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ARA · 1 day ago

Senior Cyber Blue Team Lead / Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company that provides technically superior solutions to complex problems. They are seeking a Senior Cyber Blue Team Lead / Analyst to support cyber assessments of vulnerabilities in critical U.S. and Allied systems, leading a team to identify risks and provide recommendations for risk reduction based on DoD standards.

ConsultingHealth CareInfrastructureManufacturingTraining

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support a team conducting cyber assessments of vulnerabilities of critical U.S. and Allied systems, networks, infrastructures, and assets

Identify risks that may lead to mission loss or degradation and provide recommendations for risk reduction based on DoD Mission Assurance Assessment benchmarks

Apply in-depth knowledge of cyber threats to develop recommendations to remediate system vulnerabilities

Serve as the ARA team leader, working closely with ARA management, Government personnel, and subcontractor teammates

Provide a balanced look at the mission survivability of key DoD facilities and provide recommendations with supporting rationale to leadership

Perform assessments from an adversarial viewpoint to identify weaknesses, test and evaluate protection strategies, and demonstrate exploitation of identified vulnerabilities

Examine telecommunications and cyber space operations

Support up to 10 assessments per year that range from one to six weeks in duration, from start to submission of final assessment report

Qualification

CybersecurityIAT II CertificationsCSSP Auditor certificationLinux environmentsNetwork monitoring toolsProgramming PerlProgramming PythonProgramming CThreat huntingPacket analysisTroubleshooting skillsTeam leadershipCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, information technology, cyber security, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline plus 8-10 years of experience

Current / Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI access

Active IAT II Certifications as described in DoDD 8570.01 and Active CSSP Auditor certification (Security+, CySA+, Pentest+)

Understanding of information technology threats, and cybersecurity practices

Hands-on experience with security monitoring, threat hunting, packet analysis, malware analysis, signature development, and/or shell scripting

Hands-on experience with network monitoring and packet inspection tools

Demonstrated experience with Linux environments (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu)

Programming experience (Perl, Python, C, etc.)

Preferred

Team and project leadership/management experience

Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Knowledge, skills, and ability to operate the advanced cyber analytical toolkit and perform required assessments

Working knowledge of Department of War's IT system and network certification and accreditation processes to include system security authorization agreements

Experience conducting Information Operations Computer Network Defense/Exploitation assessments

Experience with firewalls and network TAP technologies

Experience installing, configuring, administering software applications

Demonstrated skills in troubleshooting problems with software and hardware

Experience configuring, managing and maintaining networking equipment

Working knowledge of Department of Warfare's Information Assurance

Experience in Vulnerability Alert processes

Working knowledge of Computer Network vulnerability/compliance analysis software