General Dynamics Information Technology · 18 hours ago
Cyber Threat Analyst
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$111K/yr - $150K/yr
7+ years expGeneral Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government. As a Cyber Threat Analyst, you will analyze, design, develop, implement, and support code for the United States Postal Service, ensuring cybersecurity and mitigating risks.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Responsible for performing triage on all security escalations and detections to determine scope, severity, and root cause
Monitor cyber security events, detecting incidents, and investigating incidents
Identify, recommend strategies, develop, and implement automation use cases leveraging AI/ML capabilities
Support deploying, configuring, testing, and maintaining Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platform, and tools integrated with AI/ML capabilities to enhance threat detection, analysis and response
Provide support to contract Program Manager, as necessary
Effectively communicates technical information to non-technical audiences
Influence others to comply with policies and conform to standards and best practices
Investigates and analyzes potential online threats to an organization's computer systems and networks
Monitor for malicious activity, assess vulnerabilities, and develop strategies to mitigate risks
Qualification
Required
7 + years of related experience
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or other related fields. Or equivalent work experience
7+ years of experience with security operations, threat hunting, and incident response
Experience in analyzing alerts from Cloud, SIEM, EDR, and XDR tools, and alerts tuning process with preference on SentinelOne, Armis, and Splunk
Experience in configuring network devices and analyzing network traffic
Experience with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) based security tools
Experience in researching, developing, and implementing SOAR use cases
Familiar with Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platform
Familiarity with cybersecurity operation center functions
Experience configuring and re-configuring security tools, including SentinelOne and Splunk
Experience implementing Security frameworks, such as MITRE ATT&CK and NIST, and can interpret use cases into actionable monitoring solutions
Develop, test and Implement dynamic Risk-Based Alerting (RBA)
Identifying and developing RBA and identifying use cases for SOAR and AI/ML
Monitor and analyze alerts from various sources such as IDS/IPS, Splunk, Tanium, MS Defender, SentinelOne and Cloud security tools leveraging SOAR and AI/ML capabilities, and provide recommendation for further tuning of these alerts when necessary
Analyze network traffic utilizing available tools and provide recommendations
Perform vulnerability assessments of recently discovered CVEs against USPS systems and network
Assist in the process of configuring or re-configuring the security tools
Perform analysis on hosts running on a variety of platforms and operating systems, to include, but not limited to, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, as well as embedded systems and mainframes
Assist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment or enclave
Test, evaluate, and verify hardware and/or software to determine compliance with defined specifications and requirements
MUST have one or more of the following Certification(s): CISSP, CISA, CISM, GIAC, RHCE
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years
Benefits
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
A vision plan
Ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
Full flex work weeks where possible
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
Company
General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.
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