Cyber System Signature - Colorado Springs, United States - GDIT

    GDIT
    GDIT Colorado Springs, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Job Description:

    Own your career as a Cyber Intrusion Detection System Administrator at GDIT. Here, you'll have the opportunity to build strong lines of cyber defense using cutting-edge technologies. Your work in cyber security at GDIT will have an impact on securing our clients' missions and ensuring we anticipate the threats of tomorrow.

    At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cyber Intrusion Detection System Administrator you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

    HOW A CYBER INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

    • Monitor day-to-day operations of the sensors (Suricata, Palo Alto, and ArcSight) located at supporting customer's locations.
    • Perform Enterprise Defense Countermeasure (DC) activities and coordination with other government agencies to record and prepare incident reports and analysis methodology and results.
    • Monitor and analyze signature alerts from Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) for false positives.
    • Provide technical enforcement of organizational security policies.
    • Provide "tune-or-drop" recommendations towards the DC team's Signature Lifecycle Review procedure.
    • Provide insight to Detection and Response teams on signature functionality and providing signature tuning as needed.
    • Communicate with customers and teammates clearly and concisely.
    • Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
    • Participate in special projects as required.
    • Position is day shift but may require evening, weekend or shift-work (depending on operational tempo).

    WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

    • Bachelor's Degree and 6+ years of relevant experience, equivalent combinations of education, certifications, and experience will be considered.
    • Required Certifications: 8570 IAT II prior to start date; must obtain CSSP Infrastructure Support, and GIAC Continuous Monitoring (GMON) or equivalent certifications within first 120 days of employment
    • Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI clearance and ability to pass a Polygraph
    • Required Skills and Abilities:
      • Experience authoring Snort signatures.
      • Experience authoring Yara rules.
      • Experience with Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE).
    • Preferred Skills:
      • Experience in intrusion detection and prevention systems.
      • Proficient in network security technologies and protocols.
      • Dashboarding in Splunk.
      • Palo Alto Certification Next-Generation Firewall

    Location: On Customer Site

    • Colorado Springs, CO
    • Bolling AFB, Washington D.C
    • Reston, VA

    GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

    • 401K with company match
    • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
    • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
    • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
    • Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
    • Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
    The likely salary range for this position is $100,000 - $150,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

    Scheduled Weekly Hours:

    40

    Travel Required:

    Less than 10%

    Telecommuting Options:

    Onsite

    Work Location:

    USA DC Bolling AFB