Cyber Shift Incident Manager

BCMC

$100K — $130K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizenship required
  • Active TS/SCI clearance mandatory
  • Ability to obtain DHS Suitability
  • 5+ years of experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations
  • Familiarity with NIST 800-62 and FISMA standards
  • Understanding of NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System
  • Knowledge of general attack stages and vulnerability categorization
  • Experience with system administration and hardening techniques

Responsibilities

  • Correlate incident data to identify trends in reported incidents
  • Recommend layered defense principles and practices
  • Perform Computer Network Defense incident triage to assess scope and impact
  • Research known resolution steps for mitigation of incidents
  • Apply cybersecurity concepts to defense measures and conduct log analysis
  • Monitor external data sources to stay updated on threat conditions
  • Identify causes of incidents and gather relevant background information
  • Receive and analyze network alerts to determine possible causes
  • Document Computer Network Defense incidents from detection to resolution
  • Provide support during assigned shifts

Benefits

  • 95% employer-paid employee medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 100% employer-paid life, STD, and LTD disability coverage
  • 401(k) plan with company match and profit sharing
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent and health care
  • 11 standard holidays and 3 weeks of annual leave
Full Job Description
BCMC is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. We are seeking a Cyber Shift Incident Manager to support this critical customer mission.

Responsibilities:
- Correlating incident data to identify specific trends in reported incidents
- Recommending defense in depth principles and practices (i.e. Defense in Multiple Places, layered defenses, security robustness, etc.)
- Performing Computer Network Defense incident triage to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact
- Researching and compiling known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents within the enterprise
- Applying cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small, and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data
- Monitoring external data sources to maintain currency of Computer Network Defense threat condition and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise
- Identifying the cause of an incident and recognizing the key elements to ask external entities when learning the background and potential infection vector of an incident,
- Receiving and analyzing network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts
- Tracking and documenting Computer Network Defense (CND) incidents from initial detection through final resolution, and work with other components within the organization to obtain and coordinate information pertaining to ongoing incidents
- Providing support during assigned shifts (Shift 5: Fri, Sat & Sun [redacted]; T, Th [redacted])

Required Skills:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Must have an active TS/SCI clearance

- Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
- 5+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations
- Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies
- Having close familiarity with NIST 800-62 (latest revision), and FISMA standards as they pertain to reporting incidents.
- Knowledge of the NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident
- Knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., foot printing and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.)
- Skill in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks
- Knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques, Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
- 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)

Desired Skills:
- 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)

Required Education:
BS Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity or related degree. HS Diploma with 7-9 incident management or cyber security experience

Desired Certifications:
GCIH, GCFA GISP, GCED, CCFP or CISSP

Benefits
Extremely competitive salary
95% employer paid for employee medical, dental, & vision coverages
100% employer paid for employee life, STD & LTD disability coverages
401k with company match and profit sharing
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent & health care
11 standard holidays & 3 weeks of annual leave

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