Cyber Threat Analyst

Posted 3 Days Ago
Ashburn, VA
Senior level
Security • Software • Cybersecurity
The Role
The Cyber Threat Analyst will utilize advanced technologies for incident detection and response, conduct log analysis, recognize APT activity, and develop tools to enhance investigations. The role involves leading incident responses, mentoring junior staff, and communicating findings to stakeholders. Strong problem-solving and relationship-building skills are essential.
Summary Generated by Built In

Primary Responsibilities:

Shift schedule: 7pm-7am, Thurs-Sat, every other Wednesday.

· Utilize state of the art technologies such as Endpoint Detection & Response tools, log analysis (Splunk) and possibly network forensics (full packet capture solution) to perform hunt and investigative activity to examine endpoint and network-based data.

· Conduct log analysis and triage in support of incident response.

· Recognize attacker and APT activity, tactics, and procedures as indicators of compromise (IOCs) that can be used to improve monitoring, analysis and incident response.

· Develop and build security content, scripts, tools, or methods to enhance the incident investigation processes.

· Lead Incident Response activities and mentor junior SOC staff.

· Work with key stakeholders to implement remediation plans in response to incidents.

· Effectively investigative and identify root cause findings then communicate findings to stakeholders including technical staff, and leadership.

· Flexible and adaptable self-starter with strong relationship-building skills

· Strong problem solving abilities with an analytic and qualitative eye for reasoning

· Ability to independently prioritize and complete multiple tasks with little to no supervision

Basic Qualifications:

· Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or related field plus 3 years of relevant experience

· Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in incident detection, response and remediation.

· Minimum of five (5) but (7) preferred years of specialized experience in one or more of the following areas:

o Email security

o Digital media forensic

o Monitoring and detection

o Incident Response

o Vulnerability assessment and pen test

o Cyber intelligence analysis

· Must have at least the SANS or CCNA certification.

· Extensive experience analyzing and synthesizing information with other relevant data sources, providing guidance and mentorship to others in cyber threat analysis and operations, evaluating, interpreting, and integrating all sources of information, and fusing computer network attack analyses with counterintelligence and law enforcement investigations.

The Company
HQ: Alexandria, VA
18 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Gray Tier Technolgies is a privately held company providing full cyclic cybersecurity services and products. Gray Tier is headquartered in Alexandria, VA with offices in Orlando, FL and Denver Co. Our vision is to be the premier security services and solutions provider for our Enterprise, Government, and military customers. To prepare our customers to defend their systems against global cyber threats. By leveraging our many years of defending mission-critical systems for the US military we are here to help you safeguard your corporate data from attackers. Gray Tier’s experts use techniques and tactics from world-wide cyber threats to provide a realistic evaluation of your network defenses against today’s adversaries.

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