Pay: $115,000.00 - $147,000.00 per hour
Job description:
Position Summary: The
Tier 2 Incident Responder performs in-depth investigation, containment, and remediation of security incidents escalated from Tier 1, applying the NIST SP 800-61 incident response life cycle and mentors Tier 1 analysts on investigative technique.
Clearance: TS/SCI with CI Poly
Location: Ft. Meade, MD (Onsite)
Work Schedule and Conditions: Primary shift assignment within the 24/7/365 coverage model.
Duties and Responsibilities: Duties include the following.
- Investigate escalated alerts and incidents through log analysis, malware analysis, and digital forensics, determining scope, root cause, and impact.
- Support execution of containment and eradication actions. Support recovery of affected systems to a known-good, hardened baseline.
- Document incident timelines and findings, create and track POA&M entries to closure and contribute to after-action reviews that feed back into detection content and playbooks.
- Review and remediate findings.
- Provide technical mentorship to Tier 1 Analysts and serve as a secondary escalation point during major incidents or surge conditions.
Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience; three to five years of hands-on incident response, digital forensics, or security operations experience.
Required Certifications: DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III or CSSP Incident Responder certification (e.g., GCIH, GCFA, or CySA+) required; working knowledge of endpoint detection and response (EDR) tooling, packet analysis, and at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, PowerShell, or Bash) preferred.
Salary Range: $115-$147k based on experience and shift
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field or equivalent experience?
- So you have three to five years of hands-on incident response, digital forensics, or security operations experience?
- DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III or CSSP Incident Responder certification (e.g., GCIH, GCFA, or CySA+)?
- Do you have working knowledge of endpoint detection and response (EDR) tooling, packet analysis, and at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, PowerShell, or Bash)?
Ability to Commute:
- Fort Meade, MD 20755 (Required)
Work Location: In person
