
  • GSEC
  • Security+ CE
  • SSCP
  • Continued certification is required as a condition of employment.
• Demonstrated experience in the Incident Response lifecycle.
• Knowledge of SOAR ticketing and automated response systems (e.g. ServiceNow, Splunk SOAR, Microsoft Sentinel).
• Demonstrated experience with using Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms (e.g. Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic, Q-Radar).
• Demonstrated experience in using Endpoint Detection and Response systems (e.g. MDE, ElasticXDR, CarbonBlack, Crowdstrike).
• Knowledge of cloud security monitoring and incident response.
• Knowledge of integrating IOCs and Advanced Persistent Threat actors.
• Ability to analyze cyber threat intelligence reporting and understanding adversary methodologies and techniques.
• Knowledge of malware analysis techniques.
• Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK and D3FEND frameworks.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active Secret security clearance required in order to start.

Preferred:

• Proficiency with Splunk for security monitoring, alert creation, and threat hunting.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure access and identity management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Identity for security monitoring, response, and alert generations.
• Experience in using digital forensics collection and analysis tools (e.g. Autopsy, MagnetForensics, Zimmerman Tools, KAPE, CyLR, Volatility).
• Experience with using ServiceNow SOAR for ticketing and automated response.
• Knowledge of Python, PowerShell and BASH scripting languages.
• Experience with cloud security monitoring and incident response.
• Demonstrated ability to perform static/dynamic malware analysis and reverse engineering.
• Experience with integrating cyber threat intelligence and IOC-based hunting.
• Technical certifications such as:
  • Security+, CySA+, Cloud+, Try Hack Me SAL1, Hack the Box CDSA, CyberDefenders, CCD, Azure SC-900, CCSP, GCIH, CCSK, GSEC, CHFI, GCLD, GCIA
• Advanced technical certifications such as:
  • SecurityX/CASP+, PRMP, GREM, GEIR, GNFA, or GCFA

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$66,000 - $106,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.