Description of Task to be Performed: AnaVation is seeking an experienced cyber professional to join our team and support our mission critical customer in Reston, VA. As the Incident Response Lead/Advisor, you will advise/mentor/coach a team of cyber security professionals on best practices regarding incident responses on a variety of networks, platforms, and tools. Your previous experience working collaboratively across cross-functional teams/staff, at multiple levels, to deliver short-term, medium-term, and long-term response efforts would drive customer and program success.
Required Qualifications:- Clearance: U.S. Citizen, TS/SCI w/CI Poly
- Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
- Certification: DoD 8570 IAT Level II (CySA+) within 30 days of contract start
- Location: Full time, on-site position in Reston, VA.
- Experience:
- 8 years of experience (or 6 years of experience with a relevant Master's Degree) with identifying, analyzing, and responding to security incidents such as cyberattacks, data breaches, and system vulnerabilities.
- Monitoring and analyzing security logs and network traffic to detect anomalies
- Executing IR playbooks and conducting digital forensics
- Collaborating with IT and security teams to mitigate threats and prevent recurrence
- Advising on security policies, risk management, and compliance
These roles often require rotational shifts to ensure 24x7 coverage, especially in large enterprises and financial institutions - Knowledge of cyber adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures, along with analysis of advanced intrusions across a complex global network and basic cyber-security forensics procedures.
- Understanding of how to read and interpret malware analysis reports.
- Strong oral and written communications skills and ability to interact effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Excellent technical editing of formal report production and related skills.
Preferred Qualifications:- CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
- GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler)
- GCIA (GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst)
- Cyber Mission Force analyst or operator experience
- Management experience
- Experience with DoD cybersecurity operations
- Experience with classified system information assurance
Benefits - Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
- 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
- 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
- 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
- 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
- Competitive Pay
- Generous paid leave and holiday package
- Tuition and training reimbursement
- Life and AD&D Insurance
