Cybersecurity Incident Response & Threat Detection Analyst
Job Description
Zen Strategics, a Titan Technologies company, is hiring a Cybersecurity Incident Response & Threat Detection Analyst to support the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) with continuous monitoring and threat response.
Responsibilities
- Support 24x7x365 monitoring of SIEM and other cybersecurity monitoring tools to detect and respond to threats in an enterprise network environment
- Protect, monitor, detect, analyze, and respond to unauthorized activity using defined cybersecurity capabilities and deliberate response actions
- Review logged events to identify trends indicative of attack or compromise
- Continuously monitor logs and traffic for Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) and “low and slow” attack behaviors
- Maintain situational awareness using intelligence resources, including Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
- Provide technical analysis and sustainment support for enterprise cybersecurity tools and applications
- Assist with application of Defense-In-Depth signatures and perimeter defense controls to reduce network threats
Requirements
- Must possess a DOD Top Secret Clearance and be eligible for IT-1 and SCI access
- Must possess IT-I Critical Sensitive clearance or Tier 5 (T5) at time of proposal submission
- Five (5) years relevant experience
- Two (2) years performing root cause analysis of cybersecurity events and incidents
- Working knowledge of at least two security tool categories: Firewall, IDS/IPS, Host based antivirus, Data loss prevention, Vulnerability Management, Forensics, Malware Analysis, Device Hardening
- Understanding of Defense-in-Depth
- Ability to build scripts and tools to enhance threat detection and incident response capabilities (preferably in SPL, Python, PowerShell)
- Bachelor’s degree required
Technologies
- SIEM
- Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
- Firewall
- IDS/IPS
- Host based antivirus
- Data loss prevention
- Vulnerability Management
- Forensics
- Malware Analysis
- Device Hardening
- SPL
- Python
- PowerShell
Location: Columbus, OH (onsite)
Experience: 5+ years
Education: Bachelor’s degree