Cyber Defense Incident Responder – Junior bei ECS Federal

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 - $79,000
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