Cybersecurity Analyst

4 Months ago • 8 Years + • Cyber Security

Job Summary

Job Description

AnaVation is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Analyst to detect, monitor, prevent, and analyze real-time cybersecurity information. Key responsibilities include detecting and resolving security incidents, monitoring security alerts, using SIEM systems, coordinating incident response, leveraging threat intelligence, maintaining SIEM software, ensuring compliance, generating reports, and mentoring junior staff. This role is on-site and requires an active Top Secret clearance.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 8 years of experience
  • Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security
  • Experience in federal government cybersecurity
  • Expertise in using SIEM tools
Good to have:
  • Experience with Microsoft Sentinel
  • Watch desk experience
Perks:
  • Generous cost sharing for medical insurance
  • 100% company paid dental insurance
  • 100% company paid long-term and short term disability insurance
  • 100% company paid vision insurance
  • 401k plan with generous match
  • Competitive Pay
  • Generous paid leave and holiday package
  • Tuition and training reimbursement
  • Life and AD&D Insurance

Job Details

Be Challenged and Make a Difference 

In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture. 

Description of Task to be Performed:
Come join our growing team and make a difference every day! AnaVation is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Analyst subject matter expert for a high priority cyber-focused work program. The successful candidate will have incident response experience actively detecting, monitoring, preventing, and analyzing real-time cybersecurity information, events, and threats within federal government environments.

Key responsibilities include:
· Detection and resolution of potential security incidents
· Monitor, fuse, correlate, analyze, and respond to threat and security event data for enterprise systems
· Conduct continuous monitoring of security alerts and events from various sources, such as security tools, logs, and sensors; analyze the data to identify potential security incidents or anomalies.
· Utilize security information and event management (SIEM) systems to correlate data and detect patterns indicative of malicious activity.
· Coordinate and collaborate with incident response teams to contain, eradicate, and recover from security breaches.
· Leverage threat intelligence to proactively defend against potential attacks.
· Maintain SIEM software across multiple environments; ensure deployed SIEM platforms are in compliance with federal requirements.
· Demonstrate thorough knowledge of compliance requirements and regulations relevant to cybersecurity, ensuring adherence to industry standards.
· Generate and disseminate reports on security incidents, including their nature, scope, and impact.
· Mentor junior staff and ensure quality of technical support and contractual deliverables

This position is on-site with our customer in Washington, DC or Clarksburg, WV.

This position requires an active Top Secret clearance and the ability to successfully pass a polygraph and obtain SCI accesses.

Required Qualifications:
    • Education: Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent combination of relevant experience and education (degree strongly preferred)
    • Experience: 8 years (minimum)
    • Required Skills/Certs:
    • Must have experience with Splunk Enterprise Security
    • Experience actively detecting, monitoring, preventing, and analyzing real-time cybersecurity information, events, and threats in a federal government environment
    • Must have expertise in using security information and event management (SIEM) tools, including configuration, tuning, and optimization for real-time monitoring and incident response.

Preferred Qualifications:
    • Experience with Microsoft Sentinel
    • Watch desk experience a strong plus
    • Preferred Certifications:
    • GIAC Continuous Monitoring Certification (GMON)
    • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
    • GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
    • GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
    • GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)
    • GIAC Cloud Threat Detection (GCTD)
    • GIAC Cloud Forensics Responder (GCFR)

Benefits 
·        Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents 
·        100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents 
·        100% company paid long-term and short term disability insurance 
·        100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents 
·        401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting 
·        Competitive Pay 
·        Generous paid leave and holiday package 
·        Tuition and training reimbursement 
·        Life and AD&D Insurance

About AnaVation 
AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.  

If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you! 

AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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