Remote Incident Response Analyst (Federal)

SkyePoint Decisions

Bethesda (MD)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

SkyePoint Decisions seeks an Incident Response Analyst to monitor, analyze, and respond to security incidents across enterprise, cloud, network, and endpoint environments. The role collaborates with security engineers and government stakeholders to identify threats, contain incidents, and improve the security posture of Federal systems.

The position requires 5+ years in cybersecurity, strong incident handling skills, and U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance, or related discipline.
Minimum 5 years of experience in cybersecurity, incident response, SOC operations, threat detection, or cyber defense.
Experience supporting Federal Government cybersecurity programs.
Knowledge of the Incident Response Lifecycle: Preparation, Detection & Analysis, Containment, Eradication, Recovery, Lessons Learned.
Experience using SIEM platforms such as Splunk.
Experience with vulnerability management and security assessment tools.
Experience investigating malicious activity, suspicious behaviors, and security events.
Strong understanding of Windows and Linux operating systems, network protocols and architecture, EDR, IDS/IPS, and cloud security concepts.
Experience developing incident reports and executive summaries.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to support on-call and incident response activities as required.
U.S. Citizenship required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Responsibilities

Participate in 24x7 incident response operations, escalation activities, and emergency response procedures as required.
Track corrective actions resulting from incidents, exercises, and after-action reviews through resolution and effectiveness validation.
Recommend improvements to incident response procedures, controls, monitoring strategies, and cybersecurity processes.
Monitor and analyze security events from SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, cloud security, and network monitoring platforms.
Investigate suspected cybersecurity incidents and determine scope, impact, severity, and root cause.
Perform incident triage, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident analysis activities.
Correlate logs, alerts, threat intelligence, and forensic evidence to identify malicious activity.
Coordinate incident response activities with stakeholders, system owners, and cybersecurity teams.
Escalate incidents in accordance with government-approved procedures and response playbooks.
Document findings, investigative activities, and remediation recommendations in formal incident reports.
Develop and maintain indicators of compromise (IOCs), detection logic, and response procedures.
Conduct forensic analysis of systems, logs, and digital evidence when required.
Support cybersecurity exercises, tabletop simulations, and annual incident response testing.
Participate in lessons learned reviews and recommend improvements to incident response plans and standard operating procedures.
Assist with the development and maintenance of incident response documentation, workflows, and playbooks.
Support compliance with FISMA, HHS, and NIST cybersecurity requirements.
Provide technical briefings and reports to management and government leadership.