General Summary:
Performs system monitoring and analysis support for the detection of cyber incidents and provides recommendations on how to correct findings.

*Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Monitors the network and supporting systems to detect security compromise events (including intrusions and virus incidents). *
• Provides network and security operations technical analysis, assessment, and recommendations.*
• Identifies where systems/networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.*
• Conducts audits to ensure information systems security policies and procedures are implemented as defined in security plans and best practices. *
• Performs detailed analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.*
• Establishes strict program control processes and policies to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems. *
• Supports the formal testing requirements through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports.*
• Performs evaluations (compliance audits) and/or active evaluations (vulnerability assessments). *
• Conducts trend analysis of security events to identify anomalous malicious activity and repeat infection. *
• Provides leadership and threat mitigation training techniques to lower level employees.*
• Leads response teams to ensure any anomalies are corrected in accordance with government or industry standards.

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Required Skills

Required Experience

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience, advanced degree preferred.
  • Minimum of 3 related certifications may be used in place of unrelated degree field.
• Minimum of 10 plus years of work related experience.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Experience with Security Information and Event Management tools (SIEM)
• Knowledge and hands on experience with Cross-Domain and Zero Trust solutions/architectures.
• Experience with RMF packages
• Ability to clearly present and communicate technical approaches and findings.
• TS/SCI clearance; US Citizenship required;

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as an ISSO or Cyber Security Manager

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.