Cyber Security Analyst

Summary

Join our team as a Cyber Security Analyst supporting a Federal customer! You will implement Federal risk and compliance standards in a Splunk Cloud environment, primarily focusing on Qmulos apps. Analyze data from various cyber defense tools to mitigate threats and leverage the customer's enterprise logging system. This mainly remote position requires collaboration with various teams and reporting to senior management. Growth opportunities into security engineering are available. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical and communication skills and a desire to contribute to a dynamic team.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is Required
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in IT and/or cybersecurity
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field, alternatively open to industry related certifications (CompTIA Sec+, Network+, etc.)
• Ability to track and make progress on multiple tasks in parallel
• Ability to collaborate with multiple teams and provide clear, concise directions during technical troubleshooting

Responsibilities

• Measure compliance with OMB Memorandum M-21-31 requirements and provide recommendations for improvement
• Support security engineering teams with installations, configurations, and setup of security appliances
• Assess and monitor security data feeds and improve coverage of key security data sources
• Provide subject-matter expertise to support log monitoring and normalization
• Create and update reports and alerts to assess data quality and compliance with security requirements
• Collaborate with SOC, IT, and application teams to identify and address issues
• Provide regular reports to senior management and data owners on the status of monitoring and M-21-31 implementation
• Write documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for custom data sources and application configurations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Qmulos apps for Splunk
• Experience with Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud
• Experience with Cribl
• Experience with log management and analysis
• Familiarity with OMB Memorandum M-21-31
• Splunk Certifications
• Desire to be more involved with a security engineering team

Benefits

• 401(k), including an employer match of 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (available on the 1st day of the month following your first day of employment)
• Group Term Life, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life, Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and/or Critical Illness
• Participation in the Discretionary Time Off (DTO) Program
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually
• Remote work