Cyber Incident Manager I

Our Partner is supporting a 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. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. They are seeking a Cyber Incident Manager to support this critical customer mission. Responsibilities Correlateincident data to identify specific trends in reported incidents Recommenddefense in depth principles and practices (i.e. Defense in Multiple Places, layered defenses, security robustness, etc.) PerformComputer Network Defense incident triage to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact Research and compileknown resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents within the enterprise Applycybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small, and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data Monitorexternal data sources to maintain currency of Computer Network Defense threat condition and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise Identifythe cause of an incident and recognizethe key elements to ask external entities when learning the background and potential infection vector of an incident Receiveand analyzenetwork alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts Trackand documentComputer 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 Providesupport during assigned shifts (M-F 1400-2230 EST) Requirements U.S. Citizenship TS/SCI Clearance Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability BS Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity or related degree. HS Diploma with 3 years incident management or cyber security experience 1+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr NewGen Technologies