Cyber Security Analyst Job - Full-time / Part-time

Cyber Security Analyst needed for a contract to hire opportunity with Yoh's client located in Petersburg, VA.

Possession of a Security Clearance is required as a condition for employment.

Top Skills Should You Possess:

- MUST have a current Security + CE Certification
- MUST have a Certified Ethical Hacker Certification
- Two (2) years of Cyber Security / SOC Analyst experience

What You'll Be Doing:

- Monitor, detect, analyze, investigate, report, and track security-related "events" such as signs of intrusion, compromise, misuse, and compliance
- Utilize provided sensors, systems, tools to monitor networks and systems for signs of intrusion, compromise, misuse, and non-compliance
- Proactively monitor and track down anomalies, non-compliant systems, and other observed events that are detrimental to the overall security posture of the IT infrastructure
- Support detection of vulnerabilities and sophisticated and nuanced attacks, discern and remove false positives, and analyze the information generated by systems
- Support scanning of devices on the network for network and system vulnerabilities
- Support daily analysis of security logs to detect incidents
- Support generation of metrics and reporting on a regular basis
- Performing additional tasks or duties as assigned.
- Perform analysis of log files from a variety of sources within the Network Enclave (NE) or enclave, to include individual host logs, network traffic logs / packet captures, firewall logs, and intrusion detection system logs at least daily
- Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources
- Assist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on CND network tools in response to new or observed threats within the NE or enclave
- IDS logs, databases, and security incident response reports are to be prepared and maintained
- Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the NE or enclave and determine possible causes of such alerts
- Review and respond to events identified in the Host-Based Security System (HBSS)
- Coordinate with enclave CND staff to validate network alerts
- Notify CND managers, CND incident responders, and other CND-SP team members of suspected CND incidents and articulate the event's history, status, and potential impact for further action
- An analysis of any suspicious internal and/or external action must be accomplished and reported to Customer management based on established guidelines
- Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the NE or enclave to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack

What You Need to Bring to the Table:

- Bachelors degree (or the equivalent)
- Minimum of two years experience working in an Network Operations Center or another service center in which the primary responsibility is in collecting, analyzing, interpreting information, and remediation of incidents/events.
- At least one year experience with information systems and managing records projects using both electronic and manual systems.
- DoD 8570 IAT Level II - Security + CE
- DoD 8570 CNDSP Analyst - CEH, GCIH, or GCIA

Recruiter: Jeff Windham

Phone Number: 703.955.5767 / 571.612.0830

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