Senior Cybersecurity Analyst

Overview

Edgewater Federal Solutions seeks an experienced Senior Cybersecurity Analyst.  This role will act as the administer and maintain logic for a variety of intrusion detection, prevention, and analysis platforms. 

This work will be conducted onsite in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain logic for a variety of intrusion detection, prevention, and analysis platforms.
• Author and implement custom detection content for signature-based detection systems, security information and event management (SIEM) systems, host-based detection systems, and firewall logic.
• Monitor real-time network activity flagged by a variety of intrusion detection, prevention, and analysis platforms and analyze raw data, metadata, and event logs to confirm suspected intrusion attempts into either local (on-premises) or cloud computing systems.
• Investigate network anomalies and respond to cybersecurity incidents in either local (on-premises) or cloud computing systems.
• Implement and maintain a fully operational data loss prevention capability that prevents the loss of data from local (on-premises) and/or cloud computing systems.

Qualifications

• Experience administering and maintaining the logic for a variety of intrusion detection, prevention, and analysis platforms that are designed to identify and/or technically counter attempted intrusions as part of a defense-in-depth program that protects both local (onpremises) and cloud computing systems. This includes authoring and implementing custom detection content for signature-based detection systems, security information and event management (SIEM) systems, host-based detection systems, and firewall logic.
• Experience monitoring real-time network activity flagged by a variety of intrusion detection, prevention, and analysis platforms and experience analyzing the resulting raw data, metadata, and event logs to confirm suspected intrusion attempts into either local (onpremises) or cloud computing systems. Experience investigating network anomalies and responding to cybersecurity incidents in either local (on-premises) or cloud computing systems, including all phases of the digital forensics and incident response process (e.g. preparation, scoping, containment,
• eradication, remediation, recovery, lessons learned, and closeout).
• Experience implementing and maintaining a fully operational data loss prevention capability that prevents the loss of data from local (on-premises) and/or cloud computing systems.
• Certification in one of the following: 
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
  • GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)
  • GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
  • Equivalent

About Us:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in 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 Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 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 through 2024.

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 statuses protected by applicable law. #LI-SW1