Cyber Defense Incident Responder - Senior

Cyber Defense Incident Responder - Senior

Z FEDERAL is seeking a Cyber Defense Incident Responder – Senior to work at client site in Washington, DC office.

• Lead, facilitate and advise via the Incident Response lifecycle across the Bureau of the Census within the Department of Commerce against 24 / 7 threats / vulnerabilities / events.
• Provide leadership w / security and cybersecurity intelligence, posture / capabilities status, ways-forward, trend analysis and personnel readiness to enhance cyber security and incident response.
• Advise leadership through multi-vector threat remediation and capabilities enhancement.
• Leverage multi-source Cyber Intelligence to bolster cybersecurity posture.
• Effectively lead and advise Security Operations and Infrastructure teams regarding threats and vulnerabilities mitigation procedures and system(s) enhancement(s).
• Meet / exceed / expand customer mission requirements, goals, and vision.
• Coordinate and communicate with multi-partner teams / services regarding 24 / 7 security posture and national regulatory requirements.
• Learn and foster knowledge and skills training to adhere to and expand security, cybersecurity, and contingency requirements.
• Manage / mentor SOC team members regarding procedures, schedules, training, event & tools management, and performance requirements.
• Develop and implement best-practice network security, backup, and recovery procedures.
• Diagnose network connectivity and performance issues during events and incidents.
• Integrate new systems into existing network and security architecture.
• Monitor network capacity, performance and
• Advise during network patching, expansion, and capability growth to ensure safeguarding of data / information against threats and vulnerabilities.
• Obtain and retain clearance requirements set by the Dept. of Commerce
• Provide feedback on network requirements, including network architecture and infrastructure.
• Test and maintain network infrastructure including software and hardware devices.

Salary Range : $107,000 - $124,000, dependent upon qualifications and experience

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Z FEDERAL 's commitment to employee growth and development is proven and valued by our staff. We want our employees to excel, grow professionally, and take on increasingly responsible roles.