Cybersecurity Analyst - Nights

ManTech - Tysons, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Tysons, VA

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Cybersecurity Analyst position at ManTech involves monitoring and managing security operations for critical infrastructure. The role requires a proactive approach to enhance security posture through event analysis and compliance with security protocols. The analyst will work in a 24x7 operations center, focusing on incident response and collaboration with tiered support teams.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Air Gapped Security Fabrics through managed SECOPs Tools.
• Perform event analysis within SIEM and develop response tickets within case management tooling.
• Troubleshoot and coordinate with TIER 2 Analysts for event escalation.
• Follow defined security playbooks for environments.
• Drive enhanced Security Posture through detections & response compliance.
• Maintain a customer-first attitude.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Security Operations, Cyber Security, and/or Systems Administration.
• Experience with SIEM, IDS, EDR, and Case Management Tools.
• Experience with supporting operating systems, networking, scripting and automation, and Security Application troubleshooting.
• An active 8140 Certification.
• High School Diploma or GED.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in working with SOC systems/networks.
• Experience in supporting Security Detections Development.
• Experience with security alert tuning, in partnership with TIER 2 and TIER 3 (Engineering) Teams.
• Experience with creating scripts to automate common tasks.
• Experience in developing Threat Reports, translating IOCs and alerts into narrative overviews.
• Understanding of local and wide area networks (LAN/WAN) and mobile computing environments.
• Understanding of STIG and hardening practices.