Job Description

TCI has an immediate need for a Tier 3 Cyber Analyst in Morrisville, NC. This is not a Corp2Corp opportunity. This is a long-term contract opportunity with the possibility of hire. In addition to competitive, market-rate based pay, TCI provides all our Consultants with Comprehensive Medical/Dental Insurance, 401k, Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability benefits.

NOTE: This position requires US Citizenship and a Public Trust Security Clearance prior to start.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • 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.
  • Escalate items which require further investigation to other members of the Threat Management team.
  • Execute operational processes in support of response efforts to identified security incidents.
REQUIREMENTS
  • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Information Security preferred or a technically related field OR equivalent related work experience.
  • 3+ years IT security experience.
  • 2+ years of experience in network traffic analysis.
  • 3-5 years of related experience on a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT), Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), Computer Security Incident Response Center (CSIRC) or a Security Operations Center (SOC).
  • 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.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: (One or more desired) CompTIA Security +, CPTE - Certified Penetration Testing Engineer or CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker, GCIH - (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) or ECIH - (EC-Council Certified Incident Handler), CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor.
  • Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance

Application Instructions

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