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ECS · 1 hour ago

Senior SOC Analyst

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$110K/yr - $130K/yr

7+ years exp

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. They are seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to lead incident response and enhance cybersecurity measures across the Bureau of the Census. The role involves advising leadership, managing SOC teams, and implementing best practices in network security.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead, facilitate and advise via the Incident Response lifecycle across the Bureau of the Census within the Department of Commerce against 24/7 threats/vulnerabilities/events

Provide leadership w/ security and cybersecurity intelligence, posture/capabilities status, ways-forward, trend analysis and personnel readiness to enhance cyber security and incident response

Advise leadership through multi-vector threat remediation and capabilities enhancement

Leverage multi-source Cyber Intelligence to bolster cybersecurity posture

Effectively lead and advise Security Operations and Infrastructure teams regarding threats and vulnerabilities mitigation procedures and system(s) enhancement(s)

Meet/exceed/expand customer mission requirements, goals, and vision

Coordinate and communicate with multi-partner teams/services regarding 24/7 security posture and national regulatory requirements

Learn and foster knowledge and skills training to adhere to and expand security, cybersecurity, and contingency requirements

Manage/mentor SOC team members regarding procedures, schedules, training, event & tools management, and performance requirements

Develop and implement best-practice network security, backup, and recovery procedures

Diagnose network connectivity and performance issues during events and incidents

Integrate new systems into existing network and security architecture

Monitor network capacity, performance and

Advise during network patching, expansion, and capability growth to ensure safeguarding of data/information against threats and vulnerabilities

Obtain and retain clearance requirements set by the Dept. of Commerce

Provide feedback on network requirements, including network architecture and infrastructure

Test and maintain network infrastructure including software and hardware devices

Qualification

Cybersecurity Incident ResponseNetwork Security ManagementNetwork ProtocolsNetwork Threat DetectionCloud-based NetworkingNetwork Performance AnalysisNetwork ConfigurationTeam CohesionTraining SkillsLeadership SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree or higher

7+ years' experience in network management and experience directly performing configurations and security implementation on LAN and WAN equipment

Certifications addressing system security, network infrastructure, access control, cryptography, assessments and audits, and organizational security

Active Secret clearance

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Lead the Cybersecurity Incident Response lifecycle as an Incident Commander during high-demand events/incidents

Advise leadership and assist management of SOC personnel, personnel readiness, team cohesion and training

Understand and implement international, federal, state, and local regulation standards of cybersecurity

Organize cyber operations, exercises, and inspections

In-depth knowledge of network encryption, secure network topology and operating network equipment including hubs, routers, switches, bridges, servers, transmission media, and related logical & physical domains

Knowledge of cloud-based networking, security, and best practices

Implement network threat detection and prevention rules and data control methods

Operate common network tools (e.g., ping, traceroute, nslookup, ipconfig, nbstat)

Interpret Operating Systems command line (e.g., Windows, Linux)

Navigate and operate within the organization's LAN/WAN pathways

Monitor and perform trend analysis of network performance, availability, and incidents

Experience/knowledge monitoring networks for Indicators of Compromise

Operate different electronic communication systems and methods (e.g., e-mail, VOIP, IM, web forums, Direct Video Broadcasts)

Interpret the information collected by network tools (e.g., Microsoft Defender, FireEye, Akamai and packet capture)

Knowledge of network protocols such as TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System (DNS), bandwidth/utilization management and directory services

Measure, analyze and tune network performance, confidentiality, integrity, and availability

Experience with network data structures and models (e.g., Open System Interconnection Model [OSI], Information Technology Infrastructure Library, current version [ITIL])

Preferred

Experience holding a leadership position

Implementing, maintaining, and improving established network security practices

Applying ITIL or equivalent Change Management

Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting LAN and WAN components such as routers, hubs, switches. Establishing a routing scheme

Skill in securing network communications and protecting a network against malware. (e.g., NIPS, anti-malware, restrict/prevent external devices, spam filters)

Configuring and utilizing network protection components (e.g., Firewalls, VPNs, network intrusion detection systems)

Implementing and testing network infrastructure contingency and recovery plans

Applying various subnet techniques (e.g., CIDR)

Configuring and utilizing computer protection components (e.g., hardware firewalls, servers, routers, as appropriate)

Packet Analysis

Company

ECS

Glassdoor3.6

ECS is a fast-growing 4,000-person, $1.2B provider of advanced technology solutions for federal civilian, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers.

Founded in 2001

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

1001-5000 employees