Defense Cybersecurity Operations Analyst

CSSP Cybersecurity DCO Analyst (Information Security Analyst)

About the Organization: Intellekt is a team of dedicated professionals committed to our personal and professional goals, serving our clients and their important missions, and promoting the safety and security of U.S. interests at home and abroad. Accountability is the foundation of our culture. We use this foundation to deliver value to our clients by analyzing problems, formulating solutions, and driving results with focus and determination. Our values of Authenticity, Judgement, Details, and Passion guide our decisions. Together, as Intellektuals, we strive to be the most ethical and accountable provider of intelligence, law enforcement, knowledge sharing, and technology solutions in the industry.

Job Summary: The candidate will be supporting USSTRATCOM at Offutt AFB, NE. USSTRATCOM is a Combatant Command responsible for strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, and enterprise IT services essential to national security. It oversees Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO), Global Strike, and Missile Threat Assessments, working closely with other Combatant Commands, Services, and defense agencies.

Essential Functions:

• Supports DCO 24x7 operations supporting USSTRATCOM Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) Information Systems Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) mission.
• Performs cyber threat mitigation for USSTRATCOM enterprise systems
• Overall responsible for ensuring CSSP functional capabilities are continuously monitored for alerts, warnings, and indicators for cybersecurity events.
• Manages correlation and analysis of cybersecurity events to identify anomalous/malicious activities.
• Works with systems and network administrators in support of the CSSP mission to protect, monitor, analyze, detect, and respond to cybersecurity events.
• Maintains situational awareness of CSSP capabilities and functions and provides notification of degradations and unscheduled outages.
• Proactively troubleshoots, analyzes, identifies, deconflicts, and isolates problems that arise relating to CSSP functional capabilities impacting operations.
• Recommends courses of action to return impacted systems, functions, and capabilities to full operational status and then implement those selected by USSTRATCOM.
• Documents DCO actions and activities performed under this TO on the CSSP master stations log, compiling and correlating technical activities.

Knowledge Skills and Experience:

• 3+ yrs experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• One of CySA+, CBROPS, CFR, FITSP-O, GCIA, GDSA, GICSP or GCFA
• Security clearance: Top Secret (SCI eligibility required).

Preferred Qualifications:

• ITIL Foundation: CISSP; or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM); or Certified SOC Analyst; or GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED), or GIAC GCIH; or GIAC DCIA

Position Requirements:

• 5+ yrs experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• One of CySA+, CBROPS, CFR, FITSP-O, GCIA, GDSA, GICSP or GCFA
• Security clearance: Top Secret (SCI eligibility required).

Preferred Qualifications:

• ITIL Foundation: CISSP; or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM); or Certified SOC Analyst; or GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED), or GIAC GCIH; or GIAC DCIA

EOE Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.