Cyber Incident Response Lead

Nightwing; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k plan

PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking a Cyber Incident Manager in Arlington, VA to support a U.S. Government customer with onsite incident response. You will correlate incident data, triage events, and coordinate containment and remediation across enterprise networks.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, deep knowledge of incident handling, and the ability to translate findings into action. Nightwing offers comprehensive benefits and a security-focused work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; able to obtain DHS suitability.

Responsibilities

• Correlate incident data to identify trends and inform defenses.
• Perform CND incident triage: scope, urgency, impact and root cause.
• Research resolution steps to mitigate incidents and apply containment.
• Monitor external data to stay current on threat conditions and IOC indicators.
• Document incidents from detection to final resolution and coordinate with teams.

Skills

Incident response

Cybersecurity operations

NIST 800-62 familiarity

Threat analysis

Log analysis

Defense in depth

Phishing investigation

Education

BS in Cybersecurity/Incident Management

HS Diploma with 7-9 years relevant experience

Job description

Nightwing is seeking a Cyber Incident Manager in Arlington, VA to support a U.S. Government customer with onsite incident response. You will correlate incident data, triage events, and coordinate containment and remediation across enterprise networks.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, deep knowledge of incident handling, and the ability to translate findings into action. Nightwing offers comprehensive benefits and a security-focused work environment.