IT Security Analyst
DecisionPoint Corporation
Cyber Security
IT Security Analyst
DecisionPoint Corporation
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- Provide Functional Mission Analysis-Cyber (FMA-C) assistance to identify weapon system critical IT architecture and supporting infrastructure.
- Investigate a diverse collection of network activities in cyberspace to determine Mission Relevant Terrain Cyber (MRT-C) support for command, control, processes, and systems.
- Develop strategies to identify, evaluate, and minimize risks in the local cyberspace environment critical for mission success.
- Create and implement strategies and techniques to merge and display relevant MRT-C based on essential systems and network services.
- Identify and analyze trends to define MRT-C requirements and provide guidance and alignment services.
- Assist with FMA-C: identify, map, and develop defense plans to safeguard MRT-C.
- Establish databases to monitor systems, design/revise user boundaries, and create indexing for searchability.
- Utilize classified and unclassified networks and information portals to create support and information distribution plans for mission activities.
- Review and recommend new or revised policies, procedures, objectives, and organization design as necessary.
- Coordinate with local/base SMEs to resolve events/incidents and brief recommendations and Courses of Action.
- Define and perform vulnerability assessments leveraging threat analysis to scope and prioritize efforts.
- Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across all-source data sets (indications and warnings).
- Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts and document/escalate incidents.
- Perform cyber defense trend analysis, reporting, event correlation, and receive/analyze network alerts to determine causes.
Requirements
- Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information System Engineering, Business, or related technical discipline in cybersecurity or information technology.
- IAT Level II Certification (ex: CompTIA Security+) in accordance with (IAW) DOD 8140 and AFMAN 17-1303.
- Five (5) years of experience required: Functional Mission Analysis in Cyberspace processes and associated mapping and defense of Mission-Relevant Terrain in Cyberspace.
- Knowledge of Information Technology (IT) cybersecurity principles, concepts, and methods to investigate, analyze, and respond to cyber incidents.
- Knowledge of IT security principles, policies, products and services to assess risk factors and advise on vulnerabilities and protection procedures.
- Familiarity with commonly applied telecommunications principles, concepts, and methodologies, operating characteristics and capabilities of systems, media, equipment, and related software systems.
- Ability to utilize classified and unclassified networks and information portals.
- Ability to coordinate with local/base SMEs and enterprise-wide cyber defense staff.
- Must complete required Air Force virtual trainings (FMA-C, MACCE if funded, MADSS) within specified timeframes as conditions of employment.
