Cyber Security Operations Specialist

Company: ALTA IT Services
Location: Springfield
Posted on: February 20, 2025

Job Description:

Cyber Security Operations Specialist

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Springfield, VA or St. Louis
TS/SCI
Supporting NGA
Salary: $115,000/year- $135,000/year depending on experience
Atleast 2-3 years' experience

What You'll Get to Do:

Provide cyber threat intelligence services for the collection, fusion, analysis, creation, and distribution of threat intelligence from government entities, commercial feeds, open sources, and other partners to obtain situational awareness of the threat environment.
Cyber threat intelligence services shall develop and disseminate reports and tippers to internal and external stakeholders based on events, alerts, and incidents on the customer systems and networks.
Provide advanced cybersecurity analytics (ACA) services which aggregates and analyzes products, data, and information to identify trends and patterns, anomalous activity, provide situational awareness of the customers networks, missions and threats, and provide operational recommendations, visualizations, tuning requests, and custom signature creation to the CSOC and other internal and external stakeholders.
Implements and monitors security measures for communication systems, networks, and provide advice that systems and personnel adhere to established security standards and Governmental requirements for security on these systems.
Designs and implements data network security measures; operates Network Intrusion Detection and Forensics; conducts performance analysis of Information Systems security incidents; develops Continuity of Operation (COOP)/Disaster Recovery (DR) plans and supports certification of Information Systems and Networks.
Advanced Cybersecurity Analytics will provide advanced cybersecurity services on an expanded 12x5service support level during core hours and on-call support with two-hour response time during non-core hours.
Cyber Threat Intel Services will provide advanced cybersecurity services on an expanded 12x5 service support level during core hours and on-call support with two-hour response time during non-core hours.
Supervises operation of Electronic Key Management System, other information security duties, and Public Key Infrastructure.
Develops new concepts and processes.
Analyzes root causes and resolves issues.
Supports more junior level technicians and specialists in their activities.
Can perform all tasks of lower level technicians or specialists.
Works individually, actively participates on integrated teams, and may also lead a task, project or team
Requires guidance and direction from more expert level technicians, specialists, and managers only when dealing with new, uncertain situations.
Provides guidance to lower level technicians and specialists.


Position Requirements
You'll Bring These Qualifications:

Must be a US Citizen with an Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
Bachelor's Degree in a Technical field (i.e. Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science)
High School diploma / GED + 10 years or Associate Degree + 8 years or Bachelor's Degree + 6 plus years' experience working in Cyber Security Operating Host Based Security System (HBSS), firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems, Intrusion Detection Systems, other point of presence security tools, Virtual Private Networks, and related security operations.
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

IAT Level III
Have DoD 8140.01 and DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level III certification and CSSP Analyst. If you do not have these certifications you must obtain them within 6 months of starting in your new position.
Master's Degree in a Technical field
TS/SCI W/ Polygraph

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