Cyber Incident Detection & Response Analyst - Jr

ECS is seeking a Cyber Incident Detection & Response Analyst - Jr to work in our Quantico, VA office. In this role the Cyber Incident Detection and Response Analyst will provide a systematic set of recovery tactics for the restoration of organizational security through security monitoring, detection, and analysis. You will also provide anomaly tracking activity for the detection and remediation of non-compliance or IT attacks. Specific tasks include: - Conduct triage on security indicators for determining the presence of a realized vulnerability. - Coordinate, deconflict, and employ internal defensive measures within the MCCS network. - Recognize and categorize the most common types of system and network vulnerabilities and associated attacks. - Anticipate, identify, isolate, and describe potential new vulnerabilities that could affect the area of responsibility due to changes in network design, hardware, or software. - Verify that safeguards are in place for maintaining audit logs, including their collection, storage, time synchronization, retention, and review. - Collect, review, and retain logs, as well as alert about suspicious activity in the network or on a system. - Develop use cases and indicators enabling key requirements for items as specified in the organization standards and higher level policies. - U.S. Citizenship - Good verbal and written communication skills - Active DoD Secret Clearance - Associate's Degree with a minimum of two (2) years' experience - Security (IAT Level II) - Ability to work under only general direction and provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems - Ability to independently determine and develop approach to solutions