Incident Manager - III NEW

Base One Technologies; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity service provider in Virginia is seeking candidates for a role involving cyber incident management. The ideal candidate must hold a TS/SCI clearance and have over 5 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity operations. Responsibilities include correlating incident data, monitoring threats, and applying defense principles. Candidates with a BS in incident management or related fields are preferred. This position offers an opportunity to work on critical cybersecurity efforts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations.
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability.
• Knowledge of operational threat environments.

Responsibilities

• Correlate incident data to identify trends in reported incidents.
• Recommend defense in depth principles and practices.
• Monitor external data sources for cybersecurity threats.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Cyber incident management

Incident response methodologies

Knowledge of NIST 800-62

NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System

System administration knowledge

Education

BS Incident Management

Operations Management

Cybersecurity degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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 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 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, and work with other components within the organization to obtain and coordinate information pertaining to ongoing incidents

Required Skills

• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
• 5+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations
• Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies
• Having close familiarity with NIST 800-62 (latest revision), and 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, 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)

Required Education

BS Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity or related degree. HS Diploma with 7-9 incident management or cyber security experience