Cybersecurity Incident Manager (2nd Shift/OnSite)

Triangle Cyber, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Triangle Cyber, LLC is seeking a Cybersecurity Incident Manager for the 2nd shift to provide on-site incident management support for a large federal client in Arlington, VA. The role centers on triaging incidents, correlating data to detect trends, and applying defense-in-depth strategies.

The candidate will research known resolution steps, apply cybersecurity concepts to defend networks, and monitor external threat data to maintain currency on CND conditions.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• 2+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Cybersecurity/IT or equivalent experience (4+ years hands-on).
• Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies.
• Knowledge of NIST 800-62 (latest revision) and FISMA reporting.
• Knowledge of the National Cyber Incident Scoring System.
• Knowledge of general attack stages and vulnerability types.
• Knowledge of basic system administration and OS hardening techniques.
• Knowledge of different operational threat environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform CND incident triage determining scope, urgency, and impact.
• Correlate incident data to identify trends.
• Recommend defense-in-depth principles and practices.
• Research and compile resolution steps to mitigate CND incidents.
• Apply cybersecurity concepts to detection and defense of intrusions; analyze logs.
• Monitor external data sources to stay current on CND threat conditions.

Skills

Active security clearance

Cyber incident management

Incident response methodologies

NIST 800-62 knowledge

FISMA familiarity

Threat landscape awareness

Vulnerability types knowledge

System administration experience

OS hardening

Cyber defense concepts

Education

Bachelor of Science in CS/Cybersecurity/IT

HS diploma + 4+ years hands-on experience

Job description

Cybersecurity Incident Manager (2nd Shift/OnSite)

Arlington, VA

Triangle Cyber is seeking a Cybersecurity Incident Manager (2nd Shift) to provide onsite incident management support for a large federal client.

What You'll Do

• Perform Computer Network Defense (CND) incident triage to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact
• Correlate incident data to identify specific trends in reported incidents
• Recommend defense-in-depth principles and practices (i.e., Defense in Multiple Places, layered defenses, security robustness, etc.)
• Research and compile known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential CND incidents within the enterprise
• Apply cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data
• Monitor external data sources to maintain currency of CND threat conditions and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise

Required

• Must have an active Top Secret clearance
• Must have at least two (2+) years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations
• Must have a Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related degree, or a High School Diploma with at least four (4) years of hands-on incident management or cybersecurity experience
• Must have knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies
• Must have knowledge of NIST 800-62 (latest revision), and FISMA standards as they pertain to reporting incidents
• Must have knowledge of the National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident
• Must have knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., footprinting and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.)
• Must have skill in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks
• Must have knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques, Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
• Must have knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])
• Must have 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)

Preferred

• 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)
• GIAC – GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
• GIAC – GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
• GIAC – GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP)
• (ISC)² – Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP) (retired)
• (ISC)² – Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Our federal client requires that all applicants be U.S. citizens.

Our federal client requires that all applicants have an active Top Secret clearance.