Description
Job Description:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a US Government program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP 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 CBP SOC is responsible for the overall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.
The DHS CBP SOC Program has a critical need for a Tier 1 Attack, Sensing and Warning Analyst (AS&W) who will be working 12 hours shifts: Either Day Fronts which is Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and alternating weeks, 8 hours on Wednesday or Day Back which is Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 8 hours on alternating Wednesdays.
The Tier 1 Attack, Sensing and Warning Analyst (AS&W) will be supporting these specialized areas:
Email security
Digital media forensic
Monitoring and detection
Incident Response
Vulnerability assessment and pen test
Cyber intelligence analysis.
Supports detection, containment, and eradication of APT activities targeting customer networks.
Will process community reporting, conduct link analysis, and collaborate with other Government cyber fusion teams.
Publish intelligence products to inform network defenders about APT activities, new detection methods, among other topics of interest.
Required Skills:
Department of Homeland Security CBP SOC employees are required to have or be favorably pass a 5 year (BI) Background Investigation.
Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or related field.
2 years of work experience
Additional years of experience and cyber certifications may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Extensive experience analyzing and synthesizing information with other relevant data sources, providing guidance and mentorship to others in cyber threat analysis and operations, evaluating, interpreting, and integrating all sources of information, and fusing computer network attack analyses with counterintelligence and law enforcement investigations.
In addition, 2 years of specialized experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred
Email security
Digital media forensic
Monitoring and detection
Incident Response
Vulnerability assessment and pen test
Cyber intelligence analysis
Must have at least one of the following certifications:
SANS GIAC: GCED, GCIA, GCFA, GPEN, GWAPT, GCFE, GREM, GXPN, GMON or GCIH ISC2 CCFP, CCSP, CISSP CERT CSIH EC Council: CHFI, LPT, ECSA, Offensive Security: OSCP, OSCE, OSWP and OSEE EnCase: EnCE Dod 8570: IAT L3, CNDSP Analyst or IR Carnegie Mellon: CCSIH"
Desired Skills:
Experience in cyber government, and/or federal law enforcement. Experience with Cyber Kill Chain.
Pay Range:
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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 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $13.7 billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
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