Cyber Eviction Lead

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC seeks a seasoned Cyber Incident Response Lead to support DHS HIRT missions. You will act as a subject matter expert on threat actor TTPs, producing executive summaries and technical reports while guiding high-level incident response activities across various teams.

Responsibilities include developing technical solutions, coordinating containment and remediation, and documenting findings for publication in a centralized knowledgebase.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required or ability to obtain
• 8+ years of directly relevant experience in hunt and incident response
• Strong understanding of network architecture/security
• Ability to work across multiple locations and travel domestically on short notice
• Proficiency with common operating systems (Linux/Unix, Windows)

Responsibilities

• Serve as hunt and incident response SME applying in-depth knowledge of TTPs
• Distill analytic findings into executive summaries and technical reports
• Provide expert support and research on complex problems in hunt/IR
• Act as technical expert on high-level incident response teams
• Develop technical solutions independently to address complex problems
• Analyze incident data and environments to recommend mitigations
• Advise on countermeasure implementation and customization
• Support containment and eradication missions
• Document analysis in a knowledgebase for sharing/publication
• Assist in maintaining branch process and procedure documentation
• Guide completion of hunt and IR activities

Skills

Security clearance TS/SCI

Cyber incident response

Network security

Threat hunting

Independent thinking

Strong communication

Education

BS in CS, Cyber Security, or Computer Engineering

Tools

Linux/Unix

Windows

Job description

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets. The DHS’s Hunt and Incident Response Team (HIRT) secures the nation’s infrastructure. HIRT provides DHS’s front-line response for cyber incidents and proactive hunting for malicious cyber activity. Nightwing provides support for on and offsite incident response to Government agencies and critical infrastructure owners who experience cyber-attacks. Nightwing provides HIRT advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation, using host and network-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Personnel perform investigations to characterize the level of severity of breaches and develop mitigation/remediation plans. Nightwing is seeking Cyber Eviction Lead to support this critical customer mission.

Responsibilities

• Serves as hunt and incident response subject matter expert (SME), applying in-depth knowledge on threat actor (TA) tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
• Distills analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports
• Provide expert support, analysis, and research with only broad direction into exceptionally complex problems and processes relating to the subject matter as it relates to hunt and incident response activities
• Serves as technical expert on high-level incident response teams providing technical direction, interpretation, and alternatives
• Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of an assignment or task at hand
• Independently develops technical solutions to complex problems that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
• Analyzes incident data and victim environments to recommend targeted mitigations
• Advise technical personnel on countermeasure implementation and customization
• Supports internal stakeholders on containment and eradication missions
• Documents analysis in a standardized knowledgebase for sharing and publication
• Assists in maintaining branch process and procedure documentation
• Guides the completion of hunt and incident response activities

Required Skills

• U.S. Citizenship
• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
• 8+ years of directly relevant experience in the area of expertise
• Must be able to travel domestically on short notice
• Strong understanding of network architecture/security
• Experience performing cyber incident response
• Ability to think independently
• Demonstrates superior written and oral communication skills
• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations
• Skilled in identifying different classes of attacks and attack stages
• Understanding of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities
• Understanding of proactive analysis of systems and networks, to include creating trust levels of critical resources
• Proficiency with common operating systems (e,g, Linux/Unix, Windows)

Desired Skills

• Experience leading and mentoring technical teams
• Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures and regulations
• Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])
• Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)
• Network and System administration experience
• Strong understanding of adversarial tactics/techniques/procedures (TTPs)
• Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) tools
• Ability to review and analyze Enterprise Architecture (EA) from a security perspective
• Understanding of cyber defense-in-depth principles
• Hands-on skill in host/network intrusion detection
• Ability to perform event correlation
• Experience with malicious activity analysis
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at multiple levels within an organization

Required Education

BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 10+ years of technical experience in the area of expertise.

Desired Certifications

• One or more
• DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II, IASAE II, CSSP Analyst
• DoD 8140.01 GCIA, GCIH, CSSP Analyst/CSSP Incident Responder
• DoD 8140.01 CEH, CSSP Analyst
• SANS GIAC GNFA preferred