Incident Manager I

Solutions³ LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Solutions³ LLC is the contractor supporting a U.S. Government customer for onsite incident response. The Cyber Incident Manager will investigate breaches, characterize severity, and develop mitigation plans to restore services.

Candidates must be a US citizen with active TS/SCI clearance and able to obtain DHS suitability. 1+ year of related experience is required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of incident response methodologies.
• Familiarity with NIST 800-62 and FISMA reporting.
• Ability to prioritize incidents with CND scoring.

Responsibilities

• Correlate incident data to identify trends.
• Perform CND incident triage to assess scope and urgency.
• Develop mitigation plans and support restoration.
• Coordinate information across organizational teams.
• Monitor external threat data to stay current.

Skills

Incident response

NIST 800-62

FISMA standards

CND policies

Threat analysis

OS hardening

Log analysis

Cybersecurity operations

Triaging incidents

Education

BS in Cybersecurity

Inc. management exp

Tools

CERTs sources

Job description

Title: Incident Manager I

Description:

Solutions³ LLC is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Solutions³ LLC is seeking an Cyber Incident Manager to perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services.

Eligibility:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment
• 1+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations

Responsibilities Include:

• Correlating incident data to identify specific trends in reported incidents
• Recommending defense in depth principles and practices (i.e. Defense in Multiple Places, layered defenses, security robustness, etc.)
• Performing Computer Network Defense incident triage to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact
• Researching and compiling known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents within the enterprise
• Applying knowledge of the tactics, techniques, and procedures of various criminal, insider, hacktivist, and nation state threat actors to identify and validate threats
• Applying cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small, and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data
• Monitoring external data sources (e.g., Computer Network Defense vendor sites, Computer Emergency Response Teams [CERTs], SANS, Security Focus) to maintain currency of Computer Network Defense threat condition and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise
• Identifying the cause of an incident and recognizing the key elements to ask external entities when learning the background and potential infection vector of an incident
• Receiving and analyzing network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts
• Tracking and documenting Computer Network Defense (CND) incidents from initial detection through final resolution
• Working with other components within the organization to obtain and coordinate information pertaining to ongoing incidents.
• Providing support during assigned shifts

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies
• Close familiarity with NIST 800-62 (latest revision), FISMA standards as they pertain to reporting incidents
• Knowledge of the NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident
• Knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., foot printing and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.)
• Skill in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks
• Knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques
• Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
• 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)

Desired Skills:

• 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)

Desired Certifications:

GCIH, GCFA GISP, GCED, CCFP or CISSP

Required Education:

BS Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity, or related degree; or HS Diploma with 3+ years of incident management or cyber security experience