Overview

At Criterion Systems, we developed a different kind of business—a company whose real value is a reputation for excellence built upon the collective skills, talents, perspectives, and backgrounds of its people. By accepting a position with Criterion Systems, you will join a group of professionals with a collaborative mindset where we share ideas and foster professional development to accomplish our goals. In addition to our great culture, we also offer competitive compensation and benefit packages, company-sponsored team building events, and advancement opportunities. To find out more about how Criterion can help you take your career to the next level please visit our website: www.criterion-sys.com. Criterion Systems is a Military/Veteran Friendly Company therefore we encourage Veterans to apply.

Responsibilities

We are seeking to hire a Cyber Threat Analyst to support a federal government customer in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cyber Data Analysts (CDA) will be responsible for modeling minor and complex data sets, as well as analyzing cyber security insights and identifying anomalies through the use of statistical, algorithmic, mining and visualization techniques.

Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities

• Analysts must be proficient at integrating and preparing large, varied datasets.
• must understand data elements, data models and manipulation of structured or unstructured data sets.
• Must have strong communication, collaboration and presentation skills.
• Team members are responsible for conducting statistical analysis and correlation of monitored traffic within large networks.
• Trending and attack signature analysis produced by the CDA group will be utilized by SOC Intrusion Analysts, and external cyber security staff throughout the agency.
• The position requires interaction with technical and management staff within and outside of the agency.
• The position will include up to approximately 15% travel: local and nationwide.
• Applicants must be positive, flexible, self-starters with the ability to excel in a fast-paced environment.
• The applicant must demonstrate professionalism and understanding of the scalability of the current mission.
• Communication skills are critical, with the ability to verbalize and document technical concerns and solutions, as well as create and maintain customer required documentation and other deliverable products.
• Applicants must be detail-oriented and have the ability to follow process and multi-task effectively when necessary.
• Responsible for identifying new internal and external structured and unstructured data to improve predictive model, and learning products.
• Develops descriptive, diagnostic, and predictive analytical models and programs, develops robust data visualizations to product actionable analytics.
• Formulates test hypotheses, applies statistical methods, analyzes results, and provides recommendations.
• Present insights and recommendations to Security Operations Management and stakeholders.
• Participates in data analytics projects.
• Maintains good relationships and broad general knowledge across Cyber Security space and IT functions.
• Conducts trending and statistical analysis methods, analyzes results, and provides recommendations.
• Develops tools and procedures to detect "low-and-slow" and previously unobserved attack vectors.
• Creates documentation and characterization of attack vectors.
• Employs research and analysis of threats, indicators, techniques, tactics, and procedures.

Qualifications

Required Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Security or related technical discipline OR four (4) years equivalent technical work experience.
• Minimum of 3 years experience supporting a mix of duties above.
• US Citizenship required (no dual citizenship).
• Strong knowledge of networking.
• Strong knowledge of common network protocols.
• Strong knowledge of information security principles.
• Strong time management, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in preparing and conducting presentations or briefings to large groups.
• Possess DoDi 8570 approved baseline certifications for IAT Level II and CSSP Analyst, or the ability to obtain within the first six months of employment.

Preferred Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• One or more years’ previous experience in network security monitoring is highly desired.
• Experience with SIEM technologies.
• Experience with Anti-Malware or EDR technologies.
• Experience with SOAR solutions.
• Experience with advanced query, regular expression, scripting, or programming languages.
• The following security certifications are highly desired: GSEC, GCIA, GCIH, Pentest , CHFI, OSCP.

Security Clearance Level

• Active Department of Energy (DOE) “Q” Clearance OR Top Secret Security Clearance OR Secret with an SSBI investigation or the ability to obtain a clearance.

Benefits Offered

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Tuition/Training Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

Criterion Systems, LLC and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination at all levels of our organization. We believe in treating all applicants and employees fairly and make employment decisions without regard to any individual’s protected status: race, ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex/gender, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and mental disability, marital/parental status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), age, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit https://careers-criterion-sys.icims.com/.