Cyber Fusion Level 2

Job#: 2022579

Job Description:

Cyber Intelligence/Fusion Analyst
Location: Ft Meade, MD
*All interested and qualified candidates can please contact Schuyler Moose at
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain situational awareness of cyber activity by reviewing Intelligence Community and open-source reporting for new vulnerabilities, malware or other threats that have the potential to impact.
• Support mission-critical Continuity of Operations (COOP).
• Synthesize, summarize, consolidate, and share potentially malicious activities to the mission partner organizations by creating incident reports, wiki updates, collaboration/chat tippers and notifications, metrics, and trend reports.
• Assist in providing threat and vulnerability analysis as well as security advisory services and recommendations.
• Train and mentor other team members.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have 8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or higher) at start date and be able to obtain CSSP-A certification within 180 days of start date.
• Proficient understanding of Cyber Network Defense (CND) in regards to protect, detect, respond and sustain within a Computer Incident Response organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to clearly articulate technical and strategic level cyber matters to a variety of audiences.
• Highly developed research and analytical skills to pinpoint statistically significant patterns related to cyber threats.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth.
• Must beable to maintain active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Combination of education/years of experience: Master's and 6 years, Bachelor's and 8 years, Associate's and 10 years, or no education and 12 years.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledgeable in Cloud security/defense
• Working knowledge of cyber operational security, log analysis, netflow analysis, incident response, malware analysis, computer forensics, and/or cyber-crime.
• Advanced Certifications such as SANS GIACIAIH, CISSP or CASP.
• Demonstrated experience briefing Senior Executive Service (SES) and General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) leadership.
• Working knowledge and proficiency utilizing Wireshark and Splunk analysis tools.
• Experience in intelligence driven defense and/or Cyber Kill Chain (CKC) methodology; knowledge of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) and other cyber threat modeling frame works.
• Working knowledge of the U.S. Intelligence Community and/or Fusion centers.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.