Cybersecurity Engineer - TS/SCI NEW

$150,000 - $150,000/Yr

Zachary Piper Solutions - Lorton, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Lorton, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Cybersecurity Engineer at Zachary Piper Solutions plays a vital role in protecting customer information systems by managing cyber threat incidents. This position involves initial triage, containment, and in-depth investigation of cyber threats, ensuring effective incident response and continuous improvement of security measures.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial triage, containment, and analysis of cyber threat events.
• Document objective incident details (5Ws) within one hour of detection.
• Ensure healthy intake of signals across the ecosystem.
• Monitor alert queues and execute both automated and manual remediation.
• Prioritize alerts and confirm security incidents through triage.
• Conduct daily checks of CTOC operations tool security suite and report outages.
• Escalate events requiring advanced investigation or remediation.
• Manage incident response, coordination, and after-action reporting.
• Maintain incident management processes, playbooks, and workflows.
• Validate system outage severity according to the CEN Matrix and JSIG.
• Coordinate with teams for incident resolution and communication.
• Analyze incidents for root cause, remediate threats, and mitigate future risks.
• Monitor alerts for sensitive assets and investigate potential compromises.
• Recommend and conduct necessary incident remediation activities.
• Reconcile technical details from various information sources during events.
• Identify impacted assets, endpoints, and users from attacks.
• Initiate threat hunt activities across the ecosystem.
• Propose improvements to Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and response techniques.
• Develop and maintain Security Operations Dashboards.
• Enhance SOAR and SIEM capabilities.
• Assess security risks impacting CTOC operations tools.
• Assist in developing custom scripts and tools for CTOC tasks.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in cybersecurity incident response and investigation.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, threat analysis, and incident management.
• Proficient with security tools and ecosystems.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401k
• Holiday benefits