OPS Consulting, LLC · 2 weeks ago
Cyber Defense Analyst 3
Annapolis Junction, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$50K/yr - $290K/yr
8+ years expOPS Consulting, LLC is a company dedicated to empowering clients and serving national security and technology solutions. They are seeking a Cyber Defense Analyst 3 to monitor and analyze anomalous activity, perform threat hunting, and mentor team members in a growing team.
ConsultingInformation TechnologySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
Ben Tanis
Responsibilities
Use cyber defense tools to monitor, detect, analyze, categorize, and perform initial triage of anomalous activity
Generate cybersecurity cases (including event’s history, status, and potential impact for further action) and route as appropriate
Perform advanced manual analysis to hunt previously unidentified threats
Identify cyber-attack phases based on knowledge of common attack vectors and network layers, models and protocols
Apply techniques for detecting host- and network-based intrusions
Analyze malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information
Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack
Possess deep knowledge of active directory abuse used by attackers for lateral movement and persistence
Perform after-action reviews of team products to ensure completion of analysis
Lead and mentor team members as a technical expert
Qualification
Required
Eight (8) years of demonstrated experience as a CDA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
A technical bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of CDA experience
Two (2) years of demonstrated and practical experience in TCP/IP fundamentals
Two (2) years of demonstrated experience with tcpdump or Wireshark
Three (3) years of demonstrated experience using security information and event management suites (such as Splunk, ArcSight, Kibana, LogRhythm)
Three (3) years of demonstrated experience in network analysis and threat analysis software utilization
CSSP Analyst baseline certification (e.g., CEH, CySA+, CFR, etc.)
IAT Level I or II certification
Computing Environment (CE) certification for supported systems
Global Information Assurances Certificate (GIAC) OR Global Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
A current government clearance, background investigation, and polygraph are required
Benefits
Healthcare
Wellness
Financial
Retirement
Education
Time off benefits
Company
OPS Consulting, LLC
OPS comes from the Latin meaning ‘the power to help’; we are thought leaders and innovators with 'the power to help' our mission customers.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.09M2023-07-13Acquired
2020-09-29Seed· $0.09M
Leadership Team
Jeff K.
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) & PMO Advisor
Recent News
2023-07-13
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