SMX · 19 hours ago
Security Operations Center Analyst (5032)
Patuxent River, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$88K/yr - $146K/yr
3+ years expSMX is seeking a Journeyman level Information Security Analyst to support our NAWCAD customer onsite at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. The role involves timely detection and analysis of security incidents, management of security tools, and coordination with cyber defense staff to ensure the security of network operations.
Cloud ComputingCyber SecurityBig DataSoftwareInformation TechnologyAnalyticsCloud Data ServicesCloud SecurityIT Management
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
Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting
Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources
Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts. Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata
Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practices. Identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic
Threat research, OSINT, and classified sources for TTPS, IOCs and signatures for monitoring and alerting. RMF/CONMON support to aid in the mitigation of findings
Supporting engineering to ensure network designs and operations are secure from inception to production
Qualification
Required
Clearance Required: Top Secret
3-5 years of applicable work experience
CompTIA Network+ certification
Operating System certifications
One or more of the following industry certifications: GCIA, GCIH, GCDA, GSOC, GCED, CYSA or equivalent certs
Must be able to maintain DoD-8140 compliance
Preferred
Linux OS experience
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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