Cybersecurity Defense Analyst II

Colorado Springs, CO, US • Posted 8 hours ago • Updated 8 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
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Skills

  • Cyber Security
  • Sensors
  • Issue Tracking
  • Collaboration
  • Recovery
  • Reporting
  • Intrusion Detection
  • System On A Chip
  • Management
  • Incident Management
  • TCP/IP
  • Dragon NaturallySpeaking
  • DNS
  • HTTP
  • Authentication
  • Enterprise Networks
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Linux
  • SIEM
  • Network
  • Firewall
  • IDS
  • IPS
  • Security Analysis
  • DoD
  • IC
  • Integrated Circuit
  • Internal Communications
  • Security Clearance
  • Continuous Integration

Summary

Title: Cyber Defense Analyst II

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Clearance: TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph

Job Details:
  • Independently monitor, triage, and investigate routine and moderately complex security alerts and suspected incidents.
  • Perform cyber defense monitoring and analysis using security information from enterprise systems, networks, security sensors, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention technologies, endpoint sources, and other available telemetry.
  • Analyze log files and network activity to identify anomalous or malicious behavior, determine potential security impact, and document investigative findings in the authorized case or ticketing system
  • Perform cyber defense incident triage, including validation, enrichment, determination of scope, urgency, potential impact, and appropriate escalation
  • Support incident handling across detection, investigation, analysis, containment/remediation coordination, recovery, and reporting in accordance with established authorities and procedures
  • Correlate incident and security data across multiple sources to identify affected systems, users, vulnerabilities, adversary activity, and related events
  • Collect and preserve relevant intrusion artifacts and investigative evidence in accordance with established procedures
  • Communicate incident status, findings, risk, and recommended actions to SOC personnel, technical teams, management, and government stakeholders as appropriate
  • Develop and test investigative hypotheses by correlating network, host, identity, firewall, vulnerability, and threat data
  • Identify related activity beyond the initially alerted system and appropriately expand investigative scope
  • Execute established incident response and escalation procedures and coordinate with technical teams when containment or remediation action is required
  • Identify recurring alert-quality, telemetry, or process issues and recommend improvements to senior analysts

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institute in a technical discipline applicable to the position; an additional 4 years of may be substituted in lieu of a degree
  • Minimum four (4) years of relevant experience in addition to education level
  • Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, authentication, enterprise networking, Windows/Linux security events, and common adversary techniques
  • Hands-on experience using SIEM and one or more network, endpoint, firewall, IDS/IPS, or security-analysis technologies
  • Ability to independently investigate security activity, distinguish facts from assumptions, and communicate evidence-based conclusions
  • Must possess current DoD 8570 IAT II or IAM II certification
  • Experience working in a DoD or IC environment
  • Current active TS/SCI clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph

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  • Dice Id: 90789821
  • Position Id: 526c5b3ca06915454cec92461380a4d9
  • Posted 8 hours ago
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