Our client is seeking a Cyber Security Engineerto join our team in the Springfield, Virginia area.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support Cyber Operations activities to publish up-to-date cybersecurity tool signatures

• Provide focused analysis, including reverse malware engineering, against intrusion,

• Formulate custom Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool content and

• Performs security event and incident correlation using information gathered from a

• Analyzes and assesses damage to the data / infrastructure as a result of cyber incidents
• Performs cyber incident trend analysis and reporting.
• Characterizes and performs analysis of network traffic and system data to identify

• Provides detection, identification, and reporting of possible cyber-attacks/intrusions,

• Create and deploy threat-based signatures for operational intrusion detection capabilities.
• Create and implement detection rules from intelligence reporting

• Minimum Education: B.S. or equivalent experience in related field
• Minimum/General Experience: 7 years of related experience
• Experience with modern Windows, UNIX, network operating systems, databases, and

• DoD 8570 certification meeting IAT Level II ((GSEC, Security+, SSCP, or CCNA-

• CNDSP-A (GCIA, GCIH, or CEH) or CNDSP-IR (GCIH, CSIH, or CEH) certification
• required.
• Experience performing analysis of network traffic and correlating diverse security logs to

• Knowledge with implementation of counter-measures or mitigating controls.
• Ability to support incident response and forensic operations as required to include

• Experience with enterprise security tools, including Security information and event

• Experience in creating, modifying, tuning, IDS signatures/SIEM correlation searches and

• Proficient in Linux operating systems
• Advanced skills in Linux/Unix (command line user - proficient and used in last 6 months)
• Working knowledge of current COTS Cybersecurity technologies.
• Must be able to multi-task, work independently and as part of a team, share workloads, and deal with
• sudden shifts in project priorities.