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Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) · 1 month ago

Senior Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist

Macon, GA, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $130K/yr

5+ years exp

Bering Professional Services (BSPS), a company within the BSNC family, is currently seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist to work with our federal client. The ideal candidate will serve as an incident responder on the federal agency client’s in-house Security Operations Center (SOC) team within the client’s Cybersecurity Division, providing senior level cybersecurity incident response expertise.

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Responsibilities

Member of the SOC team which provides 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year monitoring and incident response services for the organization’s Network, Systems, Applications, and Web services

Provide senior level cybersecurity incident response expertise in support of the client’s Incident Response processes and procedures

Develop operational baselines such data flows and application interactions to enhance SOC’s ability to respond to incidents

Prepare and manage playbooks and relevant scenarios in addition to narratives and visual diagrams and review continuously, in compliance with NIST SP 800-61 and Government guidance

Follow current guidance from NIST 800-61, Federal Incident Notification Guidelines, CISA’s Incident Response and Vulnerability Playbook, and client guidance

Monitor system status and sensor data from deployed sensors and triage for validity from Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) System, email, texts, phone calls and all enterprise managed dashboards

Analyze all sources including network traffic, identity, fault, performance, and bandwidth information, alerts and data to augment detection of network anomalies and unauthorized activity

Meet regularly with client stakeholders to develop content, analytic rules, alerts, dashboards, automation and identify ways to improve availability and efficiency of client’s incident response program

Categorize, Prioritize, and Report on cybersecurity events in accordance with (IAW) SOPs and other relevant policies documents

Implement cybersecurity mitigations leveraging client tools and systems

Create and escalate cybersecurity-related investigations to both internal and external entities such as DHS or other Government Agencies with client and Federal defined timelines

Manage, coordinate, and respond to FOIA, audits, data calls, e-discovery and information requests

Schedule and execute incident response tabletop exercises with each client FISMA system on an annual basis

Review and handle phishing messages reported by client staff

Qualification

Cybersecurity Incident ResponseSIEM ProficiencyThreat Actor TTPsNetwork Traffic AnalysisMalware AnalysisIncident Response FrameworksVulnerability ManagementMicrosoft AzureAnalytical SkillsTeam CollaborationCommunication SkillsSelf-StarterMentoring

Required

High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent is preferred

Minimum of five years hands-on experience

Proven experience detecting, triaging, and responding to cyber incidents across enterprise networks and cloud environments

Proficiency with SIEM, EDR/XDR platforms, and forensic tools

Strong understanding of threat actor TTPs, MITRE ATT&CK framework, and incident containment strategies

Ability to analyze network traffic, logs, and endpoint telemetry to identify malicious activity

Familiarity with malware analysis, reverse engineering basics, and memory analysis concepts

Experience developing and tuning detection rules, playbooks, and automated response workflows

Working knowledge of incident response frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-61, SANS)

Understanding of vulnerability management, threat intelligence integration, and SOC metrics/reporting

Understanding of basic computer and networking technologies: Windows and Linux/Unix operating systems, Networking technologies (routing, switching, VLANs, subnets, firewalls), Common networking protocols – SSH, SMB, SMTP, FTP/SFTP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, etc., Common enterprise technologies – Active Directory, Group Policy, and the Microsoft Azure suite of cloud services, Understanding of current system logging technology and retrieving information from a plethora of technology platforms

Preferred

Interest in security/hacking culture. Ability to “think like an attacker”

General cybersecurity certifications (one or more of the following preferred): CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)

Any cloud security certification, especially: CompTIA Cloud+, Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Cloud Security Alliance Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)

Any Microsoft 365/Azure cybersecurity certification, especially: Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200), Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900), Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)

Familiarity with the Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure suite of products, including Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft 365 Defender

Knowledge of common enterprise technologies, policies, and concepts such as: Microsoft Sentinel SIEM, Kusto Query Language (KQL), Mobile device technologies (iOS, Android), Scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, etc.), Microsoft Power BI, Azure DevOps

Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) expertise: In-depth knowledge of AI and ML concepts, How to practically apply AI/ML technologies to enhance cyber threat hunting and incident response capabilities, Experience with specific AI services offered within Microsoft Azure