Cyber Security Analyst III
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PlanIT Group is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst III to support our Federal customer in the Washington, DC area. The ideal candidate must demonstrate a solid understanding of cyber security analysis, incident response, incident handling, and a proven experience on an incident response team.
Experience with Splunk, Sentinel One, Armis, SNA preferred.
Job Title: Cyber Security Analyst III
Location: Remote or Raleigh, NC
Start Date: 03/24/25
Duration: One year plus annual extensions
(Remote support will be considered, candidates local to Raleigh NC will be given preference)
Cyber Security Analyst III
- Respond to Cyber Security Incidents, provide cyber threat analysis and reporting to support SOC and Program's situational awareness.
- Will actively monitor security threats and risks, provide in-depth incident analysis, evaluate security incidents, and will provide proactive threat research.
- Must demonstrate a solid understanding of cyber security analysis, incident response, incident handling, and a proven experience on an incident response team.
Experience with Splunk, Sentinel One, Armis, SNA preferred.
- Responsible for developing procedures and policies for initial stand up of a security operations center (SOC) and ongoing management of the SOC.
- Support Tier 2 operations by monitoring alerts during critical and high-volume events.
- Conduct more in-depth analyses of security incidents to identify incidents of compromise.
- Perform intrusion scope and root cause analyses and assist with intrusion remediation, strategy development, and implementation. Recommend effective process changes to enhance defense and response procedures.
- 5-7 years of related experience on a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT), Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), Computer Security Incident Response Center (CSIRC) or a Security Operations Center (SOC).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Information Security
Certifications: (One or more required)
CompTIA Security +
CPTE - Certified Penetration Testing Engineer or CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker
GCIH - (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) or ECIH - (EC-Council Certified Incident Handler)
CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor
Additional Provisions
- Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
- Pass both a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
- All candidates must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident / Green Card required
- Candidate must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
- Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last five years. Military Service excluded. (Exception does not include military family members.)
- Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
- Employment type
Contract
- Job function
Information Technology - Industries Defense and Space Manufacturing, Software Development, and Armed Forces
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