****** Incident Manager Level II($90k-$100K)******

ARGO Cyber Systems, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Cyber Incident Manager to support critical government missions. This role involves responding to cyber incidents, correlating data to identify trends, and applying cybersecurity concepts to defend against intrusions. The ideal candidate will have over five years of relevant experience, a strong understanding of incident response methodologies, and must hold a High Level Security Clearance. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact in cybersecurity operations while working closely with government agencies to ensure the safety and integrity of critical assets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations.
• BS in Incident Management, Cybersecurity, or related field required.

Responsibilities

• Correlate incident data to identify trends in reported incidents.
• Perform incident triage and determine potential impact.
• Track and document Computer Network Defense incidents.

Skills

Cyber Incident Management

Cybersecurity Operations

Incident Response Methodologies

NIST 800-62

FISMA Standards

NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System

Vulnerability Recognition

System Administration

Operating System Hardening

Threat Environment Knowledge

Education

BS in Incident Management

BS in Cybersecurity

HS Diploma with experience

Tools

GCIH Certification

CISSP Certification

GCFA Certification

GISP Certification

GCED Certification

CCFP Certification

Job description

Incident Manager Level IV

ARGO Cyber System 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. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services.

ARGO is seeking a Cyber Incident Manager to support this critical customer mission.

This position requires a High Level Security Clearance.

Responsibilities:

1. Correlating incident data to identify specific trends in reported incidents.
2. Recommending defense in depth principles and practices (i.e. Defense in Multiple Places, layered defenses, security robustness, etc.).
3. Performing Computer Network Defense incident triage to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact.
4. Researching and compiling known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents within the enterprise.
5. Applying cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Receiving and analyzing network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determining possible causes of such alerts.
9. Tracking and documenting Computer Network Defense (CND) incidents from initial detection through final resolution, and working with other components within the organization to obtain and coordinate information pertaining to ongoing incidents.
10. Providing support during assigned shifts (Monday through Friday, normal business hours).

Required Skills:

• U.S. Citizenship.
• 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.
• 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 prioritize triaging of incidents.
• 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 3-5 years incident management or cyber security experience desired.

Certifications:

GCIH, GCFA GISP, GCED, CCFP or CISSP.

Argo Cyber is an Equal Opportunity Employer.