Incident Manager (Midlevel)

Node; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Basic Life

Health Saving Account

401K

Three weeks PTO/Sick

11 Paid Holidays

Pre-Approved Online Training

Job summary

Node. Digital is seeking a Cyber Incident Manager to support a critical government mission in Arlington, VA. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and U.S.

citizenship, with responsibilities spanning incident correlation, defense-in-depth recommendations, and CND triage across enterprise networks. Responsibilities include investigating incidents, coordinating mitigation steps, and documenting outcomes.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Must obtain DHS suitability.
• 5+ years in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations.
• Knowledge of incident response methodologies.
• Familiarity with NIST 800-62 and FISMA reporting.
• Knowledge of NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System.
• Knowledge of attack stages and vulnerability types.
• Knowledge of system administration and OS hardening.
• Understanding of threat environments from script kiddies to nation-state.

Responsibilities

• Correlate incident data to identify trends and patterns.
• Recommend defense in depth principles and practices.
• Perform CND incident triage to determine scope, urgency, and impact.
• Research and compile known resolution steps for mitigation.
• Apply cybersecurity concepts to detect and defend intrusions.
• Monitor external data sources to stay current on threats.
• Identify incident causes and gather background and infection vectors.
• Receive and analyze network alerts and determine possible causes.
• Document CND incidents from detection to final resolution with cross-team coordination.
• Provide support during assigned shifts.

Skills

US Citizenship

Active TS/SCI

DHS Suitability

5+ years experience

Incident response

NIST 800-62 knowledge

FISMA knowledge

NCCIC scoring

Attack lifecycle

Vulnerability types

System hardening

Threat environments

Education

BS in Cybersecurity

HS Diploma + 7-9 yrs exp

Tools

Job description

Incident Manager

Location: Arlington, VA

Must have an active Top Secret Security Clearance

Node.Digital 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.

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

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
• Providing support during assigned shifts

Requirements

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
• 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

Desired Certifications

• GCIH
• GCFA
• GISP
• GCED
• CCFP
• CISSP

Company Overview

Node. Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.

Our Core Values help us in our mission. They include:

OUR CORE VALUES

• Identifying the~RIGHT PEOPLE~and developing them to their full capabilities
• Our customer’s “Mission” is our “Mission”. Our~MISSION FIRST~approach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partner
• We believe in~SIMPLIFYING~complex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellence
• Our mantra is “~Simple*Secure*Speed~” in the delivery of innovative services and solutions

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life
• Health Saving Account
• 401K
• Three weeks of PTO/Sick
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Pre-Approved Online Training