Our work depends on a Cyber Security Analyst joining our team of analysts, stationed in diverse CONUS and OCONUS locations tasked with monitoring and protecting the classified and unclassified systems of a major Intelligence Community Agency for fraud, waste, and abuse, to include inappropriate content, illegal activity, Identity leakage, and Insider threat activity. 

Job Description

• Gather and handle forensic evidence in accordance with Rules of Evidence and perform forensic analysis of digital information.
• Monitor, detect and report indicators of misuse, abuse, data spillage, insider threat, and security violations. 
• Identify acceptable use policy infractions. 
• Review event logs to determine events of interest. 
• Monitor for fraud, waste and abuse, including content inappropriate to the workplace, Illegal Activity, Productivity Loss and Non-Compliant Activity, as well as Identity Leakage (PII). 
• Prepare case evidence and incident reports. 
• Work on special projects as assigned. 
• *Must be available for weekend shifts. 

Desired Skills 

• Splunk 
• Proofpoint 
• Fidelis 
• Solera 
• Windows 
• Linux Operating Systems 

Characteristics

• Investigates, analyzes, and responds to cyber incidents within a network environment or enclave. 
• Uses data collected from a variety of cyber defense tools (e.g., IDS alerts, firewalls, network traffic logs) to analyze events that occur within their environments for the purposes of mitigating threats. 
• Interprets, analyzes, and reports all events and anomalies in accordance with computer network directives, including initiating, responding, and reporting discovered events.
• Evaluates, tests, recommends, coordinates, monitors, and maintains cybersecurity policies, procedures, and systems, including access management for hardware, firmware, and software.
• Ensures that cybersecurity plans, controls, processes, standards, policies, and procedures are aligned with cybersecurity standards.
• Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents and improve security.
• Researches and evaluates new concepts and processes to improve performance.
• Analyzes cross-functional problem sets, identifies root causes and resolves issues.
• Develops techniques and procedures for conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on system security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents such as intrusion, frauds, attacks or leaks.
• May coach and provide guidance to less-experienced professionals. 
• May serve as a team or task lead.

Education and Experience 

• High School Diploma or GED 12 years of relevant experience 
• Associates Degree 10 years of relevant experience 
• Bachelors Degree 8 years of relevant experience 
• Masters Degree 6 years of relevant experience 
• PhD 4 years of relevant experience
• Note: Relevant professional certifications will be considered equivalent to six (6) months of relevant experience