Information Security Analyst

Job description

Job Description

Information Security Analyst

Position Description
CGI Federal is seeking qualified applicants for an Information Security Analyst position that will serve as part of a Security Operations Center (SOC) team in Huntsville, AL. Qualified applicants will be on the forefront of incident response where they will utilize the latest in network security technology to provide Computer Network Defense and Information Assurance (IA) support to CGI Federal and its customers.

Your future duties and responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Information Security Analyst include, but are not limited to:
• Monitor and analyze network traffic, and respond to potential threats/vulnerabilities.
• Investigate intrusion attempts and perform in-depth analysis.
• Provide network intrusion detection expertise to support timely and effective decision making of when to declare an incident.
• Conduct proactive threat research.
• Triage and process security events that are populated in a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system.
• Analyze a variety of network and host-based security appliance logs (Firewalls, NIDS, HIDS, Sys Logs, etc.) to determine the correct remediation actions and escalation paths for each incident.
• Independently follow procedures to contain, analyze, and eradicate malicious activity.
• Document all activities during an incident and providing leadership with status updates during the life cycle of the incident.
• Create a final incident report detailing the events of the incident
• Provide information regarding intrusion events, security incidents, and other threat indications and warning information to US government agencies.
• Assist with the development of processes and procedures to improve incident response times, analysis of incidents, and overall SOC functions.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
Education or Experience:
• Minimum of four + years of direct experience as a Security Analyst or SOC role within the last eight years, and demonstrated ability to carry out the functions of the job or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background

Required:
• Experience and extensive knowledge of a SIEM and event analysis and information gathering
• Experience in Security Incident Handling procedures, Incident Management and Incident Triage
• Ability and experience in writing clear and concise technical writing specifically in event analysis and incident handling documentation
• Experience in Intrusion Detection or Prevention Systems
• Experience with the TCP/IP stack, DNS, BGP and metadata.
• Knowledge of: TCP/IP, computer networking, routing and switching
• Experience in Linux/UNIX and Windows based devices at the System Administrator level
• Experience with Account Management, Windows Events and Log Management
• Organizational skills and the ability to work autonomously with attention to processes
• Ability to speak and communicate effectively with peers, management and clients

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Industry recognized professional certification such as CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, CEH, Security+
• Past experience with or current understanding of government intelligence processes and systems.
• Direct experience with Malware analysis techniques and methodologies.
• Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework
• Scripting skills (e.g., PERL, Python, shell scripting)
• Experience conducting Network Forensics
• Past experience with or current understanding of government intelligence processes and systems.
• Direct experience with Malware and Fusion analysis techniques and methodologies.

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Skills

·  Incident Response
·  Network Security
·  Security Assessment
·  Unix/Linux System Admin

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