Cyber Defense Shift Lead

  • Washington, DC
  • Posted 20 hours ago | Updated 12 hours ago

Overview

On Site
USD 95,000.00 per year
Full Time

Skills

Reporting
Incident Management
Intelligence Analysis
Leadership
Intrusion Detection
IPS
Log Analysis
Firewall
Snort
IDS
Web Servers
Splunk
SIEM
Cyber Security
Security Operations
CISM
CISSP
GCIH
GCIA
Certified Ethical Hacker
Security Clearance
Training
Health Insurance
Insurance

Job Details

Description & Requirements

At Maximus, we're proud to be celebrating our 50th year in business, with strong financial performance - including $1.4B in revenue this quarter and 15% growth in our Federal services group. We've also been recognized as a Washington Post Top Workplace and a VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer in 2024..

Maximus is seeking a Senior Level Cyber Defense Analyst/Intrusion Detection Team Shift Lead for an onsite position in Washington, DC (near Union Station).

Becoming part of Maximus means joining a team that offers:

* A generous annual allowance for education or professional certification

* Free access to robust certification and training programs to help you grow your career

* Strong career path with support for internal mobility

* A collaborative, respectful work environment with supportive leadership

* Comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and more

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS058, T4, Band 7

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Work with intrusion analysts to identify, report, and coordinate the remediation of cyber threats for the client.

- Deliver timely and actionable sanitized intelligence to cyber incident response teams.

- Apply technical knowledge of computer systems, networks, and cyber threat information to evaluate the client's security posture.

- Perform intelligence analysis to assess intrusion signatures, tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with cyber attacks.

- Investigate hackers, their methods, vulnerabilities, and exploits, and provide detailed briefings and intelligence reports to leadership.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years of total experience in cybersecurity. Additional professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

- Of those 8 years, at least 7 years must include hands-on experience in security intrusion detection and analysis using technologies such as WANs, IDS/IPS/HIPS systems, server/web log analysis, and raw data log review.

- At least 5 of the 8 years must be at a senior level, involving log and console event analysis, including work with Splunk (or advanced Grep), firewall ACLs, Snort-based IDS events, PCAPs, and web server logs in a SIEM environment.

Additional Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Must have hands-on Splunk SIEM experience, including a minimum of 2 years leading a cybersecurity or security operations shift team.

- Advanced certification required (examples: CISM, CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, CEH, SecurityX/CASP).

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.




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Minimum Requirements

TCS058, T4, Band 7

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Minimum Salary

$ 95,000.00

Maximum Salary

$ 107,000.00

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