Incident Response Analyst

VMD Corp; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcelerate Solutions seeks an Incident Response Analyst to support CyberPRIMES cybersecurity, privacy, records and information management for DHRA. The role requires an Active Secret clearance and collaboration with government stakeholders across multiple environments.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree and five years of experience; U.S. citizenship is required, and a Secret clearance may be necessary for certain duties. Location: Alexandria, VA and Seaside, CA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; five years of experience expected.
• U.S. citizenship required; active Secret clearance may be required for certain duties.

Responsibilities

• Support preparation, detection, analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident activities for cybersecurity events and incidents.
• Respond to incidents affecting NIPR and SIPR environments and support evidence collection and preservation.
• Coordinate with SOC analysts, cybersecurity service providers, system owners, and government stakeholders.
• Maintain incident records, timelines, evidence, and status updates; ensure required reporting.
• Support after-hours response with one-hour recall when assigned.
• Monitor and analyze across SIEM, endpoint, firewall, IDS/IPS, web-security, antispam, malware-prevention systems; detect intrusions and support remediation.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Five years of experience

Job description

Xcelerate Solutions is seeking an Incident Response Analyst to support CyberPRIMES cybersecurity, privacy, records and information management, and related enterprise support for DHRA, including DMDC and OUSD(P&R). Come join our award-winning organization and work with some of the most talented and brightest minds in the GovCon industry.

Clearance: Active Secret

Location: Alexandria, VA and Seaside, CA

Responsibilities

• Support preparation, detection, analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident activities for cybersecurity events and incidents.
• Respond to incidents affecting NIPR and SIPR environments and support evidence collection and preservation.
• Coordinate with SOC analysts, Cybersecurity Service Providers, system owners, technical teams, and Government stakeholders.
• Maintain incident records, timelines, evidence, status updates, and required event and incident reporting.
• Support after-hours response with the PWS-required one-hour recall when assigned.
• Perform proactive monitoring and analysis across SIEM, endpoint, firewall, IDS/IPS, web-security, antispam, malware-prevention, and related enforcement systems; recognize intrusion attempts and support urgent threat mitigation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience.
• Must be U.S. Citizen
• A Secret clearance is required when the assigned duties require classified information or SIPRNet access.

Compensation Range

• The anticipated salary range the Employer reasonably expects to pay for this position is $94,000 to $127,000 annually.

About Xcelerate Solutions

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions (www.xceleratesolutions.com) is one of America's fastest-growing companies. Xcelerate's culture is defined by our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals, supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees has been recognized by our inclusion on the Washington Business Journal's "50 Best Places to Work" list as well as being a "Great Place to Work" certified company with a 4.6 star, and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come find out why Xcelerate Solutions is one of the DC Metro top employers!

Xcelerate Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or expression of another protected characteristic. As part of this commitment to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, Xcelerate provides reasonable accommodations if needed because of an applicant's or an employee's disability.

Pay Transparency Notice: Xcelerate Solutions will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.