Cybersecurity Analyst

Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Onsite

$68K/yr - $122K/yr

Entry, Mid Level

Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. They are seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to perform cyber threat intelligence analysis, correlate actionable security events, and participate in incident response efforts.

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Responsibilities

Review DoD and open-source intelligence for threats.
Identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and integrate those into sensors and SIEMs.
Triage and review system alerts to identify malicious actors on customer networks.
Assist T1 analysts with triage and analysis.
Complete moderate-level analysis of potential cybersecurity events that could threaten IT Systems.
Report incidents to customers and USCYBERCOM.
Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Create complex technical reports on analytic findings.

Qualification

Required

Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of prior relevant experience (additional years of relevant experience and/or military service may be considered in lieu of degree).
Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, and CSSP-Analyst certification at your start date.
Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of network threats, attacks, attack vectors, and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques, open-source, and procedures (TTPs).
Demonstrated understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth and common security elements.
Experience and proficiency with any of the following: Anti-Virus, HIPS, ID/PS, Full Packet Capture, Host-Based Forensics, Network Forensics.
Experience with malware analysis concepts and methods.
Familiarity or experience in Intelligence Driven Defense.
Willing to perform rotating shift work.
Active DoD Top Secret clearance.

Preferred

Advanced certifications such as SANS GIAC/GCIA/GCIH, CISSP or CASP and/or SIEM-specific training and certification (Security+ CE, CISSP or equivalent).
Demonstrated commitment to training, self-study, and maintaining proficiency in the technical cyber security domain.
CND experience (Protect, Detect, Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization or Security Operations Center.
In-depth knowledge of architecture, engineering, and operations of at least one enterprise SIEM platform (e.g. Nitro/McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, ArcSight, QRadar, LogLogic, Splunk).