Senior Cybersecurity Mission Support Specialist
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Full Time Senior-level / Expert Clearance required USD 63K - 147K * est.
Maveris
Maveris is an IT and cybersecurity company committed to helping organizations create secure digital solutions to accelerate their mission. We are Veteran-owned and proud to serve customers across the Federal Government and private sector.Maveris is an IT and cybersecurity services company committed to helping organizations create secure digital solutions to accelerate their mission. Originally founded as a Veteran-owned company, we remain deeply committed to supporting veterans and proudly serving customers across the Federal Government and private sector. We have an opening for a full-time, Senior Cybersecurity Mission Support Specialist to join our talented, dynamic team.
As a Senior Cybersecurity Mission Support Specialist, you will be on the front line in safeguarding Treasury Department digital assets and responding to potential cyber threats. You will play a critical role in supporting the Security Operations Center (SOC) mission by maintaining, enhancing and expanding the capabilities of the SIEM and other operational tool or platforms. This will include but may not be limited to tasks supporting content management, security orchestration development, signature development, and analytics creation.
Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Duties
As a Senior Cybersecurity Mission Support Specialist, you will work on the Cybersecurity engineering team responsible for facilitating operational efficiency, stakeholder coordination, and mission-aligned cybersecurity initiatives. This position enhances SOC effectiveness by bridging technical operations, mission support, and strategic objectives, ensuring seamless delivery of security services.
In this role, a typical day will include:
- Lead the development and maintenance of custom dashboards for detections, correlations, and performance metrics.
- Lead the creation of custom automation workflows and playbooks using platforms (e.g., Splunk SOAR, Palo Alto, Cortex, XSOAR) to streamline incident response, threat detection, and remediation processes based on organizational needs.
- Continuously monitor, update, and optimize existing automations to adapt to evolving threats, improve efficiency, and reduce false positives, incorporating feedback from SOC teams.
- Produce comprehensive documentation, including playbook designs, integration details, diagrams, and user guides, to support SOC operations and facilitate knowledge transfer.
- Research and adopt emerging automation technologies, threat intelligence, and best practices to enhance IoC detections, signature creation, SOAR capabilities and support proactive threat mitigation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity related field with 7 years of experience (11 years of experience in lieu of degree).
- Active Secret Clearance.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Splunk SOAR Certified Administrator, CompTIA, CySA+, CEH, GCIH) preferred.
- Expert level experience with security tools (e.g., Splunk, CrowdStrike, Wireshark) and network protocols.
- Expert in scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell), APIs, and security tools.
- Willingness to mentor junior staff.
Benefits
Maveris attracts and retains talent of the highest caliber by offering opportunities to work in exciting and challenging environments surrounded by bright minds. Our employees are our most prized asset and are rewarded with highly competitive compensation and a top-tier benefits package, including:
- 401(k) with company match
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
About Maveris
Maveris offers exceptional, mission-focused, solutions to organizations facing highly complex IT, digital, and cybersecurity challenges. Our success is achieved by maintaining an environment of trust where people are encouraged to reach their fullest potential. Every candidate that applies to Maveris brings something unique to the table, and because our team is diverse, we consistently meet our goals and exceed client expectations. If you are a highly-motivated person with a willingness to learn, we invite you to apply today to join our team!
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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: Analytics APIs Automation CEH Clearance CompTIA CrowdStrike GCIH Incident response PowerShell Python Scripting SIEM SOAR SOC Splunk Threat detection Threat intelligence XSOAR
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