Tier 3 Cybersecurity Analyst | Req#4665

Tier 3 Cybersecurity Analyst

Location:

Rockville, MD Position Overview The Tier 3 Cybersecurity Analyst serves as a senior technical leader within the SOC, responsible for advanced threat detection, incident response, threat hunting, and forensic analysis. This role operates at the core of the intelligence-driven SOC model, fusing multi-source data to identify, analyze, and mitigate sophisticated cyber threats impacting agency systems. Salary $130k-170K Clearance: TS/ DOE Q

Key Responsibilities

• Lead advanced incident detection, analysis, response, containment, eradication, and recovery activities for complex and high-severity cybersecurity incidents.
• Perform proactive threat hunting using behavioral analytics, SIEM correlation, threat intelligence, and advanced detection methodologies.
• Conduct comprehensive cyber forensic investigations, including host, network, endpoint, malware, and digital evidence analysis.
• Analyze, synthesize, evaluate, interpret, and integrate information from multiple security, intelligence, and operational data sources to identify emerging threats and attack patterns.
• Fuse computer network attack analysis with cyber threat intelligence, counterintelligence, and law enforcement information to support incident investigations, attribution, and response activities.
• Develop and maintain detection analytics, SIEM use cases, correlation rules, automation scripts, and SOAR playbooks to improve detection, response, and operational efficiency.
• Perform network traffic packet analysis, protocol analysis, log analysis, malicious software analysis, and email security analysis to identify indicators of compromise and adversary tactics.
• Support information risk management and information systems risk assessment activities by identifying cybersecurity risks, vulnerabilities, and recommended mitigation strategies.
• Support and enhance enterprise security technologies, including Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to Tier 1 and Tier 2 analysts in cyber threat analysis, incident response, and security operations.
• Collaborate with federal agencies, including CISA, US-CERT, law enforcement, and counterintelligence organizations, during complex cybersecurity investigations.
• Support M-21-31 logging maturity initiatives through log validation, normalization, correlation, and visibility improvements across enterprise systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Assurance, or a related field.
• Eight (8) or more years of professional experience in cybersecurity operations, incident response, malware analysis, cyber forensics, or network security.
• Demonstrated experience in network security architecture, incident detection and response, malware analysis, and cyber forensics.
• Experience analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating, interpreting, and integrating information from multiple intelligence and security data sources.
• Experience providing technical guidance and mentorship to cybersecurity personnel.
• Experience supporting investigations involving cyber threat intelligence, counterintelligence, and law enforcement organizations.
• Demonstrated experience with information security, information risk management, and information systems risk assessment.

Core Capabilities:

• Advanced and Managed IT Services
• Agile Software Development
• Dev Sec Ops
• Cybersecurity
• Health IT
• C4
  
  ISR & SIGINT
• Data Center Engineering & Operations
• Engineering & Installation

Why Actio Net? At Actio Net, our Passion for Quality is at the heart of everything we do:

• Commitment to Employees:
  We are committed to making Actio Net a great place to work and continue to invest in our Actio Neters.
• Commitment to Customers:
  We are committed to our customers by driving and sustaining Service Delivery Excellence.
• Commitment to Community:
  We are committed to giving back to our community, helping others, and making the world a better place for our next generation.

Actio Net is an equal-opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Education and Professional Training
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Employee Referral and Merit Recognition Programs
• Employee Assistance and Identity Theft Protection
• Paid Holidays: 11 per year
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Disability Insurance