Cyber Operations Countermeasures Engineer - Military veterans preferred

2023-03-08
ManTech (www.mantech.com)
Other

/yr

  full-time   employee


Fort Meade
Maryland
20755
United States

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Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International Corporation, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Cyber Operations Countermeasures Engineer to join our team at Ft. Meade, MD.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Supporting the DISA Command Center (DCC) Network Assurance embedded with DISA Headquarters.

  • Directing and tracking enterprise countermeasure actions and assess the effectiveness of countermeasures on an ongoing basis. 

  • Analyzing high volumes of logs, network data (e.g. Netflow, PCAP), and other attack artifacts in support of incident investigations.

  • Understanding the life cycle of network threats, attacks, attack vectors and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).

  • Collaborating with team members and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to create and validate countermeasures in accordance with (IAW) the DoDIN boundary defense posture.

  • Maintaining situational awareness of cyber activity by reviewing DoD, Intelligence Community and open source reporting for new vulnerabilities, malware or other threats that have the potential to impact the DoDIN.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline and 9 years of professional experience; additional related years of experience is accepted in lieu of a degree.

  • Must have a DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) to start and able to obtain CSSP-A certification within 180 days of start date.

  • Proficient understanding of Cyber Network Defense (CND) in regards to protect, detect, respond and sustain within a Computer Incident Response organization.

  • Advanced understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth and common security elements.

Security Clearance Requirements:

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen and have an active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance.

Work Shift: Day

Physical Requirements:

  • The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations

  • The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office

  • The person in this position will need to be able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.

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