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Xcelerate Solutions Cybersecurity Engineer Splunk - Top Secret in Quantico, Virginia
Xcelerate Solutions is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer – Splunk that can correlate threat data from various sources to establish the identity and modus operandi of hackers active in client’s networks and posing a potential threat. Provides the customer with assessments and reports facilitating situational awareness and understanding of current cyber threats and adversaries. Develops cyber threat profiles based on geographic region, country, group, or individual actors. Produces cyber threat assessments based on entity threat analysis. May provide computer forensic and intrusion support to high technology investigations in the form of computer evidence seizure, computer forensic analysis, data recovery, and network assessments. Researches and maintains proficiency in tools, techniques, countermeasures, and trends in computer network vulnerabilities, data hiding and network security and encryption. Come join our award-winning organization and work with some of the most talented and brightest minds in the GovCon industry.
Location: Quantico, VA (telework flexibility at customer discretion)
Security Clearance: Top Secret
Responsibilities:
Collaborates with intrusion analysts to identify, report on, and coordinate remediation of cyberthreats to the client
Provides timely and actionable sanitized intelligence to cyber incident response professionals
Leverages technical knowledge of computer systems and networks with cyber threat information to assess the client’s security posture
Conducts intelligence analysis to assess intrusion signatures, tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with preparation for and execution of cyber-attacks
Research hackers, hacker techniques, vulnerabilities, exploits, and provides detailed briefings and intelligence reports to leadership
Coordinates with the Cyber Security and Operations teams to build dashboards and queries to assist with threat detection and incident response
Participates in developing security-focused content for Splunk implementations across multiple network classifications on Department of Defense (DoD) networks
Assists with designing log management and data ingest solutions while ensure efficiency and scalability
Supports the development of automation and scripting directly supporting data/threat analysis
Implements and manages Splunk add-ons to enhance capabilities to include advanced threat detection and machine learning
Supports the A&A authorization of the Splunk environment
Monitors system recovery processes to ensure security features and functions are properly restored and functioning correctly following outages
Supports implementation efforts for response/actions addressing operational and communication orders from governing organizations
Provides expert analysis of logs/alerts/records to prevent or detect anomalies or adverse events
Supports the Government in the enforcement of suspected malicious activity
Participates in the change management process, including reviewing Change Requests and assisting in the assessment of security impact of proposed changes
Works on project teams responsible for engineering and packaging releases to integrate within the customer’s production IT environment
Guides and advises government customer with Splunk best practice solutions and configurations
Supports a growing Cybersecurity team with occasional training evolutions
Supports RMF compliance requirements by analyzing processes and recommending solutions
Communicates well, both written and verbally
Other duties as assigned; associated with and/or in support of your primary role or program mission
Minimum Requirements:
Active Top Secret clearance: TS/SCI is highly preferred
DoD 8570 (IAT II Level) certification
Position requires on-site support at Quantico, VA with telework flexibility at customer’s discretion
High School with 10+ years (or commensurate experience)
5+ years of managing S pl unk and SIEM systems
2+years of security engineering experience working with DoD IT systems and solutions
1+ years of experience with application and OS logging
Experienced with Splunk Enterprise operations to include :
Configuration and system tuning
Alert and report creation
Deployment scaling
User Based Analytics implementation and review
Preferred Qualifications:
Active Splunk certification highly preferred (Architect/Developer level)
Familiar with Splunk Enterprise operations to include :
Overall enterprise deployment and implementation
Endpoint troubleshooting
Splunk account management
Deployment scaling
DoD STIG dashboard creation
ATO of Splunk systems in DoD packages
About Xcelerate Solutions : Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions (www.xceleratesolutions.com) is one of America's fastest-growing companies. Xcelerate’s culture is defined by our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals, supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees has been recognized by our inclusion on the Washington Business Journal’s “50 Best Places to Work” list as well as being a “Great Place to Work” certified company with a 4.6 star, and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come find out why Xcelerate Solutions is one of the DC Metro top employers!
Xcelerate Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or expression of another protected characteristic. As part of this commitment to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, Xcelerate provides reasonable accommodations if needed because of an applicant's or an employee's disability.
Pay Transparency Notice: Xcelerate Solutions will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.