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Cyber Security Detections Engineer, Senior (TS/SCI CI Poly) - northern VA

Springfield, VA

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation's top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

An active Top Secret / SCI with CI Poly security clearance is required for consideration for hire for this role. Work is to be performed 100% onsite with our Government Customer.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support Cyber Operations activities to publish up-to-date cybersecurity tool signatures (e.g. anti-virus and host based security systems).
• Provide focused analysis, including reverse malware engineering, against intrusion, anomalies, malware, viruses to identify critical information about source, intended target, affected systems or hosts, recommended mitigation measures and risk to mission.
• Formulate custom Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool content and IDS/IPS signatures to address threats.
• Perform security event and incident correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise.
• Analyze and assess damage to the data/infrastructure as a result of cyber incidents.
• Perform cyber incident trend analysis and reporting.
• Characterize and perform analysis of network traffic and system data to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to resources.
• Provide detection, identification, and reporting of possible cyber-attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities.
• Create and deploy threat-based signatures for operational intrusion detection capabilities.
• Create and implement detection rules from intelligence reporting.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or 4+ years of additional experience in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of experience in a cyber role.
• Experience with modern Windows, UNIX, network operating systems, databases, and virtual computing.
• DoD 8570 certification meeting IAT Level II (GSEC, Security+, SSCP, or CCNA-Security) required.
• CNDSP-A (GCIA, GCIH, or CEH) or CNDSP-IR (GCIH, CSIH, or CEH) certification required.

Demonstrated Technical Experience:

• Experience performing analysis of network traffic and correlating diverse security logs to perform recommendations for signature development.
• Knowledge with implementation of counter-measures or mitigating controls.
• Ability to support incident response and forensic operations as required to include static/dynamic malware analysis and reverse engineering.
• Experience with enterprise security tools, including Security information and event management (SIEM), Threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), or Network monitoring tools.
• Experience in creating, modifying, tuning, IDS signatures/SIEM correlation searches and other detection signatures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in Linux operating systems.
• Advanced skills in Linux/Unix (command line user - proficient and used in last 6 months).
• Working knowledge of current COTS Cybersecurity technologies.

Security Clearance Requirements:

• TS/SCI w/CI Poly.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.