Description
Job Description:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) Cyber is a US Government program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to DHS networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to DHS information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers and workstations.
The NOSC Cyber is responsible for the overall security of DHS Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.
Leidos has an immediate need for a Cyber Threat Hunter Lead to join our NOSC Cyber Team and manage our Threat Hunting team. The ideal Cyber Threat Hunter Lead is someone who is process driven, curious, enjoys identifying patterns and anomalies in data that are not immediately obvious, and who is adept at leading and coaching teams to success.
Primary Responsibilities
- Create Threat Models to better understand the DHS IT Enterprise, identify defensive gaps, and prioritize mitigations
- Author, update, and maintain SOPs, playbooks, work instructions
- Utilize Threat Intelligence and Threat Models to create threat hypotheses
- Plan and scope Threat Hunt Missions to verify threat hypotheses
- Proactively and iteratively search through systems and networks to detect advanced threats
- Analyze host, network, and application logs in addition to malware and code
- Prepare and report risk analysis and threat findings to appropriate stakeholders
- Create, recommend, and assist with development of new security content as the result of hunt missions to include signatures, alerts, workflows, and automation.
- Coordinate with different teams to improve threat detection, response, and improve overall security posture of the Enterprise
- Work with the customer to understand and obtain the scope and requirements of the requests
- Provide guidance and direction to team members
Basic Qualifications
- The candidate must possess an active TS/SCI Clearance. In addition to clearance requirement, all DHS personnel must obtain an EOD.
- BS degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related field and 12+ years of prior relevant experience with a focus on Cyber Security or Masters with 8 years of prior relevant experience.
- Should have at least 4 years of experience serving as a SOC Analyst or Incident Responder
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction; self-starter/self-motivated
Must have one of the following certifications:
- SANS GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler)
- SANS GCFA (GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst)
- SANS GCIA (GIAC Certified Intrustion Analyst)
- SANS GNFA (GIAC Network Forensic Analyst)
- SANS GWAPT (GIAC Web Application Pentester)
- SANS GPEN (GIAC Penetration Tester)
- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise in network and host based analysis and investigation
- Demonstrated experience planning and executing threat hunt missions
- Understanding of complex Enterprise networks to include routing, switching, firewalls, proxies, load balancers
- Working knowledge of common (HTTP, DNS, SMB, etc) networking protocols
- Familiar with operation of both Windows and Linux based systems
- Proficient with scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell
- Familiarity with Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL) and/or Elastic Domain Specific Language (DSL)
- Demonstrated experience triaging and responding to APT activities.
- Experience working with various technologies and platform such as AWS, Azure, O365, containers, etc.
- Understanding of current cyber threat landscape, the different tactics commonly used by adversaries and how you would investigate, contain and recover against their attacks.
Pay Range:
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 47,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
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