ECS is seeking a
Cyber Defense Incident Responder – Junior to work in our
Washington, DC office.
ECS Federal is a leading information security and information technology company in Fairfax, VA. We are looking to hire a Junior Cyber Defense Incident Responder to support a full range of cyber security services on a long-term contract in Washington DC. The position is full time/permanent and will support a US Government civilian agency. The position is available immediately upon finding a qualified candidate with the appropriate background clearance.
Position Responsibilities
- Develop content for cyber defense tools.
- Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources.
- Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts.
- Ensure that cybersecurity-enabled products or other compensating security control technologies reduce identified risk to an acceptable level.
- Document and escalate incidents (including event’s history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment.
- Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting.
- Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack.
- Perform security reviews and identify security gaps in security architecture resulting in recommendations for inclusion in the risk mitigation strategy.
- Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata.
- Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of all source data sets (indications and warnings).
- Validate intrusion detection system (IDS) alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools.
Salary Range: $69,000- $78,500