Cyber Detection Engineer
ManTech
McLean, VA 22107
Posted 10 months ago
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Job Type(s)
Full Time
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Industry
Technology
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Job Description
Cyber Detection Engineer
Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future
Are you interested in defending the most coveted targets in the world? Is advancing today's technology for tomorrow's threats to national security constantly on your mind? Join ManTech and help protect our country against our adversaries while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement. We encourage our team members to share and grow their skills and expertise while creating robust and cutting-edge solutions.
ManTech is seeking a Cyber Detection Engineer in McLean, VA. Join a team that protects and defends the largest target in the world using your expertise in Host Based IDS, IPS and specialized network defense. As a Detection Engineer on our team, you will utilize the latest cyber tools available and assist in creating new ones while allowing you to advance the nation's information security posture.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Creation, editing, and management of signatures, custom rules and filters for specialized network defense systems including but not limited to:
Network and host-based IDS, IPS, firewall, web application firewall
SOAR
Proxy
SIEM systems
Manage and administer the tuning of rules, signatures, and custom content for specialized CND applications and systems
Identify potential conflicts with implementation of any CND tools within the enterprise and develop recommendations to remediate these conflicts
Participate in inter-agency relationships with partner organizations to facilitate mission execution
Provide innovation and creative solutions to challenging problems
Provide logical use case development
Provide and track requirements to engineering partners
Identify gaps in visibility or coverage of cyber defense systems
Prepare data analytics and reporting
Detection Assurance and rule validation
Required Qualifications:
2+ years of experience in Cyber Security, InfoSec, Security Engineering or Network Engineering with emphasis in cyber security issues and operations, computer incident response, systems architecture, data management
Experience with Mitre ATT&CK
Experience using computer programming language(s) such as Python, JavaScript, Yara or Snort
Familiarity with the following classes of enterprise cyber defense technologies:
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems (Splunk and/or Splunk Enterprise Security)
SysMon
Network Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
Host Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention Systems (EDR/IDS/IPS)
Network and Host malware detection and prevention (EDR/NDR)
Network and Host forensic applications
Web/Email gateway security technologies
SOAR
Azure
Ability to demonstrate expertise utilizing SIEM tools for use case development and application
DOD 8570 IAT Level I or CSSP-IR Certification (can be obtained after hire)
Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or other closely related Information Technology field of study
Ability to demonstrate interpersonal, organizational, writing, communications, and briefing skills
Ability to effectively use analytical and problem-solving skills
Clearance Requirement:
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%
Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer
The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
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