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Cybersecurity Analyst

AnaVation, LLC

Clarksburg (WV)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Cybersecurity Analyst, where your expertise will help secure vital federal environments. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of incident response, using cutting-edge tools to detect, analyze, and prevent cybersecurity threats. With a focus on collaboration, you'll work with a talented team to ensure compliance with industry standards and protect sensitive information. This position offers a dynamic work environment, competitive pay, and generous benefits, making it an ideal opportunity for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the cybersecurity field.

Benefits

Generous cost sharing for medical insurance
100% company paid dental insurance
100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
100% company paid vision insurance
401k plan with generous match
Competitive Pay
Generous paid leave and holiday package
Tuition and training reimbursement
Life and AD&D Insurance

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, focusing on incident response.
  • Expertise in SIEM tools for real-time monitoring and incident response.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and respond to security incidents in real-time.
  • Utilize SIEM systems to detect patterns of malicious activity.

Skills

Incident Response
Cybersecurity Analysis
Splunk Enterprise Security
SIEM Tools
Threat Intelligence

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

Splunk
Microsoft Sentinel

Job description

Be Challenged and Make a Difference
In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.
Description of Task to be Performed:
Come join our growing team and make a difference every day! AnaVation is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Analyst subject matter expert for a high priority cyber-focused work program. The successful candidate will have incident response experience actively detecting, monitoring, preventing, and analyzing real-time cybersecurity information, events, and threats within federal government environments.
Key responsibilities include:
* Detection and resolution of potential security incidents
* Monitor, fuse, correlate, analyze, and respond to threat and security event data for enterprise systems
* Conduct continuous monitoring of security alerts and events from various sources, such as security tools, logs, and sensors; analyze the data to identify potential security incidents or anomalies.
* Utilize security information and event management (SIEM) systems to correlate data and detect patterns indicative of malicious activity.
* Coordinate and collaborate with incident response teams to contain, eradicate, and recover from security breaches.
* Leverage threat intelligence to proactively defend against potential attacks.
* Maintain SIEM software across multiple environments; ensure deployed SIEM platforms are in compliance with federal requirements.
* Demonstrate thorough knowledge of compliance requirements and regulations relevant to cybersecurity, ensuring adherence to industry standards.
* Generate and disseminate reports on security incidents, including their nature, scope, and impact.
* Mentor junior staff and ensure quality of technical support and contractual deliverables
This position is on-site with our customer in Washington, DC or Clarksburg, WV.
This position requires an active Top Secret clearance and the ability to successfully pass a polygraph and obtain SCI accesses.

Required Qualifications:
  • Education: Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent combination of relevant experience and education (degree strongly preferred)
  • Experience: 8 years (minimum)
  • Required Skills/Certs:
  • Must have experience with Splunk Enterprise Security
  • Experience actively detecting, monitoring, preventing, and analyzing real-time cybersecurity information, events, and threats in a federal government environment
  • Must have expertise in using security information and event management (SIEM) tools, including configuration, tuning, and optimization for real-time monitoring and incident response.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with Microsoft Sentinel
  • Watch desk experience a strong plus
  • Preferred Certifications:
  • GIAC Continuous Monitoring Certification (GMON)
  • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
  • GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
  • GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
  • GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)
  • GIAC Cloud Threat Detection (GCTD)
  • GIAC Cloud Forensics Responder (GCFR)
Benefits
*Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
*100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
*100% company paid long-term and short term disability insurance
*100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
*401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
*Competitive Pay
*Generous paid leave and holiday package
*Tuition and training reimbursement
*Life and AD&D Insurance
About AnaVation
AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.
If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!
AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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