NikSoft Systems Corporation is a recognized Information Technology solutions provider. Founded in 1998 and based in Reston, Virginia, NikSoft is a CMMI Level 3 Certified company with an established reputation for excellence and on-time delivery with a consistently high customer satisfaction rating from its Federal Government and private consulting contracts.

Team: Cybersecurity Operations

NikSoft is currently conducting a search for a professional and experienced SOC Tier I Analysts to add to its team in support of the United States Postal Service. The candidate will have expertise in managing cybersecurity risks and incidents in a large-scale enterprise environment.

Responsibilities:

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  Perform deep-dive incident analysis by correlating data from various sources and determine if a critical system or data set is affected.
• Handle incidents as defined in Playbooks and SOPs, and advise on remediation actions.
• Support a 24/7/365 Security Operations Center and monitor security tools and provide tier II response to security incidents.
• Follow standard operating procedures for detecting, classifying, and reporting incidents under the supervision of Tier 2/3 staff.
• Identification of Cybersecurity problems which may require mitigating controls
• Analyze network traffic to identify exploit or intrusion related attempts
• Recommend detection mechanisms for exploit and or intrusion related attempts
• Provide subject matter expertise on network based attacks, network traffic analysis, and intrusion methodologies
• Conduct forensic analysis on systems which may have been compromised
• Work with law enforcement if needed for handoff of forensic evidence
• Execute operational processes in support of response efforts to identified security incidents
  

Required Qualifications:

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  Associate's Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 2+ years IT security experience
• 1+ years' experience in network traffic analysis
• Strong working knowledge of:
  • Boolean Logic
  • TCP/IP Fundamentals
  • Network Level Exploits
  • Threat Management
  • Regular Expressions
• Knowledge of Control Frameworks and Risk Management techniques
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Strong understanding of IDS/IPS technologies, trends, vendors, processes and methodologies
• Strong understanding of common IDS/IPS architectures and implementations
• Strong understanding of IDS/IPS signatures, content creation and signature characteristics including both signature and anomaly-based analysis and detection

****Candidates must be able to obtain a Postal Sensitive Clearance (US Citizenship or Green Card required). Additionally, candidates must not have traveled outside of the USA for a combined period exceeding 6 months within the last 5 years.***

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