Cyber Threat Detection Engineer SME - Ashburn, United States - Base One Technologies

Description

BS degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related field and 8 years of prior relevant experience with a focus on cyber security or Masters with 6 years of prior relevant experience.

Should have 5 years of experience serving as a digital media
Primary Responsibilities
Identify gaps in malicious activity detection capabilities
Create new signatures / rules to improve detection of malicious activity
Test and tune existing signatures / rules to ensure low rate of false positives
Assist in playbook development for alert triage and Incident Response
Define and implement alert and threat detection metrics, statistics, and analytics
Recommend new tools/technologies to improve network visibility
Support Incident Response and Forensic operations as required to include static/dynamic malware analysis and reverse engineering
Author and maintain scripts for threat detection and automation
Basic Qualifications
The Cyber Threat Detection Engineer SME shall have the following qualifications:
In-depth knowledge of Firewalls/Proxies/Intrusion Detection Systems/ Domain Name Servers/DHCP/VPN and other network technologies and tools
Experience updating, maintaining, and creating IDS variables within a complex enterprise network
Expert in creating, modifying, tuning IDS signatures/SIEM Correlation Searches/yara rules and/or other detection signatures
Familiarity with disk based forensic methodologies, Windows, and Linux forensic artifacts
Experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools such as Carbon Black, Tanium, Crowdstrike, etc
Able to create, modify, update, and maintain Python and Powershell scripts that enhance endpoint detection capabilities
In-depth knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures
Author, test, and maintain automation scripts within SOAR platform
The candidate must currently possess a Secret Clearance.

In addition to clearance requirement, all CBP personnel must have a current or be able to favorably pass a 5 year background investigation (BI).

BS degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related field and 8 years of prior relevant experience with a focus on cyber security or Masters with 6 years of prior relevant experience.

Should have 5 years of experience serving as a digital media analyst or as a computer forensic analyst.
Ability to work independently with minimal direction; self-starter/self-motivated
Requirement Certifications
CHFI – Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator
CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security
ECSA – EC-Council Certified Security Analyst
EnCE
GCFA – Forensic Analyst
GCFE – Forensic Examiner
GISF – Security Fundamentals
GXPN – Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester
LPT – Licensed Penetration Tester
OSCE (Certified Expert)
OSCP (Certified Professional)
OSWP (Wireless Professional)

CIRC

FIWE
WFE-E-CI
FTK-WFE-FTK
Preferred Qualifications

One of the following certifications:
SANS Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
SANS Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
SANS Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Certified Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)
Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)

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