Job Req 110362

Department: C5i Fed-Civilian

Position Title: Sr. INFOSEC Security Analyst

Status: Full Time – Exempt

Location: Sterling, VA

Relocation Assistance: No relocation assistance available

US Citizenship Required: Yes

Position Security Clearance Requirement: N/A

Minimum Security Clearance Candidate Must Possess: N/A

Number of Openings: 1

Travel: 0%

Job Description:

The Senior Security Analyst position works in a state of the art 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) and is responsible for monitoring real time data, discovering security events, analyzing qualified events, recommending a remediation path, and escalating security events to the Computer Security Incident Response Center (CSIRC) Team. Position is responsible for building of use cases, creating processes and procedures to improve operational effectiveness, and mentoring Jr. SOC staff. Other duties include but are not limited to participating in network, security & hardware engineering efforts and special projects as assigned by the SOC Chief. DUTIES INLCUDE:

• Monitoring and analyzing network traffic and IDS alerts
• Investigating intrusion attempts and performing analysis of exploits
• Independently follow procedures to contain, analyze, and eradicate malicious activity Providing SME level expertise in security and intrusion detection to support timely and effective decision making of when to declare an incident
• Developing processes and procedures to improve incident response times, analysis of incidents, and overall SOC functions

Working directly with Sr. Staff, CSIRC, and Government client on security intrusions and remedial actions REQUIRED EDUCATION: This position requires a BS in an IT related field and 8 years experience REQUIRED SKILLS: • Minimum three years plus of previous experience in security event/alert monitoring • Understanding of and experienced in the use of tools commonly used security to analyze network traffic • Understanding of the TCP/IP protocol suite, TCP/IP headers and packets, the OSI model, and commonly used TCP/UDP ports and associated services • Experience with monitoring and analysis of security events presented on a Security Information Management/Event Management System (SIM/SEM) • Ability to work flexible schedule in support of 24x7 operations DESIRED SKILLS: CISSP and CEH strongly desired. Leadership, organization, flexibility and excellent interpersonal skills coupled with IT security background.

For consideration for this open position, please send your resume with Job Req ID to careers@c5i.com.