Mid-Level Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst Baltimore, MD | Full Time
Cybervance is an equal opportunity employer that designs, develops, and manages the successful execution of training programs for government and private sector organizations. Cybervance believes in creating innovative solutions to deliver measured results. We are looking to hire an Information Assurance Analyst to support a government civilian client in incident tracking and examination support in the capital market system. This position is available immediately upon finding a well-qualified candidate with the ability to obtain the appropriate background clearance.
Clearance Required: Public Trust
Position Responsibilities:

• Perform hunting for malicious activity across the network and digital assets.
• Respond to computer security incidents and conduct threat analysis.
• Identify and act on malicious or anomalous activity.
• Conducts analysis using a variety of tools and data sets to identify indicators of malicious activity on the network.
• Perform detailed investigation and response activities for potential security incidents.
• Provide accurate and priority driven analysis on cyber activity/threats.
• Perform payload analysis of network packets.
• Recommends implementation of countermeasures or mitigating controls.
• Ensures all pertinent information is obtained to allow for the identification, containment, eradication, and recovery actions to occur in a time sensitive environment.
• Collaborates with technical and threat intelligence analysts to provide indications and warnings and contributes to predictive analysis of malicious activity.
• Mentor junior staff in cybersecurity techniques and processes.
• Create and continuously improve standard operating procedures used by the SOC.
• Resolve or coordinate the resolution of cyber security events.
• Monitor incoming event queues for potential security incidents.
• Create, manage, and dispatch incident tickets.
• Monitor external event sources for security intelligence and actionable incidents.
• Maintain incident logs with relevant activity.
• Document investigation results, ensuring relevant details are passed to SOC Lead, Incident Management team and stakeholders.
• Participate in root cause analysis or lessons learned sessions.

Job Requirements:

• Must have familiarity with US-CERT Federal Incident Notification Guidelines.
• 5 years of Information Technology experience, with at least 2 years of experience in information security working within security operations.
• Splunk, Elastic, Snowflake, and Akamai WAF experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of CrowdStrike, TrendMicro and McAfee host-based solutions.
• Knowledge of log, network, and system forensic investigation techniques.
• Significant experience performing analysis of log files from a variety of sources, including individual host logs, network traffic logs, firewall logs, or intrusion prevention/detection logs.
• Significant experience with packet analysis (Wireshark) and malware analysis preferred.
• Experience conducting intelligence driven defense utilizing the MITRE ATT&CK framework and Cyber Kill Chain (CKC.)
• Diverse knowledge base of operating systems, network protocols, system administration, and security technologies.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP Networking and the OSI model.
• Experience creating actionable content for a diverse range of commercial security tools and/or SIEM technologies.
• Significant experience monitoring threats via SIEM console.
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills with the ability to de-construct problems.
• Strong customer service skills and decision-making skills.
• Working knowledge of client infrastructure preferred.

Additional Experience Preferred:

• Minimum of 4 years' experience in SOC/CIRT with 2-3 years of specific experience as a Lead Analyst.

Certifications/Licenses:
One or more of the following industry standard certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional or Associate.
• Formal IT Security/Network Certification such as SANS GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA), SANS GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA) or SANS GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH).
• Experience at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
• Previous SOC/ CIRT experience at a federal agency similar in size, scope, and complexity.
• Familiarity with Snowflake and Security Data Lake (SDL) architecture.
• Familiarity with Panther Cloud SIEM.
• EC Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).
• Key Preferred Certifications: SANS GCIA/GNFA/GCIH, EC-Council CEH.
• Key Software: Splunk, Trend Micro, Akamai, Wireshark, Windows, Citrix, CrowdStrike, Snowflake, Panther.
• Key Skills: Analysis, Troubleshooting, Investigation, Documentation, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Customer Service.