Security Analyst

Talentify; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with immediate vesting

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Integral Federal in McLean, VA is seeking a Security Analyst to support DoD cyber defense research, develop advanced detection methods, and evaluate attack behaviors.

Applicants must hold several certifications, TS/SCI clearance, and hands-on experience with Nessus, HBSS, ACAS, and security-center tools to map DoWIN infrastructure and mitigate vulnerabilities. This role offers a comprehensive rewards package and opportunities to impact national security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field.
• Certifications such as CEH, CISSP, CCNA Security required.
• TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Experience with vulnerability management tools and DoD standards.
• Knowledge of DoWIN infrastructure and security tooling.

Responsibilities

• Analyze results of signature and anomaly detection to report malicious activity.
• Evaluate vulnerability scanners and security metadata to reduce attack surface.
• Develop and maintain detection methods using COTS, GOTS, and open tools.
• Document methods with example data when available.
• Review incidents from CSSP teams and automate event detection.
• Utilize tools to map and protect DoWIN infrastructure from vulnerabilities.

Skills

Cyber threat analysis

Vulnerability assessment

Incident reporting

Operations center experience

DoD standards understanding

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or IT related field

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) or equivalent

(ISC)2 CISSP certification

Cisco CCNA Security

Tenable Certified Security Engineer (CE) + Nessus experience

TS/SCI Clearance

Tools

Nessus

Tenable Security Center

McAfee HBSS

Nessus Attack Scripting Language

DISA ACAS training

Job description

Overview

The Security Analyst supports the United States (U.S.) Army C5ISR Center to develop advances within cyber defense research; advanced detection methods; sensor structure, data optimization, and sensor architectures; intrusion detection innovations, evaluation methods, attack behaviors, insider threat, and adversarial threat predictions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the results of signature detection, anomaly detection, and data visualization-based methods of discovering, documenting, and reporting malicious and anomalous activity as defined by DoW standards/criteria.


• Analyze the output of vulnerability scanners, security and compliance metadata, and other Government Furnished Data (GFD) to reduce the attack surface of the DoWIN.


• Develop, implement, and maintain methods of detecting malicious and anomalous activity as defined by DoW standards/criteria by utilizing a combination of COTS, GOTS, and open source tools.


• Document methods and include example data in the documentation, if example data is available.


• Review information, documentation, and reporting of incidents and events from other CSSP teams, as well as third parties, and automate the detection of these events and incidents.


• Maintain, edit, and customize these methods, specifically adding to, refining, or reducing individual methods based on measured success and failure rates.


• Utilize a combination of COTS, GOTS, and open-source tools to analyze supported environments using structured and mathematical analysis methods to discover and document efforts to map DoWIN infrastructure or to probe DoWIN infrastructure for vulnerabilities.


• Utilize a combination of COTS, GOTS, and open-source tools to analyze GFD using structured and mathematical analysis methods to discover and document efforts to exploit vulnerabilities in DoWIN infrastructure, as well as efforts to deceive DoWIN users into taking actions that would expose DoWIN information or increase the vulnerability of DoWIN-connected assets.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or IT related degree


• Certified Ethical Hacker – Certification; Journeyman 1+ years; Master 3+ years


• (ISC)2 (TM) CISSP (R) – Certification; Journeyman 1+ years; Master 3+ years


• Cisco CCNA Security – Certification; Journeyman 1+ years; Master 3+ years


• Full CE certification required: Tenable® Certified Security Engineer. Three (3) years’ experience with Tenable® Security Center and Nessus. One (1) year Nessus Attack Scripting Language experience.


• One (1) year operations center/call center, or technical helpdesk experience.


• SME on policy Development, implementation, and reporting of vulnerability scanning, global implementation capabilities.


• The most current DISA ACAS Version in use training certificate


• Three (3) years’ experience with McAfee HBSS.


• One (1) year of McAfee custom queries and host intrusion prevention signature experience. One (1) year operations center/call center or technical helpdesk experience.


• TS/SCI Clearance

Salary range: $137,710 - $164,037

This position is in the proposal stage. The above salary range represents a general guideline. Integral Federal considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers, such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and/or discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay.

Company Overview

Integral partners with federal defense, intelligence, and civilian leaders to tackle their most important challenges and deliver positive outcomes. Since our founding in 1998, we have helped clients leverage existing and emerging technologies to transform their enterprises, empower growth, drive innovation, and build sustainable success. The forward-leaning solutions we deliver are tailored to each mission with a focus on keeping our nation safe and secure.

Integral is headquartered in McLean, VA and serves clients throughout the country.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package including paid parental leave and immediate vesting in our 401(k). Give us a try and become part of a curated group of professionals at Integral Federal!

Our package also includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance


• Flexible Spending Accounts


• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance


• Life Insurance


• Paid Time Off & Holidays


• Earned Bonuses & Awards


• Professional Training Reimbursement


• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability