Hybrid Senior Threat Detection & Response Engineer, Security Clearance Required

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About the role

  • Senior Threat Detection & Response Engineer supporting federal cyber security programs. Overseeing design and development of countermeasures against cyber threats and advising on tools and training.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the design of the operational effects as described by the Government
  • Evaluate alternatives and provide well-informed recommendations on technical options for design and development
  • Translate mission requirements into a variety of software products, evolutionary prototypes, and advanced countermeasure capabilities
  • Identify optimal methods for aggregating, storing, correlating, and visually depicting various types of data
  • Advise on data preparation, implementation of techniques, visualizations, and employment of analytics developed by ICF and customer partners
  • Assess current use of cyber tools by analysts and assess whether efficiencies can be made via alternate use of current or adoption of alternate tools
  • Problem-solve by identifying potential tools/processes to support needs by capturing areas of improvement that can be translated into functional requirements for future planning
  • Identify areas of technical training gaps and proposed approaches to methods (hands on, online modules, etc.) to improve the use of tools and data in support of the cybersecurity mission.
  • Participate in post-engagement review
  • Effectively communicate with leadership to ensure awareness of progress and/or challenges

Requirements

  • Active US government issued security clearance required
  • US Citizenship required as part of client contract requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree with 12+ or Master’s degree with 10+ years of experience in IT, Cyber, Engineering, or a related field
  • Working knowledge of open-source distributed massively parallel processing databases such as GreenPlum and open-source big data technologies such as Apache Hadoop, Apache Kafka, etc.
  • 5 or more years of implementing custom and high-impact security platforms in critical program areas.
  • Position requires at least 5 years of advanced cyber threats, tools, techniques, and processes (e.g., Threat Hunt, Incident Response, Investigations, Technical Reporting, etc.)
  • Must have at least 5 years of experience using network security analysis/IDS tools
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience analyzing packet capture and NetFlow data with an understanding of current cyber threats and trend derived from multiple sources (e.g., open-source, intelligence products, etc.)
  • 5 or more years of experience with different types of Malware including detection methods, attack vectors, and vulnerabilities used
  • Experience with query languages (e.g., SQL, KQL, etc.)
  • Hands on experience developing advanced dashboards (e.g., Kibana, Splunk, etc.) is required
  • Experience with different cybersecurity frameworks and knowledge bases to identify tactics, techniques, and procedures of known actors
  • Must have a solid understanding of mathematics behind machine learning algorithms

Benefits

  • Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options

Job title

Senior Threat Detection & Response Engineer, Security Clearance Required

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$119,323 - $202,850 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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