Cyber Intelligence Analyst

Abacus Technology Corporation; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Abacus Technology Corporation in Sumter, South Carolina, is seeking a skilled Cybersecurity Analyst to evaluate cyber intelligence and network operations. The role demands over 5 years of experience along with Security+, Network+, and Linux+ certifications.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens with a Top Secret clearance. The position includes training personnel, analyzing security threats, and ensuring compliance with government policies on cybersecurity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in cyber and network operations.
• Must be Security+, Network+, and Linux+/RHCSA certified.
• Must hold ITIL Foundations certification or obtain within 60 days.

Responsibilities

• Analyze cyber intelligence reports for applications on networks.
• Recommend changes based on security analysis.
• Provide on-shift training to personnel.
• Track and report all security-related events.

Skills

Cybersecurity analysis

Network operations

Security posture assessment

Firewall management

UNIX/Linux experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

Abacus Technology Corporation is a Federal government contractor and provider of enterprise information technology (IT) services and solutions. For nearly 40 years, we’ve developed effective partnerships with government and industry to tackle business challenges and pressures for Federal Defense, Civilian, and Intelligence customers. Abacus maintains core competencies in: IT Infrastructure Support, Network Operations and Maintenance, Communication Solutions, Systems Engineering and Integration, Cyber Security / Information Assurance, Application Development, Program Management, and Business Transformation.

Job Description

• Analyze cyber intelligence reports to determine correlation and applicability to network operations on AFCENT networks.
• Analyze network intrusion detection reports and vulnerability assessments to evaluate security posture as it pertains to current operations and information security levels.
• Recommend security posture changes based on security analysis and changes in threat indicators.
• Develop and provide reports and trend analyses of internal and external security activity, and incidents.
• Provide on-shift training to contractor and government personnel to include analysis interpretation and threat/event correlation.
• Track, document, and report all security related events, including, but not limited to, Discharge of Classified Information and Cross Domain Violations IAW USCENTCOM/AFCENT policy.
• Coordinate and track Information Assurance Vulnerabilities Alerts (IAVA).
• Review and report AFCENT compliance to USCENTCOM, and develop Plans, Objectives, Actions and Milestones (POA&M) if unable to complete task.
• Provide LAN/WAN support.

Qualifications

5+ years experience in cyber and network operations. Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Additional years of experience may be substituted for degree requirements. Must be Security+ certified. Must be Network+ certified. Must be Linux+ or RHCSA certified. Must hold the ITIL Foundations certification or be able to obtain the certification within 60 days of hire. Must have firewall and UNIX/Linux experience. Able to communicate complex programmatic cyber security planning information and elicit understanding and support from professional peers and non-specialists. Experience establishing policy to ensure intelligence threat inputs and intelligence supportability requirements are considered and integrated into market research and other research and development efforts. Experience performing analysis of security, auditing procedures and backup systems to thwart adversary penetration. Experience evaluating an adversary’s network profile of physical location of assets, architectures, security policies, baseline activity, peculiarities and vulnerabilities, and capabilities. Able to assess information gaps and predict areas of information that enhance the collection cycle, based on collection strategies. Must be a US citizen and hold a current Top Secret clearance with SCI access (TS/SCI).

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.