Principal Cyber Security Analyst
- Military veterans preferred
2022-07-16 SAIC (www.saic.com)
Other
/yr
full-time
employee
Chantilly Virginia 20151 United States
Description
SAIC is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Analyst to serve as a Blue Team Vulnerability Assessment subject matter expert. This role is located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active Top Secret Clearance with Polygraph.
Responsibilities include:
Conduct Blue Team risk and vulnerability assessment at the network, system and application levels.
Conduct cyber threat modeling exercises with commercial tools such as Red Seal, Sky Box or like tools.
Ensure applicable Blue Team Vulnerability Assessment discipline is applied.
Leverage customer/contractual Vulnerability Assessment Process Framework to include documentation creation and review as it relates the assessment, document risk/issues.
Design, test, and implement secure operating systems, networks, security monitoring, tuning and management of IT security systems and applications, incident response, digital forensics, loss prevention.
Research, evaluate and recommend new security tools, techniques, and technologies in alignment with IT security strategy.
Utilize COTS/GOTS and custom tools and processes/procedures in order to scan, identify, contain, mitigate and mitigate vulnerabilities, and intrusions.
Assist in the implementation of the required government security policy ICD/503 in support of Cyber lab environment.
Perform analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.
Support cyber metrics development, maintenance and reporting. Supports the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports.
Periodically conduct review of each system's audits and monitors corrective actions until all actions are closed.
Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.
Serve as organization spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs.
Qualifications
Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Qualifications: TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and 9 years or more experience; Masters and 7 years or more experience; PhD or JD and six (4) years or more experience. DoD Directive 8570 / 8140 IAT/IAM III or IASE Level II Certifcation
Thorough understanding in a wide range of security issues including vulnerability assessment architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access.
Experience with utilizing commercial tools such as NESSUS, KIBANA, RedSeal, Lancope, WireShark, etc.
Desired Qualifications:
(CISSP)
EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
SANs GIAC certification ( e.g., GPEN or GW APT)
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.