Incident Manager III

Incident Manager III

Description :

Solutions LLC is supporting our prime contractor and their U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution.

Solutions LLC is seeking a Cyber Incident Manager to perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services.

Eligibility : Must be a US Citizen

Must have an active TS / SCI clearance

Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment

5+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations

Responsibilities Include :

Correlating incident data to identify specific trends in reported incidents

Recommending defense in depth principles and practices (i.e. Defense in Multiple Places, layered defenses, security robustness, etc.)

Performing Computer Network Defense incident triage to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact

Researching and compiling known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents within the enterprise

Applying cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small, and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data

Monitoring external data sources to maintain currency of Computer Network Defense threat condition and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise

Identifying the cause of an incident and recognizing the key elements to ask external entities when learning the background and potential infection vector of an incident,

Receiving and analyzing network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts

Tracking and documenting Computer Network Defense (CND) incidents from initial detection through final resolution, and work with other components within the organization to obtain and coordinate information pertaining to ongoing incidents

Candidates may be hired for shift work and be assigned to set schedules, triaging and researching incidents for Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), escalating to specialized analysts

Required Skills :

Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies

Having close familiarity with NIST 800-62 (latest revision), and FISMA standards as they pertain to reporting incidents.

Knowledge of the NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident

Knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., foot printing and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.)

Skill in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks

Knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques, Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations

Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])

Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL / SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)

Desired Skills :

Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])

Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL / SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)

Desired Certifications : GCIH, GCFA GISP, GCED, CCFP or CISSP

Required Education : BS Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity or related degree. HS Diploma with 7+ years of incident management or cyber security experience