Cyber Operations Watch Specialist

Description

Job Description:

The Leidos Defense Group has an opening for a Cyber Operations Watch Specialist on the DISA GSM-O II program supporting Joint Force Headquarters DODIN at Fort Meade.

This is a shift-work position. You may be assigned to a day-shift, swing-shift (afternoon), or mid-shift (overnight) which will potentially include weekends and/or holidays.

Program Summary:

GSM-O II enables Current Operations Command, Control, and defensive cyber operations (DCO) functions across all - Combatant Commands, Service Cyber Components, Agencies, and Field Activities’ (CC/S/A/FAs) Area of Operations (AOs) in addition to 24/7 coordination with USCYBERCOM and other partner agencies.

As a team member on our Cyber Operations Watch Floor, you will:

• Help execute continuous network monitoring and incident/problem resolution.
• Triage events, incidents, and assist with developing AO specific trends.
• Support various collaborative and cross functional (Intelligence, Current Operations, Future Operations, Logistics, Planning, Resourcing and Requirements) forums to achieve centrally coordinated, threat informed and prioritized vulnerability scoring and mitigation methodology.
• Support the development, coordination, release and compliance of orders
• Provide threat analysis, track relevant prioritized incidents and provide recommended reporting requirements in coordination with the Cross Functional Fusion Team.
• Leverage intelligence and operational data, information and processes to identify threats, improve security, and reduce the enterprise’s exposure of vulnerabilities.

Required Qualifications:

• Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance and eligible for polygraph
• Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline and 8 years of related experience. Additional experience may be accepted in lieu of degree
• Security+ Certification (or other equivalent DoD 8570 Level II certification)
• SIEM Tool Experience (ArcSight, Splunk, Wireshark, etc..)
• Knowledge of network and application protocols, cyber vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques and cyber threat/adversary methodologies (TTPs).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with DISA and DoD Networks.
• Knowledge of the DoD orders process
• Demonstrated experience briefing Senior Executive Service (SES) and General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) leadership.
• Experience in building extended cyber security analytics.
• Experience in intelligence driven defense and/or cyber Kill Chain methodology.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.