Detection Engineer - Ashburn, United States - ISYS Technologies.

Description

Minimum Clearance Required

Responsibilities

ISYS Technologies is a reputable technology services company to the Federal Government. Whether the focus is on space exploration, national security, cyber security, or cutting-edge engineering applications, ISYS is ready to offer you the chance to make a real-world impact in your field and for your country. We provide long-term growth and development. Headquartered in Colorado, ISYS is engaged in programs across the country and in more than 20 states. Our programs support multiple Federal agencies, the Department of Defense and often focused on the space initiatives of our government customers.

• 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

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 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

Must have one of the following:

CCFP – Certified Cyber Forensics Professional
CHFI – Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator
CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security
ECSA – EC-Council Certified Security Analyst
EnCE
GCFA – Forensic Analyst
GCFE – Forensic Examiner
GCIH – Incident Handler
GISF – Security Fundamentals
GREM – Reverse Engineering Malware
GXPN – Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester
LPT – Licensed Penetration Tester
OSCE (Certified Expert)
OSCP (Certified Professional)
OSEE (Exploitation Expert)
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)

Essential Requirements:

US Citizenship is required.

Active secret clearance.