Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located near Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services, and timely delivery. Edgewater is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 27001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Edgewater Federal Solutions is currently seeking multiple Cyber Security Incident Response Analysts to provide support to an Edgewater Federal government contract.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor, triage, prioritize events, and respond to alerts for further investigation. Complete, thorough, and detail-oriented work in a timely manner is a must.
- Investigate SIEM events, alerts, and tips to determine if an incident has occurred.
- Analyze CTI reporting & IOCs to improve network defenses and other security measures.
- Understanding of multiple log types including Windows, AD, Email, VPN, etc.
- Coordinate the response for confirmed security incidents, to include efforts to scope, contain, eradicate, and remediate.
- Maintain situational awareness and keep current with cyber security news and threat actor Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs).
- Document ongoing investigations and analysis using ticketing and incident reporting systems.
- Support the production of effective situational awareness products with relevant metrics and visualizations for key constituents and leadership.
- Function as the first line of cyber defense for the Security Operations Center (SOC).
Required Experience:
- 7+ years of experience with two years specialized in information security.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Knowledge of each phase of the Incident Response life cycle
- Experience with Splunk and/or FireEye or similar tools
- Technical writing skills to document analysis outcomes within incident reporting systems
- Critical thinking skills
- Analytic skills and experience
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently, with strong and consistent traits of self-motivation.
Desired Elements:
- Sec+ (minimum)
- CySA+
- CASP+
- Security clearance – active public trust preferred
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be a US Citizen with the ability to pass a security clearance background investigation
- Ability to work on occasional weekends and holidays, and/or second or third shift work.
- Shift work will be negotiated at the time of extending an offer. People working First Shift may occasionally be asked to work a shift on 2nd or 3rd shift, perhaps 5 times per year.
It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other status protected by applicable law. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, as a condition of employment, all employees are required to be fully vaccinated. An employee is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or one week after receiving a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. All newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of vaccination.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Supplemental Pay:
COVID-19 considerations:
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, as a condition of employment, all employees are required to be fully vaccinated.
Work Location: Multiple Locations