Cyber Defense Incident Responder

Overview

Cyber Defense Incident Responder – you’ll work as a Tier2 SOC analyst securing critical Army infrastructure from cyber‑attacks. Your focus will be on monitoring, threat analysis, incident response and continuous improvement of security posture.

• Respond to and resolve cybersecurity incidents and proactively prevent recurrence.
• Monitor the operation of systems and networks to ensure business continuity.
• Review alerts to determine relevance and urgency.
• Perform scans to identify security vulnerabilities and potential risks.
• Leverage emerging threat intelligence to identify affected systems and scope of the attack.
• Analyze and identify potential risks, vulnerabilities, and malware.
• Manage and configure security monitoring tools and direct remediation and recovery efforts.
• Coordinate with teams to mitigate threats quickly, restoring operations and limiting impact.
• Determine affected systems and assist recovery efforts.
• Combine threat intelligence, event data, and recent assessments to understand attacker goals and prevent further attacks.

• 4+ years of experience supporting federal agencies in cybersecurity or SOC environments.
• 1+ years of experience preparing and delivering weekly, monthly, or quarterly program reports and executive briefings.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders, including government leads, vendors, and technical teams.
• Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Preferred:
  Experience in program or project management supporting IT or cybersecurity programs with multiple task orders or complex work streams.
• Preferred:
  Experience supporting federal agencies in cybersecurity or SOC environments.
• Preferred:
  Experience contributing to CIO‑level briefings or executive dashboards.
• Preferred:
  Experience tracking operational metrics, incident statistics, and performance trends.
• Preferred:
  Knowledge of SOC operations, incident response, threat monitoring, and security analytics.
• Preferred:
  Knowledge of risk management practices, including maintaining risk registers and mitigation strategies.
• Preferred:
  Ability to work in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment with minimal oversight.
• Preferred:
  Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.