Incident Manager 3 (Cyber Action Officer 3)
Arlington, VA
Incident Manager – 0008-0003 /
Full-time /
On-site
About ARSIEM Corporation
At ARSIEM Corporation we are committed to fostering a proven and trusted partnership with our government clients. We provide support to multiple agencies across the United States Government. ARSIEM has an experienced workforce of qualified professionals committed to providing the best possible support.
As demand increases, ARSIEM continues to provide reliable and cutting-edge technical solutions at the best value to our clients. That means a career packed with opportunities to grow and the ability to have an impact on every client you work with.
ARSIEM is looking for an Incident Manager 3 (Cyber Action Officer 3) to support on-site incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyberattacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. This position will support one of our Government clients in Arlington, VA.
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, including 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, including providing response support to requesting entities.
- Updating and tracking cases and tickets with accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and consistency.
- Drafting summaries of ongoing operations and providing oral presentations for various levels of leadership.
- Maintaining knowledge objects in a 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.
Minimum Qualifications
- BS Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity, or related degree. HS Diploma with 7-9 incident management or cybersecurity experience
- 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 incidents
- Knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., footprinting 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
Preferred Qualifications
- 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 basic operating system hardening techniques, Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
- Desired Certifications: Security+, GCIH
Clearance Requirement: This position requires an Active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability.
Candidate Referral: Do you know someone who would be GREAT at this role? If you do, ARSIEM has a way for you to earn a bonus through our referral program for persons presenting NEW (not in our resume database) candidates who are successfully placed on one of our projects. The bonus for this position is $3,500, and the referrer is eligible to receive the sum for any applicant we place within 12 months of referral. The bonus is paid after the referred employee reaches 6 months of employment.
ARSIEM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.
