Cybersecurity Incident Response Lead
| Verified Pay check_circle | Provided by the employer$75.00 to $80.00 per hour |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
| Location | Alexandria, VA Alexandria, Virginia open_in_new |
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Job Description
Hybrid, 2-3 days per week on-site in Alexandria, VA. The first 30 days of work will be full-time on-site. in Alexandria, VA
Our client seeks a seasoned leader to direct enterprise cybersecurity incident response and offensive security initiatives. The role will manage CSIRT operations across infrastructure, applications, systems, and cloud, maintain and test incident response plans, and drive continuous improvement through metrics, exercises, and integrated vulnerability management. The position will also lead penetration testing and adversary emulation programs, align procedures with federal and organizational requirements, and deliver executive-ready reporting and remediation guidance.
Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance. This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $75.00 to $80.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:- Lead and coordinate enterprise cybersecurity incident response activities in support of the Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CSIRT).
- Manage incident response operations for cybersecurity events affecting enterprise infrastructure, applications, systems, and cloud environments.
- Review, maintain, and update the Enterprise Incident Response Plan and supporting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure alignment with federal and organizational requirements.
- Direct incident response efforts including triage, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident remediation activities.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders, third-party vendors, security teams, and leadership during cybersecurity incidents to ensure effective communication and response execution.
- Conduct annual incident response exercises, tabletop events, and testing activities to validate operational readiness and improve response capabilities.
- Perform incident information gathering, analysis, distribution, and stakeholder notification activities in accordance with established response procedures and reporting timelines.
- Develop and publish incident reports, executive summaries, after-action reports, lessons learned, and remediation recommendations following cybersecurity events.
- Lead penetration testing, red team, purple team, adversary emulation, and breach-and-attack simulation activities to assess and improve the organization’s security posture.
- Develop and maintain penetration testing concepts of operations, rules of engagement, test plans, and standard operating procedures.
- Coordinate penetration testing activities including onboarding, active assessments, vulnerability validation, findings analysis, remediation tracking, and patch verification.
- Integrate incident response and penetration testing activities with vulnerability management, threat modeling, continuous monitoring, event detection, and compliance reporting processes.
- Track and report incident response and penetration testing metrics, trends, findings, and remediation activities to cybersecurity leadership and stakeholders.
- Support continuous improvement of incident management, threat detection, and cyber defense capabilities through collaboration with security operations, engineering, and compliance teams.
- US Citizenship required.
- 10+ years in incident response, security operations, or penetration testing.
- 5+ years managing incident response teams.
- Strong knowledge of malware analysis, forensics, threat intelligence, and adversary TTPs.
- Certifications: CEH, EC-Council Licensed Penetration Tester, EC-Council Certified Security Analyst.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- Master of Science degree in IT, Information Security, or related field.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:
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