Monitoring Analyst (Senior)

Job Title: Senior Monitoring Analyst
Location: Beltsville, MD
Terms: Full-time
Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen with Active Security Clearance

About the Role
Cyber Management International Corporation is actively recruiting highly IT Security professionals looking for challenging, exciting work in support of the U.S. Department of State (DOS). Specifically, our customer is the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), Directorate of Cyber and Technology Security (CTS). DS/CTS is a center of excellence that brings together cybersecurity, technology security, and investigative expertise as a unified security capability focused on solving critical and emerging issues enabling the State Department to fulfill its vital global mission.

The Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) uses a combination of network, host-based, on-premises and cloud security tools to perform near real-time detection, collection, analysis, correlation and reporting of system security events that pose a threat to the Department’s networks, data, and assets. The mission of the CIRT is to work closely with internal and external entities to:

• Monitor all available Department computer environments for malicious activity;
• Respond to and assist with the resolution of any suspected or successful cyber security breach or violation;
• Share knowledge and intelligence gained from cyber security events with stakeholders; and
• Protect against and prevent potential cyber security threats and vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial triage and analysis of detected security events
• Perform network monitoring 24x7x365 for the Department’s networks
• Escalate events to malware analysts for further investigation
• Contribute input to the Cyber Security Daily (CSD)
• Identify and recommend new techniques for inclusion in monitoring strategy
• Maintain a minimum of two staff on shift at all times.

Qualifications: Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 5 years’ experience required or Master’s Degree and a minimum of 3 years’ experience
• Active Top Secret security clearance is required.
• Able to conduct research and evaluate technical and all-source intelligence with specific emphasis on network operations and cyber warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures focused on the threat to networked weapons platforms and US and DoD information networks.
• Familiar with analyzing network events to determine the impact on current operations and conducted all-source research to determine advisory capability and intent.
• Clearly able to prepare assessments and cyber threat profiles of current events based on the sophisticated collection, research and analysis of classified and open source information.
• Clear ability to correlate threat data from various sources. able to develop and maintain analytical procedures to meet changing requirements and ensuring maximum operations.  Proficiency in collecting data via a combination of standard intelligence methods and business processes.
• Can produce high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and network operations officials.
• Possess CCNA+ Security, CySA+, GSEC, Security+ CE, or similar certification.

About us
Cyber Management International Corp. (CyberMGT) is a rapidly growing Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing all aspects of IT Management from strategy & design to engineering & development, through transition to operations & maintenance, with a focus on security throughout. Information Management is vital to our customers’ success… keeping it flowing and keeping it safe is our mission! We offer excellent compensation & benefits, and opportunities for a successful career. Come join us as we grow!