Cyber Security Specialist - Remote - (Top-Secret Clearance)

Enlightened, Inc. is seeking a Cyber Security Specialist to work Remote, in Washington DC.

This is a Remote Position

Must have and maintain a Top Security Clearance

Are you passionate about Cyber Security and looking to contribute to meaningful projects that impact our Nation and communities? If so, we are ready to Enlighten you!

Please apply!

This is an excellent opportunity to use critical thinking to bring together information from multiple sources to determine if a threat is present. The Cyber Security Analyst should be familiar with common Intrusion Detection Systems, virus and malware behavior, and intrusion response methodologies.

Duties, Tasks, And Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing Risk Management Framework (RMF) support to Information System Security Officer or Manager (ISSO/ISSM) for implementation and continuous monitoring.
• Responsible for providing Security Assessments using standards such as NIST 800-53 for implementation and continuous monitoring.
• Provide support and guidance on the deployment, use and administration of Cybersecurity operations tools
• Ensure that the controls within the security controls baseline are in place and functioning as intended to protect data.
• Coordinate the identification and remediation of cybersecurity control weaknesses with financial audit impacts.
• Track incoming alerts from multiple clients, and sources effectively.
• Monitor and support security operations for malicious activity.
• Responsible for determining appropriate response action(s) to an incident, following the standard techniques, tactics, and procedures.
• Responsible for the analysis and reporting of cyber threats as well as assisting in deterring, identifying, monitoring, investigating, and analyzing computer network intrusions.
• Supports cyber and network incidents and warning activity
• Performs security event and incident correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise
• Performs cyber incident triage to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact; identify the specific vulnerability and make recommendations which enable expeditious remediation.
• Tracks cyber actions from initial detection through final resolution
• Analyzes and assesses damage to the data / infrastructure
• Performs cyber engineering trend analysis and reporting

Technical Qualifications:

• Knowledge and understanding of network protocols, network devices, multiple operating systems, and secure architectures
• Experience in computer evidence seizure, computer forensic analysis, and data recovery, and/or Computer network forensics
• Experience in computer intrusion analysis and incident response, Intrusion detection
• Applicants must be able to work in a team environment
• Ability to handle stress and work well under pressure
• Experience with Leading SIEM Technologies

Basic Qualifications:

• 4 - 10 years of hands-on experience in the detection, response, mitigation, and/or reporting of cyber threats affecting computer network surveillance/monitoring
• Experience working within a Cybersecurity Operations Center environment.
• Experience with COTS technologies used in a Cybersecurity Engineering environment.

Security Clearance Required:

• Top Secret

Preferred Qualifications:

• B.S./B.A. in Engineering, Science, or Mathematics is preferred. Master s Degree strongly preferred.
• CNDSP-A (GCIA, GCIH, or CEH), CISSP, CISM, or CNDSP-IR (GCIH, CSIH, or CEH) certification preferred.
• IAT Level II (GSEC, Security+, SSCP, or CCNA-Security) certification preferred.