Senior Cyber Defense & Incident Response Lead

Anavationllc; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous medical insurance

Dental, vision, life insurance

401k with match

Tuition and training reimbursement

Paid leave and holidays

Job summary

AnaVation is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Officer to join our Reston, VA team. You will oversee operational security, enforce policies, and coordinate cross-functional cyber efforts in a challenging, mission-critical environment.

The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph, 8+ years of relevant experience, and strong incident response, threat intel, and vulnerability management capabilities. Shift work is involved, and extensive collaboration across teams is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of related experience; master’s degree may substitute for 2 years.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance with CIPolygraph.
• Hold or obtain CompTIA Security+ or equivalent IAT Level II certification.
• Experience coaching and mentoring junior team members.
• Leading cybersecurity oversight, collection, and reporting of threat intelligence, event analysis, and incident response.
• Organizing and scheduling 24x7x365 operations in a cybersecurity/IT watch environment.
• Consolidating and reporting on daily performance and health metrics for government leadership.
• Incident case management to document and report incidents for audits and compliance.
• Developing and continuously improving Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Vulnerability management and cyber threat intelligence.
• Experience with Classified Government networks and cross-agency coordination.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of IA and CND functions supporting multi-tier IA and CND.
• Provide support for information assurance programs and security testing/evaluation.
• Enforce information system security policies and methodologies.
• Maintain operational security posture and day-to-day security operations.
• Assist with management of security aspects of information systems.
• Evaluate security solutions to meet requirements for processing classified information.
• Perform vulnerability/risk assessment to support certification and accreditation.
• Provide CM for information system security software, hardware, and firmware.
• Manage changes to systems and assess security impact; prepare SSPs and A&A packages.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Incident response

24x7 operations

Reporting metrics

Case management

SOP development

Vulnerability management

Security certifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

8 years of related experience

Master’s degree can substitute 2 years

Job description

AnaVation is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Officer to join our Reston, VA team. You will oversee operational security, enforce policies, and coordinate cross-functional cyber efforts in a challenging, mission-critical environment.

The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph, 8+ years of relevant experience, and strong incident response, threat intel, and vulnerability management capabilities. Shift work is involved, and extensive collaboration across teams is expected.