Cyber Security Operations Specialist III - CSOC Tier 3

RISA; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) and Roth savings plans

Paid Time Off

11 paid Federal Holidays

Job summary

RISA is looking for a Senior Cyber Security Operations Specialist in Springfield, Virginia, who will provide CSOC Tier 3 services, ensuring the containment and recovery from security incidents. You will coordinate crucial cybersecurity tasks and collaborate with various agencies to address incidents effectively.

Candidates must possess a TS/SCI clearance and IAT Level II Certification, alongside a related bachelor’s degree and relevant work experience. RISA is committed to professional growth and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Must pass and maintain a Government polygraph.
• Current IAT Level II Certification compliant with DoD 8140.01.
• Obtain CSSP Incident Responder certification within six months of hire.
• Six years of relative work experience may substitute for a degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide CSOC Tier 3 services for incident coordination.
• Implement containment measures during incidents.
• Collaborate on production of security incident reports.
• Document analysis and actions in the ticketing system.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

IAT Level II Certification

CSSP Incident Responder certification

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Six years relative work experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Details

Time Type: Full-time, Exempt

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Top Secret/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: 0%

Type of Travel: None

Shift: 2

Position Overview

As the Senior Cyber Security Operations Specialist, you will be providing CSOC Tier 3 services. This involves 24x7x365 coordination, execution, and implementation of all actions required for the containment, eradication, and recovery measures for events and incidents. CSOC Tier 3 services include malware and implant analysis and forensic artifact handling and analysis.

More About the Role

• Coordinate and implement tasks, performing analysis, and building/documenting response activities required during cyber security incident response, including but not limited to actions such as implementing containment measures, IP blocks, domain blocks, and disabling user accounts on the direction of the Government.
• Coordinate with the Security and Installations Directorate (SI) Office of Counterintelligence (SIC), and Insider Threat Office, in addition to other law enforcement and counterintelligence personnel as required to perform advanced investigation and triage of incidents.
• Collaborate with appropriate authorities in the production of security incident reports; categorize incidents and events.
• Coordinate with other contracts, organizations, activities, and other services as appropriate to ensure incidents are properly reported, contained, and eradicated.
• Coordinate with other contracts, organizations, activities, and other services to de-conflict blue/red team activity with open incidents/events.
• Coordinate with other contracts, organizations, activities, and services to ensure customer recovers from an incident/event.
• Build timelines, documents, briefings, and other products as required to inform stakeholders of incident response actions, analysis, and the impact of both adversary activity and blue force response actions.
• Document actions taken and analysis in the authorized ticketing system to a level of detail where the actions taken and analysis are capable of being systematically reconstructed.
• With approval from the Government - Develop, generate and update reports in the Joint Incident Management System (JIMS), Incident Case Management System (ICMS), and/or other authorized reporting systems as directed.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance (current). Selected candidates must be able to successfully pass and maintain a Government polygraph (post-hire requirement).
• IAT Level II Certification (current) that is compliant with DoD 8140.01 and DoD 8570.01-M.
• Within Six (6) months of the hire date, the employee must be able to obtain CSSP Incident Responder certification compliant with DoD 8140.01 and DoD 8570.01-M.
• Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Computer Science or related field) and Six (6) years of relative work experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Work Environment

Professional Office Environment: Must be able to sit at a desktop or laptop computer for extended periods of time.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone.
• Must be able to communicate regularly via telephone and verbally present information to employees, customers, and outside vendors.

Expected Hours of Work

40 hours per week based on the customer's core operating hours.

About RISA

In this time of rapid change, as technologies expand at lightning speed, RISA seeks to remain at the forefront - applying them in unique ways to address our customers' challenges and providing our employees with engaging career opportunities. We seek professionals excited by a challenge and focused on assisting our customers to reach their goals. At RISA, our success comes from the talent and commitment of our employees. As a team, we share the challenges and rewards of providing valuable services to our customers. Come along for the journey and be part of our growth and success.

Benefits

RISA offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; retirement savings plans: 401(k) and Roth; Paid Time Off; and 11 paid Federal Holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer

RISA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Background Check

Upon receiving an offer of employment, all applicants will be required to do a background check, including a criminal record check and employment/education verification.