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Tier II Incident Response Analyst

Edgewater Federal Solutions, Inc.
Bethesda, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 4/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2026
Edgewater Federal Solutions is currently seeking a Tier II Incident Response Analyst to provide support to an Edgewater Federal government contract.

  • Due to the nature of the contract and work, US Citizenship is a requirement**

Responsibilities

  • Understand Enterprise Network Architectures to include routing/switching, common protocols (DHCP, DNS, HTTP, etc.), and devices (Firewalls, Proxies, Load Balancers, VPN, etc.).
  • Recognize suspicious activity/events, common attacker TTPs, perform logical analysis and research to determine root cause and scope of Incidents.
  • Drive implementation and improvement of new tools, capabilities, frameworks, and methodologies.
  • Instill and reinforce industry best practices in the domains of incident response, cybersecurity analysis, case, and knowledge management, and SOC operations.
  • Promote and drive implementation of automation and process efficiencies.
  • Familiarity with Cyber Kill Chain and ATT&CK Framework and how to leverage in Security Operations.
  • Develop and present status updates to the Federal Team.
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to improve analyst skill sets and ensure delivery of high-quality analysis and work products.
  • Establish trust and business relationships with customer and other relevant stakeholders.
  • Analyze malicious code, packet capture files, and artifacts.
  • Identify gaps in logging capabilities and develop and propose strategies to fill gaps.
  • Identify and propose automated alerts for new and previously unknown threats.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field PLUS 4 years of experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of cybersecurity threats, attacks, attack vectors and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
  • Familiarity or experience in Intelligence Driven Defense, Cyber Kill Chain methodology, and/or MITRE ATT&CK framework.
  • Expertise of Operating Systems (Windows/Linux) operations and artifacts
  • In-depth knowledge of each phase of the Incident Response life cycle
  • Familiarity with Cloud concepts and experience performing monitoring and responding to threats in Cloud environments.
  • 5 years of intrusion detection and/or incident handling experience.
  • Strong experience with Splunk, FireEye, Microsoft MDE (or similar tool).
  • Advanced knowledge in planning, directing, and managing Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) and/or Security Operations Center (SOC) operations for a large and complex Enterprise.
  • Mature understanding of industry accepted standards for incident response actions and best practices related to SOC operations.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to create technical reports based on analytical findings.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Deep technical understanding of core current cybersecurity technologies as well as emerging capabilities.
  • Hands-on cybersecurity experience (Protect, Detect, Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization including prior experience performing large-scale incident response.
  • CISSP and SANS GCIH or GCIA required upon start.

Salary: $85,000 - $110,000

About Us:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2025.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law. status protected by applicable law.

Salary : $85,000 - $110,000

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