Information Security Analyst - Secret Clearance Job

Information Security Analyst needed for a contract to hire opportunity with Yoh's client located in Arlington, Virginia.

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

Top Skills You Should Possess:

- Security + certification

What You'll Be Doing:

- Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction.
- Performs Computer Security Incident Response activities for a large organization, coordinates with other government agencies to record and report incidents.
- Monitor and analyze Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to identify security issues for remediation.
- Recognizes potential, successful, and unsuccessful intrusion attempts and compromises thorough reviews and analyses of relevant event detail and summary information.
- Evaluate firewall change requests and assess organizational risk.
- Communicates alerts to agencies regarding intrusions and compromises to their network infrastructure, applications and operating systems.
- Assists with implementation of counter-measures or mitigating controls.
- Ensures the integrity and protection of networks, systems, and applications by technical enforcement of organizational security policies, through monitoring of vulnerability scanning devices.
- Performs periodic and on-demand system audits and vulnerability assessments, including user accounts, application access, file system and external Web integrity scans to determine compliance.
- Prepares incident reports of analysis methodology and results.
- Provides guidance and work leadership to less-experienced technical staff members.
- Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
- Participates in special projects as required.

What You Need to Bring to the Table:

- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, professional training or work experience.
- Five to eight (5-8) years of related experience in data security administration.
- Vulnerability Management Process (IAVM)
- HBSS Knowledge a plus
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong organizational and leadership skills.
- Candidate must have a professional certification that meets DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 (level 3 preferred). These certifications are: GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, CISA, GCIH, GCED, CASP and CISSP (or Associate).

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Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. to contact us if you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation in the application process.

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