SMX · 14 hours ago
Information Security Analyst (4998)
Patuxent River, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$105K/yr - $175K/yr
7+ years expSMX is seeking an Information Security Analyst to support our customer at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. The Analyst will perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting, analyze network traffic to identify anomalies and potential threats, validate alerts, and more.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingCloud Data ServicesCloud SecurityCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyIT ManagementSoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities
Implement and manage multiple security tools to include SIEM’s, firewalls, IDS/IPS’s, threat and vulnerability management tools, data loss prevention tools, filtering technologies, traffic inspection solutions, reporting technology and data analytics platforms
Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system to identify malicious activity. Document and escalate incidents (including event’s history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment
Analyze identified 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
Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of all source data sets (indications and warnings)
Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts
Qualification
Required
Clearance Required: Top Secret
7+ years of relevant experience
Experience in Security Operations Center
Experience with SIEMs, firewalls, IDS/IPS, vulnerability management tools, data loss prevention tools
Experience with analyzing network traffic
Experience in system analysis to identify malicious activities
Experience with documenting anomalies found and cybersecurity incidents
Experience conducting research, analysis, and correlation across multiple data sources
Must meet DoD 8140 CSWF requirements (CISSP certification)
Benefits
Health insurance
Paid leave
Retirement
Company
SMX
SMX is a provider of information technology (IT), services, and advanced engineering with a focus on Cloud Solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Peter LaMontagne
Chief Executive Officer
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