Senior Cyber Security Analyst with Security Clearance

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Job description

ICF International seeks an experienced Senior Cyber Security Analyst to support the research and development of new cyber analytic capabilities that will help the US protect and defend its networks and critical information systems. The successful cleared candidate will act as a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to support a large federal cyber security analytic program. Your work will contribute to the knowledge of how cyber-attacks work, how vulnerabilities are exploited, and the way hostile cyber actors operate. Utilize your skills to help experiment and prototype future cyber capabilities for implementation at large-scale. As the Senior Cyber Security Analyst, you will work with our customers, developers, and researchers to evolve, automate, and enhance cybersecurity capabilities in defense or federal agencies. This is an opportunity to contribute to an important project from its beginning, work with the latest and emerging technologies, and all while building a great career at ICF! This role is hybrid-remote with the expectation of 2-3 days per week supporting the program based in Arlington, VA and the remainder of the week teleworking. A great way to have work-life balance. What You Will Be Doing: Leading a team of 3-4 Cyber Security Analysts in their day-to-day duties to include mentoring and professional development of team members
Augment operational cyber analysts and act as a consultant for detection and/or threat hunting
Advise on data preparation, implementation of techniques, visualizations, and employment of analytics developed by ICF and customer partners
Assess current use of cyber tools by analysts and assess whether efficiencies can be made via alternate use of current, or adoption of alternate tools
Problem-solve by identifying potential tools/processes to support needs, capturing areas of improvement that can be translated into functional requirements for future planning
Provide ad-hoc training to cyber analyst teams on tools that support or enhance current processes
Identify areas of technical training gaps and proposed approaches to methods (hands on, online modules, etc.) to improve the use of tools and data in support of the cybersecurity mission.
Participate in post-engagement review
Effectively communicate with leadership to ensure awareness of progress, challenges
What You Must Have: Active high-level US Government issued security clearance required as part of client contract requirement
Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, US Citizenship is required
Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience or Master's degree with 10+ years of experience in IT, Cyber, or related field
Position requires a minimum of 5 years of Cyber Security experience (e.g., Threat Hunt, Incident Response, Investigations, Technical Reporting, etc.)
5 years of experience using network security analysis/IDS tools
5 or more years of experience analyzing packet capture and NetFlow data with an understanding of current cyber threats and trend derived from multiple sources (e.g., open-source, intelligence products, etc.)
5 or more years of experience with different types of Malware including detection methods, attack vectors, and vulnerabilities used
Experience with query languages (e.g., SQL, KQL, etc.)
Experience developing advanced dashboards (e.g., Kibana, Splunk, etc.)
Experience with different cybersecurity frameworks and knowledge bases to identify tactics, techniques, and procedures of known actors
Preferred Qualifications: 5 +years of experience in Leadership
Interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various clients in order to explain and elaborate on technical details
Practical experience with different scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, etc.)
Experience with system vulnerability assessments
Knowledge of Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems security
Knowledge of computer programming and scripting languages
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience
CompTIA Security+ or higher certification level preferred

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