Cyber Analyst

MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN

MUST HAVE TOP SECRET/SCI CLEARANCE

100% ONSITE - FORT BELVOIR, VA

Soft Tech Consulting is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed individual to fill the role of a Cyber Analyst. The selected individual will join a collaborative team environment where they will provide support toward the successful delivery of the project deliverables. Key to the success of this position is the effective communication to all levels of staff for reporting project status.

• Understand both the compliance standards and the tools and techniques to assess vulnerabilities to be a part of our team.

• Identify risks that may lead to mission loss or degradation and provide recommendations for risk reduction based on DoD Mission Assurance Assessment benchmarks.

• Identify threats to information technology and operational technology and assess the vulnerability and risk to assets.

• Apply in-depth knowledge of cyber threats to develop recommendations to remediate system vulnerabilities.

• Perform assessments from an adversarial viewpoint to identify weaknesses, test and evaluate protection strategies, and demonstrate exploitation of identified vulnerabilities. Components of these assessments include but are not limited to examining telecommunications (e.g., video, voice and data, commercial and military) and cyber space operations (e.g., computer networks, IA tools use, operations security).

• Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, information technology, computer engineering, electrical engineering or related discipline OR 10 years of experience.
  • Current / Active  DoD TS/SCI clearance.
  • Active certifications required – IAT II  as described in DoD 8570.01 and CSSP Auditor (which includes CEH cert).
  • Demonstrated experience with Linux environments (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu).
  • Understanding of information technology threats, and cybersecurity practices.
  • Hands-on experience with security monitoring, threat hunting, packet analysis, malware analysis, signature development, and/or shell scripting.
  • Hands-on experience with network monitoring and packet inspection tools.
  • Travel 1/3 of the time.

• Desired Qualifications
  • Possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to operate the advanced cyber analytical toolkit and perform required assessments.
  • Possess working knowledge of DoD’s IT system and network certification and accreditation processes to include system security authorization agreements.
  • Experience conducting Information Operations Computer Network Defense/Exploitation assessments.
  • Experience with firewalls and network TAP technologies.
  • Experience installing, configuring, administering software applications.
  • Demonstrated skills in troubleshooting problems with software and hardware.
  • Experience configuring, managing and maintaining networking equipment.
  • Working knowledge of Department of Defense’s Information Assurance.
  • Experience in Vulnerability Alert processes.
  • Working knowledge of Computer Network vulnerability/compliance analysis software.

Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is a woman and minority-owned small business headquartered in Chantilly, VA. With contracts in both the public and private sectors in the DC metro area and across the country, Soft Tech is an organization made up of highly successful and talented Information Technology professionals offering enterprise class solutions for any size organization at great value. Soft Tech’s mission is to help government organizations design, implement, and maintain mission critical Information Technology solutions. By focusing jointly on our employees and our customers, we are able to achieve our mission by providing each and every one of our customers with continuous quality customer support.
 
Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.