Cybersecurity, IT Consulting

Cybersecurity Incident Manager (Day Shift/Onsite)

Arlington, VAOnsiteFull TimeManager / HeadPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

Top Secret clearance
cyber incident management
cybersecurity operations
incident triage
log data analysis
Defense in Multiple Places
layered defenses
security robustness
mitigation
intrusion detection

Nice to have

GIAC
GCIH
GCFA
GISP
GCED
CCFP

Role summary

Triangle Cyber is seeking an on-site Cybersecurity Incident Manager for a federal client in Arlington, VA. The role involves performing CND incident triage, correlating data to identify trends, recommending defense-in-depth strategies, and researching mitigation steps. Responsibilities include analyzing log data, monitoring external threat sources, and applying cybersecurity concepts to detect and defend against intrusions. The position requires an active Top Secret clearance and a minimum of 5 years of experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations, with specific knowledge of NIST 800-62, FISMA, and the National Cyber Incident Scoring System. A Bachelor's degree in a related field or a High School Diploma with 4+ years of experience is required.

Triangle Cyber is seeking a Cybersecurity Incident Manager (Day Shift/Onsite) to provide onsite incident management support for a large federal client.

What You'll Do

Perform Computer Network Defense (CND) incident triage to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact

Correlate incident data to identify specific trends in reported incidents

Recommend defense-in-depth principles and practices (i.e., Defense in Multiple Places, layered defenses, security robustness, etc.)

Research and compile known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential CND incidents within the enterprise

Apply cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data

Monitor external data sources to maintain currency of CND threat conditions and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise

Required

Must have an active Top Secret clearance

Must have at least five (5+) years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations

Must have a Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related degree, or a High School Diploma with at least four (4) years of hands-on incident management or cybersecurity experience

Must reside within 60 miles of Arlington, VA, and be willing to work on-site, Monday through Friday (Day Shift).

Must have knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies

Must have knowledge of NIST 800-62 (latest revision), and FISMA standards as they pertain to reporting incidents

Must have knowledge of the National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident

Must have knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., footprinting and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.)

Must have skill in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks

Must have knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques, Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations

Must have knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])

Must have knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)

Preferred

Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])

Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)

GIAC – GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)

GIAC – GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)

GIAC – GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP)

GIAC – GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED)

(ISC)² – Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP) (retired)

(ISC)² – Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

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