Cyber Time Analyst

Newberry Group is seeking proactive and mission-focused Cyber Real Time Analysts to join our customer's defensive cyber operations team supporting the Joint Fires Network (JFN) Security Operations Center (SOC). Operating from secure SCIF facilities at DISA Pacific (Ford Island, HI), this 24/7/365 watch team provides front-line threat detection, continuous monitoring, and incident response for the JFN Impact Level 7 (IL-7) and multi-level classified operational environments.

In this role, you will perform real-time triage, manual and automated event correlation, syslog audits, and anomaly detection across up to 30 active operational nodes (including Software-Defined WANs tied to the DISN and GMS). Working in close coordination with the Network Operations Center (NOC), DISA, NIWC, and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), you will help establish and mature JFN SOC standup and sustainment operations, execute the JFN Incident Response Plan, tune advanced sensors (including Corelight and Elastic Defend), and author novel behavioral threat hunting playbooks.

This is a full-time onsite role in Ford Island, HI. Telework is not permitted.

Relocation expenses may be eligible for up to $10,000 reimbursement in addition to the sign-on bonus.

$115,000 to $150,000 annually - depending on level of experience

• 24/7/365 Real-Time Threat Detection, Watch Operations & Triage
• Continuous SOC Monitoring:
  Execute 24/7/365 real-time security monitoring, alert intake, and alert triage across JFN transport layer components, edge nodes, and out-of-band management channels
• Log Aggregation & Syslog Auditing:
  Conduct manual syslog reviews and ingest pipeline verification to identify malicious activity, configuration drifts, or indicators of compromise
• Elastic SIEM Operations:
  Leverage and help operationalize the enterprise Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) environment utilizing Elastic Search / Elastic Defend, analyzing Kibana dashboards and basic Elastic alerts to uncover stealthy intrusions
• Workflow & Incident Tracking:
  Enforce standardized incident intake, triage, tracking, and escalation workflows utilizing Atlassian JIRA across all watch rotations
• Incident Response Execution:
  Support the development, operational testing, and live execution of the JFN Incident Response Plan
• DIA-Aligned Reporting:
  Ensure full compliance with Defense Intelligence Agency requirements for TS/SCI incident handling; rigorously document, triage, and expedite network spills, security breaches, unauthorized access attempts, and operational anomalies via mandated channels within required time frames
• CSSP Service Delivery:
  Deliver operational execution for four of the seven DoD Cybersecurity Service Provider core functions during Phase I standup, expanding into full operational capability during Phase II sustainment
• Advanced Sensor Operations:
  Monitor, operate, and provide tuning recommendations for high-fidelity network security sensors, such as Corelight (Zeek-based telemetry) and Darktrace Managed Detection & Response
• Novel Threat Hunting Playbooks:
  Develop, test, and document novel threat hunting playbooks targeting behavioral anomalies, out-of-band communication channels, lateral movement, and advanced traffic patterns across JFN SD-WAN nodes
• Containment & Response Playbooks:
  Leverage JIRA to author, refine, and maintain repeatable standard operating procedures (SOPs) and runbooks for containment actions, remediation coordination, and defensive countermeasures
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Partner closely with JFN Tier II NOC engineers (Solar Winds/Jira), DISA enterprise boundary defenders, and NIWC data…