Weekend Incident Response Specialist (TS/SCI)

Cyber Security Jobs; Suitland, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Part time

Job summary

Leidos is recruiting two Incident Responders to support the ONI Hopper Global Communications Center in Suitland, MD. These weekend roles are part-time, typically 24 hours per week, with an initial full-time training schedule during the day.

Responsibilities cover all phases of incident response for TS/SCI networks, coordinating with internal and external partners, and handling security incidents. Weekend shifts offer day and night options with potential extra coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience or Master’s with 6+ years.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Extensive experience defending TS/SCI networks and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Perform all phases of the incident response lifecycle, including detection, analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Receive and act on escalations from Tier 1 analysts and support incident response for TS/SCI networks.
• Respond to incident notifications from customers via telephone and email.
• Maintain detailed incident documentation and timelines throughout the response process.
• Coordinate with security officers, ISSMs, and other DoD/IC teams for effective response.
• Support annual security exercises and after-action reviews.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

CND discipline

Incident response lifecycle

SIEM experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Splunk

Elastic

Cisco FirePower

Palo Alto NGFW

Trellix ePO

Microsoft Defender

Tanium

Python

Perl

Ruby

JavaScript

PowerShell

C

C++

Java

Kali

Burp Suite

Nmap

Metasploit

Job description

Leidos is recruiting two Incident Responders to support the ONI Hopper Global Communications Center in Suitland, MD. These weekend roles are part-time, typically 24 hours per week, with an initial full-time training schedule during the day.

Responsibilities cover all phases of incident response for TS/SCI networks, coordinating with internal and external partners, and handling security incidents. Weekend shifts offer day and night options with potential extra coverage as needed.