Detect Shift Lead

Vision IT is a woman-owned business that has supported the DoD and Federal Sector IT initiatives for two decades. We work side-by-side with our clients as a trusted, long-term partner offering innovative consultation and leadership to solve their most pressing and complex problems.

Vision IT is seeking a dynamic Detect Shift Lead to support a mission to protect, monitor, analyze, detect, and respond to unauthorized activity within information systems and computer networks in Vicksburg, MS!

The Detect Shift Lead will play a critical role in managing and analyzing security incidents, ensuring timely response and resolution in accordance with established procedures and guidelines. They will serve as subject matter experts in incident analysis, while also providing leadership and guidance to other analysts within the shift. The Detect Shift Leads will be responsible for drafting incident reports, tracking incident status, distributing CND alerts, and consolidating trending of cyber incidents for reporting and briefing purposes.

Responsibilities May Include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Draft incident reports and review reports of other analysts for quality assurance.
• Track the status of all open incidents to ensure timely closure.
• Distribute CND alerts among personnel and serve as a subject matter expert in alert analysis.
• Employ effective communication channels (web, email, telephonic) to manage security incident response procedures.
• Consolidate trending of cyber incidents and create products for briefing leadership, partners, and subscribers.
• Be onsite 24/7/365 at the designated location unless otherwise directed by the government.
• Perform Battle Captain duties during non-core hours, including reviewing released warnings, orders, notifications, interpreting and distributing to appropriate personnel, managing cyber orders process, enacting escalation procedures, and sharing relevant information with stakeholders.

Required Education, Experience, Clearance and Certification(s):

• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience handling cyber and security incidents (NIST SP 800-641).
• Successfully pass the Joint Qualification Requirement (JQR) test and onboarding process within 90 days of assignment.
• Experience correlating cyber defense trends and reporting.
• DoD 8570 compliance with CSSP-A or CSSP-IR requirements.
• Additional experience in security or network technology (Unix/Windows OS, Cisco/Juniper routing/switching) within a hands-on implementation or administration role.
• Thorough knowledge of TCP/IP protocol implementations for all common network services, along with demonstrated capability to perform network packet analysis and anomaly detection.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
• Leadership experience and the ability to provide guidance and direction to other analysts.
• Thorough understanding of cybersecurity incident handling procedures and protocols.
• Technical proficiency in security and network technologies, including Unix/Windows OS, Cisco/Juniper routing/switching.

Note: The Detect Shift Lead will be responsible for managing security incidents and ensuring effective incident response and resolution. They must possess strong leadership skills, technical expertise, and the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders. Travel may be required as needed.

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