Tier 2 Incident Responder – Onsite TS/SCI, 24/7

Athletes Global Corporation; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 329,522,000 - 421,215,000; Full time

Job summary

Athletes Global Corporation is seeking a Tier 2 Incident Responder for Fort Meade, MD. You will perform in-depth investigations, containment, and remediation of security incidents, following the NIST lifecycle in a 24/7 onsite environment.

The role requires DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III or CSSP Incident Responder certification, a related bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, and hands-on IR/forensics experience. This is an onsite Fort Meade position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of hands-on incident response, digital forensics, or security operations experience.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III or CSSP Incident Responder certification.
• Working knowledge of EDR tooling and packet analysis; scripting in at least one language.

Responsibilities

• Investigate escalated alerts and incidents through log analysis and forensics.
• Contain and eradicate threats; restore systems to a hardened baseline.
• Document timelines, POA&Ms, and contribute to after-action reviews.
• Mentor Tier 1 Analysts and serve as escalation point during major incidents.

Skills

Incident response

Digital forensics

Security operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

EDR tooling

Packet analysis

Scripting languages (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Job description

Athletes Global Corporation is seeking a Tier 2 Incident Responder for Fort Meade, MD. You will perform in-depth investigations, containment, and remediation of security incidents, following the NIST lifecycle in a 24/7 onsite environment.

The role requires DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III or CSSP Incident Responder certification, a related bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, and hands-on IR/forensics experience. This is an onsite Fort Meade position.