The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a USGovernment program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers and workstations. The CBPSOCis responsible fortheoverall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.

Leidos is seeking an experiencedIncident Response professionaltojoin our team. As a leader of thishighly visible cyberSecurityOperationsCenter (SOC) forU.S.CustomsandBorder Protection (CBP),you will be responsible for managing day to day operations of the team, coordinating efforts of the team, leading by example and performing in-depth technical analysis of network and endpoint logs & activity,cyberincidentanalysis,escalating findings as deemed appropriate, and containment, remediation and root cause analysis in support of the protection of the customers’ systems, networks, and assets.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible forassistingthe CIRT Team Lead with managing the team of CIRT analysts,Incident Response actions and priorities,technical analysisand root cause analyses, and interfacing with the customer.

• Partnerwith othertask leadsin support of customer initiatives and cyber incidents.

• Create dashboards for key metrics and processes and deliver technical presentations to various levels of customer leadership.

• Interface with senior DHS& CBPleaders and directors to helpmaintainand sustain critical systems supporting the CBP Security Operations Center.

• Utilizestate of the arttechnologies such as host forensicstools(FTK/Encase), Endpoint Detection & Response tools, log analysis (Splunk)and network forensics (full packet capture solution) to perform hunt and investigative activity to examine endpoint and network-based data.

• Conductin-depthanalysisonhostsand networks, forensicanalysis, log analysis, and triage in support of incident response.

• Recognize attacker and APT activity, tactics, and procedures as indicators of compromise (IOCs) that can be used to improve monitoring, analysis, and incident responseprocesses

• Develop and build security content, scripts, tools, or methods to enhance the incident investigation processes.

• Leadincidentresponse activities and mentor junior SOC staff.

• Work with key stakeholders to implement remediation plans in response to incidents.

• Effectively investigative andidentifyroot cause findings then communicate findings to stakeholders including technical staff, and leadership.

• Flexible and adaptable self-starter with strong relationship-building skills

• Ability to stayup to date with the latestthreatintelligence,security trends,toolsand capabilities

• Possess strong problem-solving abilities with an analytic and qualitative eye for reasoning

• Ability to independently prioritize and complete multiple tasks with little to no supervision.

• Effectively communicate with customer leadership anddisseminatetimelyupdates of critical incidents with emphasis on attention to detail andaccuratereporting.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree inascienceor engineeringfield, IT, or Cybersecurity related field

• 12+ years of experience be in the areas of incident detection and response, remediation,malware analysis, or computer forensics.

• Ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks with little to no supervision.

• Experience organizing, directing, and managing contract operation support functions involving multiple, complex, and interrelated project tasks.

• Experience effectively communicating at senior levels within a customer organization.

• Advanced knowledge of the Incident Response Lifecycle and applicability tovarious typesof incidents and situations.

• Ability to collaborate with technical staff and customers toidentify, assess, and resolve complex security problems/issues/risks andfacilitateresolution and risk mitigation.

• Effective communication skills with emphasis on attention to detail, ability to accurately capture and document technical remediation details, and ability to brief stakeholders on incident statuses.

• Experience creating new processes, playbooks, and SOPs for new tools and workflows.Prior relevant experience should be in the areas of incident detection and response, malware analysis, or computer forensics.

• Ability to script in one more of the following computer languages Python, Bash, Visual Basic or PowerShell

• Experience running cyber incident investigations with emphasis on attention to detail, adept communication skills, and adherence to defined escalation paths.

Clearance:All CBP SOC employeesare required tocurrentlypossessa CBP Background Investigation to support this program

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Federal Government, DOD or Law Enforcement in CND,CIRTor SOC role

• Knowledge of the Cyber Kill Chain and the MITRE ATT&CK framework

• Knowledge of Structured Analytic Techniques

Required certifications:

The candidate should have at minimum ONE of the following certifications:

• CompTIA Cyber Security Analyst (CySA+)

• CompTIA Linux Network Professional (CLNP)

• CompTIA Pentest+

• CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)

• GPEN – PenetrationTester

• GWAPT – Web Application Penetration Tester

• GSNA – System andNetwork Auditor

• GISF – SecurityFundamentals

• GXPN – Exploit Researcher and Advanced PenetrationTester

• GWEB – Web ApplicationDefender

• GNFA – Network ForensicAnalyst

• GMON – Continuous Monitoring Certification

• GCTI – Cyber Threat Intelligence

• GOSI –Open SourceIntelligence

• OSCP (CertifiedProfessional)

• OSCE (Certified Expert)

• OSWP (WirelessProfessional)

• OSEE (Exploitation Expert)

• CCFP – Certified Cyber Forensics Professional

• CISSP – Certified Information SystemsSecurity

• CEH – Certified EthicalHacker

• CHFI – Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator

• LPT – Licensed PenetrationTester

• CSA – EC Council Certified SOC Analyst (Previously ECSA – EC-Council Certified Security Analyst)

• ENSA – EC-Council Network Security Administrator

• ECIH – EC-Council Certified Incident Handler

• ECSS – EC-Council Certified Security Specialist

• ECES – EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist