Tier 2 Monitoring and Analysis Analyst

Description

Job Description:

Leidos is seeking a Tier 2 Cyber Network Defense Analyst to join our team on a highly visible cyber security single-award IDIQ vehicle that provides security operations center (SOC) support, cyber analysis, application development, and a 24x7x365 support staff. 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Security Operations Center (SOC) Support Services is a US Government program responsible to monitor, detect, analyze, mitigate, and respond to cyber threats and adversarial activity on the DHS Enterprise.   The DHS SOC has primary responsibility for monitoring and responding to security events and incidents detected at the Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) and Policy Enforcement Point (PEP) and is responsible for directing and coordinating detection and response activities performed by each Component SOC. Direction and coordination are achieved through a shared DHS incident tracking system and other means of coordination and communication.

The Monitoring and Analysis team provide 24x7 support across 4 different shifts. We have Front half shifts (day and night) and back half shifts (day and night). The front half shift will work 12 hour shifts from Sunday – Tuesday and alternating Wednesdays. The back half shift will work 12 hour shifts from Thursday – Saturday and alternating Wednesdays.

Duties include network security monitoring and detection. Proactively searching for threats. Inspect traffic for anomalies and new malware patterns. Investigate and analyze logs. Provide analysis and response to alerts, and document activity in SOC investigations and Security Event Notifications (SENs) and may be requested to peer review and publish SENs and block requests. The Tier 2 analysts will also act as a back-up shift lead and an escalation point for junior analysts. The analyst may also be required to author reports and/or interface with customers for ad-hoc requests. In addition, the tier 2 analyst may be asked to participate in discussions to make recommendations on improving SOC visibility or process.

Primary Responsibilities

• Utilize a SIEM for enterprise monitoring and detection
• Create Security Event Notifications to document investigation findings
• Perform critical thinking and analysis to investigate cyber security alerts
• Analyze network traffic using enterprise tools (e.g. Full PCAP, Firewall, Proxy logs, IDS logs, etc)
• Collaborate with team members to analyze an alert or a threat
• Stay up to date with latest threats
• Utilize OSINT to aid in their investigation and extrapolate data to pivot and identify other malicious IOCs
• Have familiarity with dynamic malware analysis and experience analyzing malicious websites
• Have experience performing analysis of network traffic and correlating diverse security logs to perform recommendations for response
• Utilize the Cyber Kill Chain in their analysis
• Review and provide feedback to junior analysts’ investigation
• Review and implement network counter measures
• Contribute to SOP development and updating
• Attend briefings and take appropriate actions to defend the enterprise
• Help cross train junior analyst
• Contribute to content tuning and development in coordination with tier 3 analysts

Basic Qualifications

All Tier 2 analyst candidates shall have a minimum of five (5) years professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics, OR a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field with three (3) years of experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics.

Candidates must have extensive experience working with various security methodologies and processes, advanced knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, experience configuring and implementing various of technical security solutions, extensive experience providing analysis and trending of security log data from a large number of heterogeneous security devices, and must possess expert knowledge in two or more of the following areas related to cybersecurity:

•           Vulnerability Assessment

•           Intrusion Prevention and Detection

•           Access Control and Authorization

•           Policy Enforcement

•           Application Security

•           Protocol Analysis

•           Firewall Management

•           Incident Response

•           Encryption

•           Web-filtering

•           Advanced Threat Protection

Minimum of current Secret with ability to obtain TS/SCI Clearance. In addition to specific security clearance requirements all Department of Homeland Security SOC employees are required to obtain an Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance to support this program. 

Must have at least one of the following certifications: 

SANS GIAC: GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, GPEN, GWAPT, GCFE, GREM, GXPN, GMON, GISF, or GCIH

EC Council: CEH, CHFI, LPT, ECSA
ISC2: CCFP, CCSP, CISSP CERT CSIH
Offensive Security: OSCP, OSCE, OSWP and OSEE

Preferred Qualifications

• The ideal candidate is a self-motivated individual in pursuit of a career in cyber security.
• knowledgeable about security methodologies and SOC processes
• Experienced working in a SOC and supporting SOC operations
• Knowledgeable about network ports and protocols (e.g. TCP/UDP, HTTP, ICMP, DNS, SMTP, etc.)
• Experienced with network topologies and network security device functions (e.g. Firewall, IDS/IPS, Proxy, DNS, etc.).
• Hands-on experience utilizing network security tools (e.g. IDS/IPS, Full PCAP, WAF, etc.) and SIEM
• Experience analyzing PCAPs and network logs.
• Knowledge of common end user and web application attacks and countermeasures against the attack
• Experience training and mentoring junior analysts
• Experience with creating custom SPL
• Experience creating SIEM and/or IDS content
• Knowledgeable of common end user and web application attacks
• Experience creating SOP and providing guidance to junior analyst
• Understanding of APTs and TTPs
• Understanding of various Threat Intel Frameworks (e.g. CKC, MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond model, etc.)
• Able to extrapolate data to pivot and take actions as necessary
• Perform critical thinking and analysis to investigate cyber security alerts
• Experience in a scripting language (e.g. python, powershell, Javascript, VBS etc.)

Familiarity with cloud (e.g. o365, Azure, AWS, etc.) security monitoring

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About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500^® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 38,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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