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Leidos · 18 hours ago

Attack Sensing & Warning Analyst (T2 AS&W Analyst)

Ashburn, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$87K/yr - $157K/yr

5+ years exp

Leidos is seeking an experienced Tier 2 Attack Sensing & Warning Analyst to join their team supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The role involves leveraging advanced security technologies to monitor and investigate endpoint and network activity, escalating alerts, analyzing logs, and developing security content to enhance incident response capabilities.

ComputerGovernmentInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySoftware

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Utilize state of the art technologies such as Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) tools, log analysis (Splunk) and occasionally network forensics (full packet capture solution) to investigative activity to examine endpoint and network-based data

Monitor alerting channels for multiple endpoint and network tools for alerts of various criticalities and escalate according to defined processes, procedures, and playbooks

Triage alerts to determine nature of activity occurring on customer networks, systems, servers, and mobile devices

Conduct log analysis from multiple avenues and tools to triage activity in support of incident response

Recognize attacker and APT activity, tactics, and procedures and aggregate indicators of compromise (IOCs) that can be used to improve monitoring, analysis and incident response

Develop and build security content, scripts, tools, or methods to enhance the incident investigation processes

Lead Incident Response activities and mentor junior SOC staff

Create daily, weekly, and monthly reports for dissemination to customer leadership with emphasis on attention to detail and accurate capturing of relevant, timely data for briefings

Succinctly and accurately capture technical details and summarize findings for less technical audiences

Work with key stakeholders to implement remediation plans in response to incidents

Effectively investigative and identify root cause findings then communicate findings to stakeholders including technical staff, and leadership

Strong problem-solving abilities with an analytic and qualitative mindset

Effectively communicate with customer leadership and disseminate timely updates of critical incidents with emphasis on attention to detail and accurate reporting

Qualification

Incident ResponseCyber Intelligence AnalysisEDR ToolsLog AnalysisVulnerability AssessmentDigital Media ForensicsMonitoringDetectionPenetration TestingMITRE ATT&CK FrameworkAnalytic MindsetProblem-SolvingCommunication SkillsCollaborationAttention to DetailMentorship

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, Information Technology (IT), Cyber Security, or related field and 4 years of professional experience. Additional years of experience are accepted in lieu of degree

5 years of professional experience (or a Bachelors' Degree and 3 years of professional experience) in incident detection, response and remediation

Minimum of three (3) but (5) preferred years of specialized experience in one or more of the following areas: Email security, Digital media forensic, Monitoring and detection, Incident Response, Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, Cyber intelligence analysis

Extensive experience analyzing and synthesizing information with other relevant data sources, providing guidance and mentorship to others in cyber threat analysis and operations

Ability to collaborate with technical staff and customers to identify, assess, and resolve complex security problems/issues/risks and facilitate resolution and risk mitigation

Ability to stay up to date with the latest threat intelligence, security trends, tools, and capabilities

Possess strong problem-solving abilities with an analytic and qualitative eye for reasoning

Ability to independently prioritize and complete multiple tasks with little to no supervision

The candidate should have at minimum ONE of the following certifications: CompTIA Cyber Security Analyst (CySA+), CEH – Certified Ethical Hacker, CompTIA Linux Network Professional (CLNP), CompTIA Pentest+, CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), GPEN – Penetration Tester, GWAPT – Web Application Penetration Tester, GSNA – System and Network Auditor, GISF – Security Fundamentals, GXPN – Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester, GWEB – Web Application Defender, GNFA – Network Forensic Analyst, GMON – Continuous Monitoring Certification, GCTI – Cyber Threat Intelligence, GOSI – Open Source Intelligence, OSCP (Certified Professional), OSCE (Certified Expert), OSWP (Wireless Professional), OSEE (Exploitation Expert), CCFP – Certified Cyber Forensics Professional, CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security, CHFI – Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator, LPT – Licensed Penetration Tester, CSA – EC Council Certified SOC Analyst (Previously ECSA – EC-Council Certified Security Analyst), ENSA – EC-Council Network Security Administrator, ECIH – EC-Council Certified Incident Handler, ECSS – EC-Council Certified Security Specialist, ECES – EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist

All Department of Homeland Security CBP SOC employees are required to favorably pass a 5-year (BI) Background Investigation