Cyber Defense Analyst

Title: Cyber Defense Analyst
Locations:

Annapolis Junction, MD

San Antonio, TX

Honolulu, HI

OPS Consulting is seeking qualified Cyber Defense Analysts (all levels). A successful candidate uses information collected from a variety of sources to monitor network activity and analyze it for evidence of anomalous behavior. CDA's will identify, triage, and report events that occur to protect data, information systems, and infrastructure. The CDA's will find trends, patterns, or anomaly correlations utilizing security-relevant data. The CDA will also make recommendations proactively and follow security measures and notify designated managers, cyber incident responders, and cybersecurity service provider team member of suspected cyber incidents and articulate the event's history, status, and potential impact for further action in accordance with the organization's cyber incident response plan. This position requires rotating shift work.

Required Qualifications:

All levels require the following:

• Requires DoD 8570 compliance with CSSP Analyst baseline certification.
• Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level I or Level II certification.
• Computing Environment (CE) certification.

Level 1:

• No demonstrated experience is required.

Level 2:

• Four (4) years of demonstrated experience as CDA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity required.
• A technical bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of CDA experience on projects of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• One (1) year of demonstrated and practical experience in TCP/IP fundamentals.
• One (1) year of demonstrated experience with tcpdump or Wireshark.
• Two (2) years of demonstrated experience using security information and event management suites (such as Splunk, ArcSight, Kibana, LogRhythm).
• Two (2) years of demonstrated experience in network analysis and threat analysis software utilization.
• Successful completion of SPLUNK Fundamentals 1.
• Two (2) years of demonstrated experience maintaining or managing Cloud Environments.

Level 3:

• Eight (8) years of demonstrated experience as a CDA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• A technical bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of CDA experience on projects of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Requires Global Information Assurances Certificate (GIAC).
• Requires Global Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) certification.
• Two (2) years of demonstrated and practical experience in TCP/IP fundamentals.
• Two (2) years of demonstrated experience with tcpdump or Wireshark.
• Three (3) years of demonstrated experience using security information and event management suites (such as Splunk, ArcSight, Kibana, LogRhythm).
• Three (3) years of demonstrated experience in network analysis and threat analysis software utilization.

Security Clearance:

• A current government clearance, background investigation, and polygraph are required.

The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00

Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.

At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.