Cybersecurity Incident Response Analyst

$70,000 - $147,800/Yr

Accenture - Arlington, VA

Arlington, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Join Accenture Federal Services to do the work you love in an inclusive, collaborative, and caring community, where you can be empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operations teams and management to investigate security issues and determine true and false positives.
• Perform malware analysis and provide recommendations to increase the organization's security posture.
• Utilize excellent communication skills and knowledge in incident response lifecycles, cybersecurity intelligence, and open-source research methodologies.
• Understand common cyber-attacks and federal incident reporting requirements.

Requirements

• US Citizenship required.
• 3 years of experience in information security, or other equivalent combination of education or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of experience performing event and log analysis including Anti-Virus, Intrusion Detection Systems, Firewalls, Active Directory, Web Proxies, Data loss prevention tools, and other security tools in large enterprise network environments.
• Experience working with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions.
• Experience with Packet & Malware Analysis.
• Basic understanding of TCP/IP and common application layer protocols.
• Basic data parsing skills (Excel, grep, sed, awk, regex).

Nice-to-haves

• Excellent communication (written and verbal), attention to detail and interpersonal skills.
• SANs GIAC Certifications including but not limited to GCED, GCLD, GCIH, GCFA, GREM; CISSP.
• Indicators of Attack and Compromise.
• Detection Design & Engineering to Tune Signatures.
• Windows / Linux Architecture.
• Experience presenting complex technical information to decision makers and leading them through the decision-making process.
• Ability to work independently to deliver timely solutions without direct supervision.

Benefits

• Wide variety of benefits offered by Accenture Federal Services.
• Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, including office location, role, skill set, and level of experience.