Cyber Defense Analyst

SAIC; Washington (District of Columbia); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SAIC is seeking a Cyber Defense Analyst for joint Contractor-Government work at Ft. Meade, MD. The role focuses on securing networks through IDS management, threat emulation, and proactive defense measures.

Qualified candidates will have TS/SCI with CI Poly and IAT Level III certification, plus strong incident response and SOC expertise to support complex environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 9+ years of experience, or 13+ years in lieu of degree.
• Digital Forensics of Windows, Linux and networking devices.
• Incident Response Team Experience: leading or supporting detection, containment and recovery of incidents.

Responsabilités

• Configure, manage and optimize intrusion detection systems on hosts and networks.
• Integrate and manage network sensors.
• Conduct threat analysis from multiple sources to identify threats.
• Design and deploy network kits for seamless integration and optimal performance.

Connaissances

Incident Response

SOC Analysis

Threat Hunting

Cyber Defense

Formation

Bachelor's degree or higher

Description du poste

Description

SAIC is seeking a candidate to fill a Cyber Defense Analyst position on a joint Contractor-Government Cyber Protection Team with our customer at Ft. Meade, MD.

Job Duties

• Configuration, management, and optimization of intrusion detection systems for both host and network.
• Integrate and manage network sensors.
• Conduct threat analysis utilizing various sources to identify threats.
• Configuration, management and optimization of intrusion detection systems.
• Configuration and design of deployable network kits that include switches, routers, taps, hypervisors and network storage devices to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance.
• Malware triage.
• Cyber threat emulation to assess defensive posture and capabilities while in a controlled environment.
• Threat hunting to identify advanced persistent threats.
• Technical writing in support of findings and providing security recommendations in order to secure networks .

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• BS and nine (9) years or more experience; four (4) years additional in lieu of degree.
• Digital Forensics of Windows, Linux and networking devices.
• Incident Response Team Experience: Proven experience leading or supporting the detection, containment, and recovery of cybersecurity incidents in complex environments.
• Security Operations Center Analyst Tier 2 and 3 Expertise: Demonstrated ability to investigate advanced threats, manage escalated incidents, and develop and refine SOC response procedures.
• Cyber Protection Team Knowledge: Practical experience identifying vulnerabilities and implementing proactive measures to defend systems, networks, and data against evolving cyber threats.

Required Security Clearance

• Must has an active TS/SCI with a CI Poly (poly must have been completed within the last 5 years.)

Required Certification

• Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level III.

Desired Certification/Skills

• Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), Offensive Security.
• Zero Trust Architecture.
• ICS/SCADA.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.