Cyber Defense Analyst

Cyber Defense Analyst

The Opportunity:

Cyber threats are everywhere, and the constantly evolving nature of these threats can make understanding them seem overwhelming to government agencies. In all of this “cyber noise,” how can these organizations understand their risks and how to mitigate them? The answer is you—an information security risk specialist who will break down complex threats into manageable plans of action.  

As an information security risk specialist on our team, you’ll use your experience to work with Department of Energy to discover their cyber risks, understand applicable policies, and develop a mitigation plan. You’ll review technical, environmental, and personnel details to assess the entire threat landscape. Then, you’ll guide your client through a plan of action with presentations, white papers, and milestones. 

 You’ll work with your client to translate security concepts, so they can make the best decisions to secure their mission critical systems. This is your opportunity to act as an information security subject matter expert while broadening your skills in cyber security

Work with us as we protect our nation’s cyber infrastructure.

Join us. The world can’t wait. 

You Have:

• Experience with using data collected from a variety of cyber defense tools, including IDS alerts, firewalls, and network traffic logs to analyze events that occur in their environments for the purposes of mitigating threats

• Experience with characterizing and analyzing network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources and developing content for cyber defense tools

• Experience with documenting and escalating incidents, including event's history, status, and potential impact for further action that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment

• Experience with performing event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources in the enterprise to gain situational awareness, determining the effectiveness of an observed attack, and performing cyber defense trend analysis and reporting

• Ability to receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts

• Ability to provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks and intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities

• Ability to use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify potential malicious activity and analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information

• Ability to identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic and reconstruct a malicious attack or activity using network traffic

• Top Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, including Information Systems or Cybersecurity  

Nice If You Have: 

• Master's degree in a technical field, including Information Systems or Cybersecurity   

• CISSP, CCNA, SAINs, AWS, or PMP Certification 

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $75,600.00 to $172,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.