Security Incident Responder Lead

Job ID: 2506961

Location: REMOTE WORK, TX, US

Date Posted: 2025-06-26

Category: Cyber

Subcategory: Cybersecurity Ops

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: Yes

Description

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is seeking a Security Incident Responder Lead to join our team supporting a major state & local government customer. This position reports to the Security Director.

Essential duties of this position include:

• Hybrid role as Security Incident Responder and SOC Tier 3.
• Performs Cybersecurity Defense & Analysis, Incident Response, Threat Analysis, Exploitation Analysis, and Cyber Investigations from the
• National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Framework.
• Work is typically performed in a Security Operations Center (SOC), Network Operations & Security Center (NOSC), Joint Operations Center (JOC), or similar environments.
• Duties are primarily categorized as Incident Investigation and Response, Security Operations, Incident Management, or similar roles.
• Engages in Identity and Access Management operations and utilizes Cyber tools to perform cyber work.
• Utilizes COTS/GOTS applications, ticketing systems, lab systems, forensic applications, and/or custom tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to monitor systems for abnormal events and determine if events are to be deemed an incident.
• Determines if incidents are due to malicious or nefarious actions by one or more threat actors.
• Utilizes threat intelligence to determine if the incident is part of a named campaign to determine appropriate levels of response, or provide new
• intelligence based on investigative actions to threat intelligence teams, organizations, and/or external parties.
• Obtains information and evidence for legal proceedings or to provide to government counterparts for possible military, law enforcement, and/or
• counter-intelligence response actions/activities, Human Resources investigations, and/or management action.
• Works with system owners to restore affected systems to secure baseline configurations.
• Maintains chain of custody on items of evidentiary value.
• Coordinates with contracted vendors for incident control.
• Collaborates with legal, HR, and other non-technical personnel to recommend formal proceedings against personnel.
• Researches, evaluates, and recommends new security tools, techniques, and technologies.
• Supports cyber metrics development, maintenance, and reporting.
• Provides briefings to senior staff.

Qualifications

Required Education and Qualifications:

• BS Degree and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience
• Complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the cybersecurity field.
• Ability to receive assignments in the form of objectives and establish goals to meet outlined objectives.
• General knowledge of related disciplines.
• Candidates must be able to pass a CJIS Criminal Justice background investigation and maintain CJIS clearance throughout employment term. Citizenship Required

Required Experience:

• Providing technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems requiring the analysis of identifiable factors.
• Independent determination and development of approaches to solutions with work reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
• Demonstrating good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Contributing to the completion of specific programs and projects within the government contracting space.
• Security+ or higher certifications

Preferred Experience:

• ITIL v4 certification preferred (Foundation or above)
• CEH, GCIH, BTL2, CASP, or GSP
• Providing technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems requiring the analysis of identifiable factors.
• Independent determination and development of approaches to solutions with work reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
• Demonstrating good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Contributing to the completion of specific programs and projects.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.