Anavationllc

Anavationllc

Incident Response/Security Analyst - Temporary

Washington, DC · Contract

No sponsorship$61k-$800kDetected 19 days ago
SQLData AnalysisStatisticsCybersecuritySIEMIncident ResponseExcelSystems EngineeringWiresharkResearchCommunication

About the role

  • We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen.
  • AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Responsibilities

  • Create, track, monitor and investigate security related events/incidents through closure.
  • Monitor, maintain and administer policies and rules within EDR and SIEM tools (e.g., Crowdstrike, Splunk).
  • Participate in or lead the remediation of incidents and responses that are generated from live threats against the enterprise.
  • Perform incident response analysis based on investigation requirements.
  • Support and develop reports during and after incidents, which include all actions taken to properly mitigate, recover and return operations to normal operations.
  • Assist in developing and implementing defensive cyber best practice tactics, techniques, and procedures.
  • Assist in conducting vulnerability scans using Tenable SC and Nessus Manager. Manage the applications and conduct vulnerability analysis.
  • Maintain Incident Ticketing tracking system and related tickets within Remedy.
  • Perform Splunk queries to examine and query log data from the Enterprise Logging as a Service system.
  • Interacting with GRC tool (e.g., CSAM) to perform daily/weekly vulnerability analysis.

Requirements

  • Self-Starter. ability to quickly become competent with new security-related tools and processes.
  • Ability to conduct Deep Dive analysis to determine root cause assessment of various network scanning agents' scanning or communication failures.
  • Ability to coordinate remediation strategies with agency's department technical staff through completion.
  • Familiarity with the various use cases and alignment of data from each tool to various security disciplines in configuration management, vulnerability management, risk management and incident management.
  • Familiarity with the use of data analysis tools, including the use of Microsoft Excel or PowerBI to combine data from multiple sources.
  • Familiarity with data management and reporting of training data and statistics using common tools such as Microsoft Excel and Word.
  • Familiarity with encryption technologies used in commercial operating systems, including Public Key Infrastructures, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, certificate trust stores and the use of key escrow for discovery and legal purpose.
  • Understanding of the role of interactive training such as phishing exercises for assessment of organizational abilities.
  • Familiarity with information security terminology and being able to develop or select technical training in the discipline of information security geared to an organization.

Compensation

  • $61k-$800k

Benefits

  • Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
  • 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
  • 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
  • Generous paid leave and holiday package
  • Tuition and training reimbursement
  • Flexible with other security related tasks as needed by the customer.

Company info

  • Be Challenged and Make a Difference
  • In a world of technology, people make the difference.
  • At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.
  • AnaVation is seeking an Incident Response/Security Analyst (Temporary Role) to help our mission-critical customer in Washington, DC.
  • We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia.
  • We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.
  • If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer.

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