Defensive Cyber Operations Junior Analyst

ITR

Oak Ridge, TN

Expired: over a month ago Applications are no longer accepted.

Full-Time

Job Description

Defensive Cyber Operations Junior Analyst

Research National Laboratory seeks to hire a Junior Cyber Security Analyst to immediately support their Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) team. This position’s primary responsibility is to conduct event triage in a tiered operational security model while training in and supporting vulnerability management and threat intelligence tasks.

Responsibilities:

Support the DCO environment in identification and analysis of threats in Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) alerts, dashboards, and queries
Resolve or escalate alerts/events/incidents as defined in DCO service level agreements according to level of severity
Help develop advanced queries and alerts to detect adversary actions and compile detailed investigation and analysis reports for internal DCO consumption, and for delivery to management
Work with the Emerging Threat team to capture intelligence on threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and leverage automated and manual countermeasures in response
Field customer requests for support ranging from potential phishing events to abnormal system activity
Triage reports from DOE entities, CISA, and external penetration testers, and coordinate resolution with ORNL system administrators in keeping with BOD 18-01, 19-02, and 22-01 requirements
Analyze suspicious links and attachments in a secure malware analytics platform as part of a comprehensive phishing analysis procedure
Triage malware and anomalous activity alerts generated by an EDR system

Requirements:

Associate’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 1-2 years of cyber operations work experience or an equivalent amount of education and experience
Experience with ServiceNow, JIRA ServiceDesk, or other ticketing system
Relevant certifications (GSEC, Security+, CEH, etc) preferred
The position requires eligibility to obtain a DOE security clearance. Candidates with an Active Q Clearance or Top-Secret Clearance are a plus