Job Description

Akkodis is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst/ Cyber Defense Incident Responder for a Contract position with a client located in Greensboro, NC.

Rate Range : $60-$65/hr on W2 without benefits, The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors

Title: Cyber Defense Incident Responder

Job Types: 12+ Months Contract

Location: Greensboro, NC (onsite), Afternoon Shift ( Monday to Friday 2PM to 10 PM EST)

Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in supporting cyber defense operations in highly complex enterprise networks. Experience in SOC, SIRT, or CSIRT capacities
• Experience in enterprise cybersecurity environment investigating targeted intrusions through complex network segments
• Expert understanding of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), Cybercrime, and Hacktivist tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
• Subject Matter Expert in cybersecurity principles, threat lifecycle management, incident management
• Comprehensive knowledge of various operating systems (Windows, OS X, Linux), network protocols, and application layer protocols
• Demonstratable experience in scripting languages (may include Powershell, Python, PERL, etc.)
• Understanding of the Cyber Kill Chain methodology, the NIST framework, the MITRE ATT&CK framework, and SANS Critical Security controls
• Working knowledge in modern cryptographic algorithms and systems
• Experience working with and tuning signatures, rules, signatures, and security technologies (IDS/IPS, SIEM, Sandboxing tools, EDR, email security platforms, user behavior analytics
• Network design knowledge including security architecture
• Strong analytical and technical skills in network defense operations including experience with incident handling (detection, analysis, triage)
• Conceptual understanding of cyber threat hunting
• Prior experience and ability analyzing cybersecurity events to determine true positives and false positives. Including cybersecurity alert triage, incident investigation, implementing countermeasures, and managing incident response
• Previous experience with SIEM platforms and log aggregation systems that perform collection, analysis, correlation, and alerting
• Ability to develop rules, filters, views, signatures, countermeasures, and other cyber defense platforms as well as the ability to support analysis and detection continual improvement
• Knowledge of new and emerging cybersecurity technologies
• Ability to create technical documents as well as stakeholder sitreps and briefing documents

P referred Qualifications:

• Deep Cybersecurity Operations Center experience in the following: intelligence driven detection, security principles, threat lifecycle management, incident management, digital forensics and investigations, network monitoring, endpoint monitoring, OT security principles
• CSOC Process Management experience, to include: process and procedure management, CSOC initiative management, continual operational improvement

Preferred certifications: CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, Linux+, CCNA, CCNP

Benefits:

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

· The California Fair Chance Act

· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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