Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform against established operational rhythm, expectations and standards for Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts
• Part of the 24×7 operations of the NOAA SOC, supporting shift coverage
• Perform incident handling responsibilities with direct interface to customers and management team
• Perform analysis on anomalous behavior based on log data from firewalls, packet capture, web proxy services, network flow analysis, intrusion detection, and malware analysis tools
• Operate autonomously to further investigate and escalate in accordance with protocols and contractual SLAs
• Identify areas of improvement for SOC processes and tools to enhance the mission
• Provide teaching / mentoring junior analysts

Required Qualifications:

• Requires BS degree and 4+ years of prior relevant experience in order to operate within the scope contemplated by the level; experience in lieu of degree may be acceptable.
• Prior experience performing as a SOC analyst
• Working knowledge of SIEM solutions and incident management solutions
• Technical understanding of core cybersecurity technologies as well as emerging capabilities.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• CEH, GCIH, or relevant IT technology certification
• Examples of other certifications include:
• CERT Certified Computer Security Incident Handler,
• ECC CEH (Electronic Commerce Council Certified Ethical Hacker)
• GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler)
• GISF (GIAC Information Security Fundamentals)
• CISSP (ISC2 Certified Information System Security Professional)
• Additional certifications at an equivalent may also be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on cybersecurity experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of cybersecurity threats, attacks, attack vector, and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).
• Familiarity or experience in Intelligence Driven Defense, Cyber Kill Chain methodology, and/or MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Familiarity with Cloud concepts and experience performing monitoring and responding to threats in Cloud environments.
• Familiarity with the NOAA mission.

Location: Fairmont, WV or Boulder, CO

Clearance: Be able to maintain security clearance, specifically DoD/Top Secret Clearance (Interim Top Secret or adjudicated Secret acceptable).Minimum fully adjudicated Secret and Interim Top Secret clearance

Position Details:

Clearance: Ability to Obtain a Security Clearance

US Citizenship is required

Travel: < 10% (CONUS)

Centurion Consulting Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE M/F/D/V

No third parties or subcontractors

REF: JOB-4250