Cyber Security Analyst Sr

$87,550 - $118,450/Yr

Unclassified - McLean, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - McLean, VA

10,001+ employees

About the position

As a Cyber Security Analyst Senior at GDIT, you will join a team dedicated to solving some of the most complex technical challenges in the field of cybersecurity. This position is integral to supporting the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission of the Air Force at Langley AFB, Virginia. You will be part of the Cyber Network Defense team, which plays a crucial role in safeguarding the Air Forces' Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (PED) Operations Center (DOC). Your primary responsibility will be to provide Cyber Monitoring and Defense across a global enterprise, ensuring the security and integrity of critical systems and data. In this role, you will engage in near-real-time monitoring and analysis of both insider and external threats, utilizing advanced network security tools and custom-developed scripts in accordance with Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 502. You will be tasked with performing network security alerting and problem resolution, prioritizing remediation efforts based on reliable threat intelligence, and implementing the Enterprise Audit Conceptual Framework as defined by Intelligence Community Standard (ICS) 500-27. Your expertise will be essential in generating comprehensive lists of auditable events for user activity, processing and sharing this data effectively. Additionally, you will provide risk determination recommendations to the Authorizing Official (AO) regarding the acceptance or rejection of an Authority to Operate (ATO) or Authority to Test (ATT). You will assess and report on cyber readiness, analyze trends and concerns, and communicate key findings to government program leads. Your role will also involve managing antivirus definition files on DCGS Enterprise information systems and ensuring compliance with Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA) and other governing directives. This position requires a proactive approach to protecting against unauthorized network modifications and other threats that could impact mission operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide near-real-time monitoring and analysis of insider and external threats utilizing network security tools and custom developed scripts IAW Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 502
• Perform near-real-time network security alerting and problem resolution
• Prioritize remediation efforts using reliable threat intelligence
• Monitor and protect the security of the DCGS from internal and external threats
• Implement the Enterprise Audit Conceptual Framework as defined by Intelligence Community Standard (ICS) 500-27
• Perform all functions of the CND Framework
• Generate a complete list of auditable events for all user activity and then process, format, filter, and share the data
• Provide risk determination recommendations to the Authorizing Official (AO) regarding acceptance or rejection of an Authority to Operate (ATO) or Authority to Test (ATT)
• Assess and report cyber readiness; perform an analysis of trends and concerns, and report key findings
• Provide weekly update to Government program leads on current status of cyber readiness
• Provide a robust set of checks and balances to protect against unauthorized network modifications, penetrations, and other threats that might affect mission operations
• Manage antivirus definition files on DCGS Enterprise information systems
• Provide guidance and assistance to other units and agencies responding to security events
• Track and ensure enterprise compliance of Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA), DISA assist bulletins, and Air Force Computer Response Team (AFCERT) notifications and compliance with other governing directives
• Perform and oversee network vulnerability scanning functions IAW governing directive

Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years' of network and system security experience
• Strong knowledge of ESS/HBSS
• Demonstrated knowledge of the CND Framework 4.10.2.3
• Possess IAT Level II Security + (CE) certification
• Possess Cyber Security Analysis (CySA) certification IAW DoD 8570
• Clearance: TS/SCI
• US Citizenship Required

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Cyber Defense and Cybersecurity
• Familiarity with Network Defense practices

Benefits

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance