Anavationllc

Anavationllc

Security Analyst/Incident Responder

Alexandria, VA

Sponsorship not specified$61k-$800kDetected 14 days ago
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About the role

  • We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen.
  • Description of Task to be Performed: AnaVation is looking for a Security Analyst (Incident Responder) to assist the client leadership with vulnerability management and incident response activities.
  • The ideal candidate will be comfortable engaging with client leadership on a regular basis and interacting with senior level team members.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage Incident Response (IR) activities to include triage, investigating, interviewing, resolving, and reporting on events. Creating, updating, and/or revising the IR Playbook and IR Plan.
  • Monitor, maintain and administer policies and rules within EDR and SIEM tools (e.g., Crowdstrike, Splunk).
  • Support and develop reports during and after incidents, which include all actions taken to properly mitigate, recover and return operations to normal operations.
  • Develop and implement defensive cyber best practice tactics, techniques, and procedures.
  • Maintain Incident Ticketing tracking system and related tickets within Remedy or other tracking tools.
  • Manage and perform Splunk queries to examine and query log data from the Enterprise Logging as a Service system and perform log analysis.
  • Conduct and manage vulnerability scans using Tenable SC and/or Qualys.
  • Analyze scan results, prioritize findings by risk and impact, coordinate with responsible parties for remediation and validate false positives.
  • Interacting with GRC tool (e.g., CSAM) to perform daily/weekly vulnerability analysis.
  • We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent demonstrated experience and knowledge.
  • 6 years' experience as a Security Administrator or equivalent knowledge.
  • Hands-on experience conducting incident response activities and vulnerability analysis of various systems, applications, security tools, databases, and networks logs.
  • Experience with Crowdstrike, TenableSC, Splunk. (Experience with comparable tools may be considered).
  • Experience with NIST SP 800-61 rev2 Computer Security Incident Handling Guide.
  • Ability to use common tools such as Wireshark to examine network traffic.
  • Certifications: Security + required.
  • Security + required.

Nice to have

  • 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.
  • Understanding of the role of interactive training such as phishing exercises for assessment of organizational abilities.
  • 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.
  • Life and AD&D Insurance

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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