Cyber Security Analyst

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer's success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

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We are in search of a Cybersecurity Analyst to join our Defense Group task force at the Scott Air Force Base, IL. As a valued member of the team, you are to perform cyber threat intelligence analysis, correlate actionable security events, perform network traffic analysis (using raw packet data), net flow, IDS, IPS, and custom sensor output as it pertains to the cyber security of communications networks, and participate in the coordination of resources during incident response efforts.

• 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.

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of prior relevant experience (related DISA customer experience and Cyber courses/certifications may be substituted in place of degree).
• Active DoD 8570, IAT Level II Certification, and CSSP-Analyst1 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.

• 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).