Incident Manager III at Allyon in Arlington, Virginia

Job Description:

Job Title:



Incident Manager



Location:


Arlington, VA



Minimum Requirements:



• U.S. Citizenship


• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance


• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability


• 5+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations


• Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies


• Having close familiarity with NIST 800-62 (latest revision), and FISMA standards as they pertain to reporting incidents.


• Knowledge of the NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident


• Knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., foot printing and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.)


• Skill in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks


• Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])


• Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• BS Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity or related degree. HS Diploma with 7-9 incident management or cyber security experience



Duties & Responsibilities:



• Supporting the management of cyber incidents through the incident response lifecycle.


• Creating and maintaining routine reporting of cyber incidents in official systems of record, to include case management systems and ticketing.


• Coordinating with internal and external customers, partners, and stakeholders.


• Ingesting, validating, and evaluating information to determine optimal courses of action, to include providing response support to requesting entities.


• Updating and tracking cases and tickets with accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and consistency.


• Drafting summaries of ongoing operations and be able to provide oral presentations for various levels of leadership.


• Maintaining knowledge objects in system of record consistently and professionally.


• Supporting teams that apply risk management and protocols to evaluate risks and prioritize responses based on national security strategies (NCISS).


• Supporting teams conducting threat and vulnerability management to recognize and categorize types of vulnerabilities, threat actors, and different operational threat environments, and associated attacks (MITRE ATT&CK framework).


• Support teams performing network security monitoring and/or security operations analysis, system administration, operating system hardening, cyber hygiene techniques, and cybersecurity defense policies, procedures, and regulations.



Other:



• Familiarity with different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])


• Familiarity with system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)


• Familiarity with of basic operating system hardening techniques, Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations


• Desired Certifications: Security+, GCIH



Summary:



Allyon is a certified woman-owned small business dedicated to empowering cleared IT professionals to reach their career goals and building high-performance teams for our federal government clients nationwide. With over 15 years of experience supporting the federal government, we've proudly helped professionals like you achieve their career goals across all areas of IT. Apply today and become part of our mission to support the nation's most critical technology, infrastructure, and cybersecurity initiatives. Together, we can drive innovation and make a difference where it matters most!



What we offer:



• Competitive pay and benefits


• 401k eligibility after 6 months including company match


Allyon, Inc. is an equal employment opportunities (EEO) employer and terms of employment are without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. Allyon, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.