Tyto Athene, LLC · 1 week ago
Cyber Defense Forensics Lead
Ashburn, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expTyto Athene is a trusted leader in IT services and solutions, delivering mission-focused digital transformation that drives measurable success. They are seeking a Cyber Defense Forensics Lead to support a law enforcement customer, leading analyses and responding to cyber threats. The role involves coordinating incident response, mentoring analysts, and collaborating with various teams to enhance cybersecurity measures.
Information Technology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead cross-functional teams to perform in-depth analysis and investigation of high-priority cybersecurity incidents
Utilize security tools to analyze, investigate, and triage security alerts
Coordinate the monitoring of our customers environments, including cloud and SaaS solutions for evidence of adversarial activity
Utilize advanced tools, such as digital forensics or malware analysis capabilities, to identify incidents’ root causes, scope, and impact
Collaborate with cyber threat hunting and cyber threat intelligence teams
Serve as the primary incident point of contact with law enforcement, third-party vendors, and other external parties
Coordinating tasking from Federal leadership
Conduct post-incident analysis and lessons learned to identify improvement opportunities
Develop or tune detection rules or signatures to improve the effectiveness of security monitoring and collaborate with engineering teams to implement them
Accurately document triage findings, and intake reports of external cybersecurity events from SOC customers via phone or email in the SOCs Incident Management System(IMS)
Learn new open and closed-source investigative techniques
Perform research on emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid their prevention and mitigation
Assist in developing and implementing initiatives that will enhance the SOC’s performance (e.g., SOPs, playbooks, capability deployments)
Escalate SOC performance issues or risks to management
Provide guidance and mentorship to Tier 1 and Tier 2 SOC Analysts to enhance their skills and capabilities
Qualification
Required
Minimum of seven (7) years professional cybersecurity experience with strong expertise in incident response, insider threat investigations, forensics, and threat analysis
Minimum of five (5) years hands-on security operations experience, with experience in the last two years including Host-based and network-based monitoring, Insider threat detection tools, Host-based forensic tools, SIEM platforms, Intrusion detection and analysis capabilities, Endpoint threat detection tools, Security operations ticketing tools
Proven experience identifying and analyzing anomalous security activities
Demonstrated ability to create insider-threat dashboards, reports, and workflows
Strong experience capturing evidence, documenting results, and escalating issues when necessary
Experience mentoring and training junior team members
Strong understanding of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA triad) principles and best practices
TS/SCI Clearance required
Preferred
CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
GCFA - GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst
GCFE - GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner
GREM - GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware
GNFA - GIAC Network Forensic Analyst
Benefits
Health/Dental/Vision
401(k) match
Paid Time Off
STD/LTD/Life Insurance
Referral Bonuses
Professional development reimbursement
Parental leave
Company
Tyto Athene, LLC
At Tyto Athene, we help turn Data to Dominance.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Dennis Kelly
Chief Executive Officer
Peter O'Donoghue
Chief Technology Officer
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